CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Lake Meade

Pennsylvania · 1,832 residents · 1.32 sq mi

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Lake Meade is a city of 1,832 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 97% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 57% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.1%, under the national 12.4%. The median household earns $63,092, about 48% above the national median. The population has fallen 20% since 2009.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.2

US median: 35.2

Average education

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,832

−20%vs 2009

vs 2,302 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

36.2

+1%vs 2009

vs 35.8 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.32 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.9%(144)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.3%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(149)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.1%(111)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.7%(67)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.9%(255)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4419.6%(359)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415%(275)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.9%(144)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.8%(107)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.3%(60)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.5%(9)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$63,092

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $73,354 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,229

−13%vs 2009

vs $26,697 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 2.8% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$124,800

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $221,800 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$725

−55%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $2,001 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

97.4%

+2.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 95.1% in 2009

2.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic100%(2,302)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(1,788)

Black0.4%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(21)

Asian0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.7%(15)

South American0.5%(10)

Peruvian0.5%(10)

Asian origin

Kazakh1.4%(31)

Ancestry

German26.1%(569)

American16.5%(359)

English10.2%(223)

Irish7.4%(161)

Italian4.5%(98)

Swiss3.2%(70)

Welsh2.1%(46)

French1.4%(31)

Iranian1.4%(31)

Norwegian1.3%(29)

Czech1.1%(23)

Scottish0.9%(20)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.9%(19)

Polish0.8%(18)

Slovak0.8%(17)

Russian0.6%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(13)

Lithuanian0.5%(10)

Swedish0.5%(10)

Greek0.3%(7)

Arab0.2%(5)

Syrian0.2%(5)

Danish0.2%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.9%

+2.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 23.0% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

92.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 95.0% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.9%

+1.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.8% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married19.7%(131)

Married73.9%(492)

Widowed2.3%(15)

Divorced4.2%(28)

Women 15+

Never married11%(80)

Married73%(533)

Widowed6%(44)

Divorced10%(73)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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