Living in Lancaster School District Area

Explore Lancaster School District with social, economic, demographic, and housing information.

Living Summary
28,654
households
71,775
Total Population
$130,800
Average House Value
$911
Average Housing Rent
$49,302
Average Household Income
92.75%
Health Insurance Coverage
100%
Household with Internet
Academic Summary view more
19
Schools
11,056
Total Students
PK-12
Grades Offered
12 to 1
Students to Teacher Ratio
22%
Percent Proficient - Math
38%
Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 28,654 households are located in Lancaster School District area. Among them, 8,695 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.18 people. The total number of children in the region is 22,038 and 20,367 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
6% (4,242) of residents are non-citizens and 33% (23,809) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Social Characteristics of Lancaster School District, Pennsylvania
Household28,654
Population71,775
Household with Child (age 18 and under)8,695
(30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)22,038
Total Students20,367
Pre-Kindergarten984
Kindergarten923
Grade 1-87,784
Grade 9-124,353
College/Graduate School6,323
Veterans58,420
Non-citizen4,242
Non-English Home Language23,809
Internet Coverage100%

Employment Statistics

60,612 residents are over the age of 16 and 40,508 people are in labor force. Among them, 40,475 people are in civilian labor force and 33 are in armed labor force. 37,945 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.30%.
The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lancaster School District area.

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,945 for the 28,654 households in Lancaster School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $27,758. 68,572 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.75%.

Housing

There are 30,615 housing units in Lancaster School District area, Pennsylvania with 28,654 units (93.59%) occupied. 13,526 houses (47.20%) are occupied by owner and 15,128 houses (52.80%) are rented. The average housing value is $130,800 and the average rental cost is $911. 305 houses (1.00%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 17,124 houses (55.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

Demographic

A total of 76,015 people lives in Lancaster School District area, Pennsylvania with 37,320 male and 38,695 female. The males to female ratio is 49.10 to 50.90. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.