ZIP code 17540 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) has about 10,728 residents. Workers there whose highest education is a bachelor's degree earn a median of $70,526 a year, about 61% more than workers with a high school diploma ($43,691) (Census Bureau, 2020-2024, everyone 25 and over with earnings). Median rent is $1,441 a month. The figures describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area, an approximation of the ZIP area. Places are listed alphabetically or by number; MajorPays does not rank places.
Pay by education level
Bachelor's premium
+61%
Bachelor's pay over high school pay
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
31%
Ages 25 and over
Median household income
$91,895
Census ACS 2020-2024
Average income per tax return
$77,432
IRS, tax year 2022
Returns with income of $100,000 or more
22%
IRS, tax year 2022
Housing and cost
Median rent
$1,441/mo
Gross rent, ACS 2020-2024
Median home value
$339,200
Owner-occupied homes
Rent as a share of bachelor's pay
25%
A year of median rent over median bachelor's earnings
Work and people
Unemployment, bachelor's degree or higher
1.2%
Ages 25-64, ACS 2020-2024
Unemployment, high school diploma
2.2%
Ages 25-64, ACS 2020-2024
Commutes of 45 minutes or more
13%
Share of workers
Median age
37.3
Years
Households with broadband
83%
Any broadband subscription
People without health insurance
20.2%
All ages, ACS 2020-2024
Homeownership rate
62%
Occupied homes that are owner-occupied
Residents enrolled in college
3.6%
College or graduate school, age 3 and over
Workers who work from home
14.0%
Workers 16 and over
Veterans among adults
6.4%
Civilian adults 18 and over
Poverty rate
4.4%
Share of people below the poverty level, ACS 2020-2024
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Sources: pay by education, income, rent, home value, rent burden, commute times, median age and broadband from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (Tables B20004, B15003, B19013, B25064, B25077, B25070, B08303, B01002, B28002, B27010, B25003, B17001, B14001, B08301, B21001 and B23006; earnings are published medians for everyone 25 and over with earnings, so they include part-time workers and run lower than full-time figures; median earnings, income, rent and home values are shown only when their margin of error is at most 20%; shares such as rent burden, commutes and broadband are shown only when their margin of error is at most 7 percentage points, and median age only when its margin is at most 20%, and unemployment rates by education level only when their margin of error is at most 2.5 percentage points, so small areas often show none; rent as a share of bachelor's pay is MajorPays' calculation). ZIP codes here are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), approximations of ZIP areas, shown with the county that holds most of their land. Income per tax return: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022 (ZIP codes with fewer than 100 returns are not published; many people do not file; counts are rounded by the IRS). MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; none of these agencies has approved or endorsed this presentation. Figures describe an area as a whole, not any person in it. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.