Lancaster County vs. Lebanon County

	Lancaster County (PA)	Lebanon County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	543,557	141,314
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.6%	5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	519,446	133,577
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	519,445	133,568
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.5%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.9%
White alone, percent	89.8%	92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.2%	3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.8%	13.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.6%	81.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,593	9,529
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	212,205	58,005
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.0%	69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,400	$169,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,516	$1,368
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$571	$557
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$978	$844
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.8%	17.1%
Building permits, 2018	1,251	299
Households, 2014-2018	199,889	53,281
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.2%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.1%	13.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.6%	78.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.9%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.9%	20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.3%	64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	878,433	146,138
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,387,524	772,403
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	13,655,747	2,743,814
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,763,973	3,913,716
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,899,629	1,695,685
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,097	$12,537
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.1	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,823	$59,114
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,778	$28,560
Persons in poverty, percent	7.9%	10.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,060	2,696
Total employment, 2017	235,331	46,303
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	10,126,134	1,793,790
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.1%	4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	42,955	8,331
All firms, 2012	47,876	9,112
Men-owned firms, 2012	28,521	5,327
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,101	2,578
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,569	758
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	42,926	7,999
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,103	881
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	41,749	7,856
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.4%	23.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	550.4	369.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	943.81	361.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lancaster county (PA) and Lebanon county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.