Lebanon County, Pennsylvania - Demographics

Total Population Trends

Work Force (1992)

    
 

1980

1991

1995

Industry

Employment

%
County

108,582

115,142

118,151

 Federal Government

2,781

7.1
MSA

556,242

595,296

608,735

 State Government

368

1.0
  Local Government

3,836

9.8
Population Private Employment

32,180

82.1
1990 Population Construction

1,420

3.6
113,744 Up 4.8% over 1980 Census Manufacturing

10,700

27.3
(57.7% is classified as rural) Transportation, Utilities    
  And Communications

1,465

3.7
Population by School District   Wholesale/Retail Trade

9,715

24.8
Projected 1994 Populations   Wholesale Trade

1,301

3.3
Annville-Cleona

11,980

 Retail Trade

8,414

21.5
Northern Lebanon

15,119

 Finance, Insurance and    
Cornwall Lebanon

28,761

 Real Estate

1,512

3.9
Eastern Lebanon County

17,540

 Services and Other

7,368

18.8
Lebanon

25,515

      
Palmyra

17,504

 Total

39,165

100.0

 
Households 42,688             
Up 12.5% over 1980 Census              
               
Age              
# of persons between 18 and 64 years old (1990)  68,912            
# of persons over age 65 (1990)  17,070            
Up 25.2% over 1980              
               
               
Housing Values – 1990              
Average value of Specified Owner Occupied Housing $76,898             
State Average  $88,027            
               
               
Median Value of Specified Owner Occupied Housing $71,000             
State Average $69,700             
               
Per Capita Income:

1989

1994

          
County

13,209

15,020

          
State

14,068

16,301

          
               
 Unemployment Rate

1992

1993

1994

1995

 1996 1997 1998
Lebanon County

5.6

5.7

5.4

3.8

2.7

2.7

2.8
Pennsylvania

7.5

7.0

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.8
City of Lebanon        

4.0

3.2`

4.0
               
Income              
Per Capita Income, 1989 $13,209             
               
Median Household Income $29,469             
% Change in Adjusted Median Household Income, 1979-1989 Down 2.4%              

   
Range of Household Incomes (1989)
% Low Income (<$17,500):

26.3%
% Lower-Middle Income ($17,500-$29,999):

24.7%
% Middle Income ($30,000-$42,999):

21.8%
% Upper Middle Income $43,000-$59,999):

16.2%
% Upper Income (Over $60,000):

11.0%
Highest Level of Education Attained for Persons 25 Years Old or Older
# of Persons 25 Years Old or Older, 1990:

75,181
% With less than High School Degree:

30.0%

 PA average is 25.3%
% With High School Degree:

45.2%
% With Some College:

13.0%
% With Bachelor Degree:

7.5%
% With Graduate Degree:

4.3%
Education
# of School Districts:

6
# of Students in 1991:

17,156
% Change in # Students, 1985-91:

Down 1.8%

 PA average is Down 2.2%
Employment by Sector (1990)
# Persons Employed 16 Years & Older,:

56,716

 January, 1997 – 62,700
% Employed in Manufacturing Sector:

26.9%

 PA Average 20.0%
% Employed in Retail Trade Sector:

16.4%

 PA Average 17.1%
% Employed in Health Services:

11.0%

 PA Average 9.9%
% Employed in Educational Services:

6.3%

 PA Average 8.3%
% Employed in Construction Services:

5.7%

 PA Average 6.1%
Employment By Job Type (1990)
% Employed in Professional or Management Jobs:

18.7%

 PA Average 25.2%
% Employed in White Collar Jobs:

26.3%

 PA Average 31.7%
% Employed in Service Jobs:

14.5%

 PA Average 13.0%
% Employed in Blue Collar Jobs:

40.5%

 PA Average 30.1%
Commuting Patterns
% Persons Working in County of Residence:

68.1%
% Persons Working Outside of County of Residence:

31.3%
Age (1990)
# of persons between 18 and 64 years:

68,912
# of persons over age 65:

17,070

 Up 25.2% over 1980
Income – 1989
Per Capita Income -

$13,209
Median Household Income -

$29,469
% Change in Adjusted Median Household Income, 1979-1989

Down 2.4%