Lake Meade is home to 2,176 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 53.5, about 15 years above the US median. 97% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 47% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $114,917, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Meade
What changed most since 2000
Median age36.2 → 53.5(+17.3 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$227,343 → $294,800(+30%)US over the same years: +71%
Adults with a bachelor's degree24.9% → 30.7%(+5.8 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Lake Meade's population equals 2.1% of Adams County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.1%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.6%(68)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.1%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 137 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lake Meade, decade by decade
Lake Meade population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,832
$114,932
$227,343
24.9%
5.9
2010
2,563
$106,562
$317,780
22.5%
6.8
2020
2,539
$124,802
$280,708
43.0%
12.4
2024
2,176
$114,917
$294,800
30.7%
12.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
