CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lititz

Pennsylvania · 8,280 residents · 2.32 sq mi

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Lititz is a city of 8,280 people in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is 3.1%, under the national 13.2%. At a median age of 36.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 21% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Households take in $35,187 a year at the median, 17% more than the country as a whole. There are 749 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,280

−8%vs 2000

vs 9,029 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(529)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(542)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(465)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(545)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(439)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(1,348)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(1,340)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(662)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(637)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(784)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(588)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.8%(401)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,187

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,417 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,938

−27%vs 2000

vs $20,601 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,000

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$431

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $566 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.9%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

34.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(8,700)

Black0.4%(36)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(137)

Asian0.9%(79)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(8,162)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(61)

Asian0.9%(77)

Other0.4%(29)

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 Rican1.7%(168)

Central American1.4%(132)

Dominican1%(94)

Mexican0.9%(84)

Salvadoran0.5%(49)

Guatemalan0.5%(45)

Nicaraguan0.4%(38)

South American0.2%(19)

Argentine0.2%(19)

Asian origin

Burmese1.2%(120)

Filipino0.9%(88)

Pakistani0.3%(26)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Ancestry

German35.9%(3,457)

Irish16.7%(1,606)

Italian10.7%(1,033)

English9.9%(956)

American4.9%(470)

Swiss3%(291)

French3%(290)

Polish2%(197)

Slovak1.8%(175)

Hungarian1.8%(170)

Scottish1.5%(142)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(139)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.3%(128)

Ukrainian1.2%(119)

Welsh1.2%(115)

Swedish1.1%(101)

Portuguese0.8%(75)

Subsaharan African0.6%(59)

Kenyan0.6%(59)

Czech0.6%(58)

Russian0.6%(54)

French Canadian0.6%(53)

Danish0.5%(51)

Dutch0.5%(48)

Lithuanian0.4%(37)

British0.3%(26)

Finnish0.2%(20)

Latvian0.2%(19)

Greek0.2%(17)

Austrian0.1%(14)

Arab0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(12)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.9%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.0%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.9%(995)

Married62.7%(2,412)

Widowed2.2%(84)

Divorced9.3%(356)

Women 15+

Never married17%(659)

Married58.1%(2,256)

Widowed13.9%(540)

Divorced11%(429)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.7%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 75.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.2%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% 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)5.7%(25)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(97)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42%(183)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.4%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 436 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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