Household Types in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family257.061441%48.034142%57.061441%57.1%111,938112k9.500895%11.943581%9.500895%9.5%18,63818.6k3.847154%4.424187%3.847154%3.8%7,54723.752746%29.571826%23.752746%23.8%46,59646.6k5.837764%6.026265%5.837764%5.8%11,45211.5k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads74.703162%67.536265%74.703162%74.7%41,83941.8k18.547682%24.415691%18.547682%18.5%10,38810.4k6.749156%8.048043%6.749156%6.7%3,780

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.550092%25.603611%28.550092%28.6%56,00756.0k71.243456%74.187216%71.243456%71.2%139,759140k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lancaster County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Mixed3Hispanic5Other3Black3-7.935943%-3.131673%-14.519573%-5.160142%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-30.747331%31%69.252669%61.737928%69.252669%69%2,810-7.522385%-3.281370%-24.300124%-5.680192%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-40.784071%41%59.215929%51.551298%59.215929%59%171,209171k-19.402339%-9.181464%-20.701602%-1.472499%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-50.757904%51%49.242096%35.590131%49.242096%49%2,309-22.637446%-6.637953%-21.066633%-7.930073%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-58.272105%58%41.727895%39.601521%41.727895%42%7,894-30.783758%-9.556185%-17.374882%-5.854580%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-63.569405%64%36.430595%32.309803%36.430595%36%5,295-25.112714%-9.002104%-22.888488%-9.197475%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-66.200781%66%33.799219%22.065543%33.799219%34%6,654
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Lancaster County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
31%43%53%64%75%86%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%2.6%4.2%5.9%7.5%9.2%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9.0%13.9%18.8%23.6%28.5%33.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.2%4.4%7.4%10.5%13.6%16.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.4%21.3%26.2%31.1%35.9%40.9%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Lancaster County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%32%44%56%69%81%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%17%25%34%42%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.5%13.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%18%27%35%44%53%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.7%7.5%11.2%14.9%18.7%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9%18%26%34%42%50%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Lancaster County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%22%41%60%78%97%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.5%14.2%18.9%23.7%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%35%52%70%88%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%20%27%35%
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Household Types by Place in Lancaster County

There are 63 places that are fully or partially contained within Lancaster County (61 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 63 of those to each other, Lancaster County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster County, selected places in Lancaster County, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#SmoketownEast EarlBird-in-HandReftonBrickervilleSchoeneckChurchtownPenrynGoodvilleRonksGapMaytownRothsvilleLandisvilleKirkwoodIntercourseBrownstownWakefieldGordonvilleFivepointvilleBlue BallGeorgetownReamstownClayReinholdsConestogaWitmerRheemsSalungaWillow StreetE PetersburgBowmansvilleWashington BoroLancasterLancasterEphrataHopelandElizabethtownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticColumbiaFarmersvilleFalmouthMillersvilleMountvilleSoudersburgLancaster90.740741%90.740741%91%147189.250814%89.250814%89%274284.656085%84.656085%85%160384.285714%84.285714%84%59484.051724%84.051724%84%390582.898551%82.898551%83%286680.263158%80.263158%80%122778.787879%78.787879%79%286878.061224%78.061224%78%153977.450980%77.450980%77%791075.179340%75.179340%75%5241174.201898%74.201898%74%8601274.032587%74.032587%74%7271373.629630%73.629630%74%4971473.214286%73.214286%73%821572.448980%72.448980%72%4261672.358591%72.358591%72%6781771.176471%71.176471%71%1211868.811881%68.811881%69%1391968.017058%68.017058%68%3192067.896679%67.896679%68%1842167.492260%67.492260%67%2182266.793893%66.793893%67%8752366.531714%66.531714%67%4932464.696486%64.696486%65%4052564.529915%64.529915%65%3022664.516129%64.516129%65%1602763.652482%63.652482%64%3592862.790698%62.790698%63%7022962.111973%62.111973%62%2,2413061.997768%61.997768%62%1,1113259.349593%59.349593%59%4383657.295374%57.295374%57%1614057.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k53.441581%53.441581%53%3,0284550.996016%50.996016%51%1284949.468480%49.468480%49%2,0015048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M43.548387%43.548387%44%1,8095440.220386%40.220386%40%1465837.096774%37.096774%37%695936.894315%36.894315%37%9676035.357737%35.357737%35%4256133.840304%33.840304%34%896231.680376%31.680376%32%6,74063
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 63 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Lancaster County

There are 60 county subdivisions in Lancaster County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Lancaster County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,249.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster County, selected county subdivisions in Lancaster County, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#StrasburgSadsburyColerainBart TownshipE EarlCaernarvonLeacockSalisburyBrecknockElizabethW CocalicoClay TownshipE DrumoreEarl TownshipPenn TownshipParadiseW EarlE DonegalPequeaConestogaE CocalicoWarwickMarticW LampeterLittle BritainW DonegalW HempfieldUpper LeacockEphrataE PetersburgMt JoyAkronRaphoE HempfieldManheimProvidenceE LampeterLancasterLancasterConoyMnrEphrataNew HollandDenverLititzElizabethtownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticLancasterMount JoyColumbiaManheimMillersvilleLancaster85.808039%85.808039%86%1,046179.064588%79.064588%79%710277.476636%77.476636%77%829376.759777%76.759777%77%687475.389408%75.389408%75%1,452575.000000%75.000000%75%1,029673.968623%73.968623%74%1,273773.841060%73.841060%74%2,453872.454155%72.454155%72%1,857971.585903%71.585903%72%9751070.897065%70.897065%71%1,7151170.189819%70.189819%70%1,6271269.945778%69.945778%70%9031369.050606%69.050606%69%1,6511468.241470%68.241470%68%2,3401567.429259%67.429259%67%1,1201667.326733%67.326733%67%1,7681767.098926%67.098926%67%1,8111867.071153%67.071153%67%1,2161966.050198%66.050198%66%1,0002065.516347%65.516347%66%2,5252165.482234%65.482234%65%4,3862265.282823%65.282823%65%1,2582364.591869%64.591869%65%4,0992464.546104%64.546104%65%9032563.821138%63.821138%64%2,0412663.757116%63.757116%64%4,0322762.996942%62.996942%63%1,8542862.351969%62.351969%62%2,2642961.997768%61.997768%62%1,1113061.567445%61.567445%62%2,4513160.888341%60.888341%61%9873260.736748%60.736748%61%2,7043359.403386%59.403386%59%5,7553458.687259%58.687259%59%9,1203557.606491%57.606491%58%1,7043657.592295%57.592295%58%3,5883757.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k55.188679%55.188679%55%7023853.588808%53.588808%54%4,4053953.441581%53.441581%53%3,0284052.927826%52.927826%53%1,1664152.748691%52.748691%53%8064252.578388%52.578388%53%2,0294349.468480%49.468480%49%2,0014448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.044138%46.044138%46%3,0674545.115291%45.115291%45%1,4874643.548387%43.548387%44%1,8094743.191268%43.191268%43%8314836.894315%36.894315%37%9674931.680376%31.680376%32%6,74050
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Lancaster County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterAdamsPerryPikeLancasterLancasterSomersetButlerMontgomeryBedfordFranklinUnionHuntingdonMonroeWayneYorkBradfordNorthamptonJeffersonWestmorelandLebanonWashingtonClearfieldCumberlandArmstrongVenangoCrawfordBerksMifflinCarbonIndianaMercerBeaverColumbiaLycomingLawrenceLehighSchuylkillUnited StatesBlairPennsylvaniaDelawareNorthumberlandCentreCambriaNortheastMiddle AtlanticFayetteErieLuzerneDauphinLackawannaAlleghenyPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k257.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k357.563049%57.563049%58%10,29410.3k457.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k557.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k656.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k755.839865%55.839865%56%41,74741.7k855.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k955.150073%55.150073%55%10,89610.9k1055.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k1154.843334%54.843334%55%8,0341254.680412%54.680412%55%9,2821354.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k1453.554478%53.554478%54%10,26810.3k1553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k1653.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1753.391716%53.391716%53%60,23660.2k1853.235294%53.235294%53%9,7741952.843122%52.843122%53%79,63379.6k2052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k2152.337453%52.337453%52%43,83043.8k2252.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k2352.122776%52.122776%52%50,29950.3k2451.922124%51.922124%52%14,66814.7k2551.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k2651.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k2751.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k2850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5002950.722504%50.722504%51%13,09313.1k3050.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k3150.416759%50.416759%50%22,86422.9k3249.671772%49.671772%50%34,73134.7k3349.650933%49.650933%50%13,08613.1k3449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k3548.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k3648.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k3748.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k3848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k3948.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k4047.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k4147.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k4247.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k4347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.717002%45.717002%46%24,52924.5k4445.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k4544.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k4644.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k4744.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k4842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k4927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Lancaster County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lancaster County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lancaster County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lancaster County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkLancasterLancasterSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k357.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k57.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k56.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Lancaster County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Lancaster
Boroughs:
Adamstown, Akron, Christiana, Columbia, Denver, East Petersburg, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Lititz, Manheim, Marietta, Millersville, Mount Joy, Mountville, New Holland, Quarryville, Strasburg, Terre Hill
Cities:
Lancaster
Townships:
Bart, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Clay, Colerain, Conestoga, Conoy, Drumore, Earl, East Cocalico, East Donegal, East Drumore, East Earl, East Hempfield, East Lampeter, Eden, Elizabeth, Ephrata, Fulton, Lancaster, Leacock, Little Britain, Manheim, Manor, Martic, Mount Joy, Paradise, Penn, Pequea, Providence, Rapho, Sadsbury, Salisbury, Strasburg, Upper Leacock, Warwick, West Cocalico, West Donegal, West Earl, West Hempfield, West Lampeter
Unincorporated Places:
Bainbridge, Bird-in-Hand, Blue Ball, Bowmansville, Brickerville, Brownstown, Churchtown, Clay, Conestoga, East Earl, Falmouth, Farmersville, Fivepointville, Gap, Georgetown, Goodville, Gordonville, Hopeland, Intercourse, Kirkwood, Lampeter, Landisville, Leola, Little Britain, Maytown, Morgantown, Paradise, Penryn, Reamstown, Refton, Reinholds, Rheems, Ronks, Rothsville, Salunga, Schoeneck, Smoketown, Soudersburg, Stevens, Swartzville, Wakefield, Washington Boro, Willow Street, Witmer
ZIP Codes:
17022, 17073, 17501, 17502, 17505, 17507, 17508, 17509, 17512, 17516, 17517, 17518, 17519, 17520, 17522, 17527, 17529, 17532, 17535, 17536, 17538, 17540, 17543, 17545, 17547, 17550, 17551, 17552, 17554, 17555, 17557, 17560, 17562, 17563, 17565, 17566, 17569, 17570, 17572, 17576, 17578, 17579, 17581, 17582, 17584, 17601, 17602, 17603, 17606, 19310, 19344, 19362, 19363, 19501, 19540, 19543, 19551
Unified School Districts:
Cocalico, Columbia Borough, Conestoga Valley, Conrad Weiser, Donegal, Eastern Lancaster County, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Hempfield, Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster, Manheim, Manheim Township, Octorara, Penn Manor, Pequea Valley, Solanco, Warwick
Congressional Districts:
PA-7, PA-16
State Senate Districts:
PA-13, PA-36
State House Districts:
PA-13, PA-37, PA-41, PA-43, PA-96, PA-97, PA-98, PA-99, PA-100, PA-128, PA-129
Neighboring Counties:
Berks, Cecil, Chester, Dauphin, Harford, Lebanon, York
Nearby Cities:
Baltimore
Nearby Counties:
Baltimore, Carroll, Delaware, Kent, Lehigh, Montgomery, New Castle, Salem, Schuylkill