Financial Security
Households Without Vehicles

Maintaining


Households without Vehicles

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What does this measure?

The number of households that do not report having a vehicle kept at the home and available for use, expressed as a percentage of all households.

Why is this important?

A vehicle makes it easier for people to work and to conduct daily business such as doctor's visits and shopping. Ready access to transportation can also make it simpler to get involved in schools, religious organizations and other forms of civic life.

How does our county compare?

In 2018-22, 9% of Lancaster County households did not have a vehicle, a similar rate as in 2008-12. This is slightly below the state rate of 11% and slightly above the national rate of 8%. In the City of Lancaster, 16% of households lacked access to a vehicle. This is down from 22% in 2008-12.

Except for Berks and Dauphin counties, with a similar 9% rate, surrounding counties were all below Lancaster's rate, with Cumberland at 5%, Lebanon and York at 7% and 6%, respectively, and Chester at 4%.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Data for this indicator are expected to be released annually in December.

Households without Vehicles
2008-122013-172018-22
Pennsylvania12%11%11%
Lancaster County9%10%9%
Lancaster City22%22%16%
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster19%19%13%
Cocalico School District4%*3%*3%**
Columbia Borough School District14%*16%17%*
Conestoga Valley School District10%13%11%*
Donegal School District5%**3%*5%**
Eastern Lancaster County School District14%15%16%
Elizabethtown Area School District7%*6%*8%**
Ephrata Area School District7%*6%7%*
Hempfield School District3%*4%*5%*
Lampeter-Strasburg School District6%*6%*5%**
Manheim Central School District5%*4%**3%**
Manheim Township School District4%*7%*5%*
Penn Manor School District4%*4%*4%*
Pequea Valley School District27%29%31%
Solanco School District14%13%21%*
Warwick School District5%*6%*6%*
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough3%***3%***2%***
Akron borough7%***4%***4%***
Christiana borough9%***6%***4%***
Columbia borough14%*16%17%*
Denver township3%***3%***1%***
East Petersburg borough1%***3%***5%***
Elizabethtown borough10%**7%**5%**
Ephrata borough7%*8%*7%**
Lititz borough8%**7%**6%***
Manheim borough3%***5%***9%***
Marietta borough6%**7%**5%***
Millersville borough11%**7%***9%***
Mount Joy borough8%***5%**6%***
Mountville borough8%***3%***5%***
New Holland borough8%**5%***5%***
Quarryville borough5%***7%**1%***
Strasburg borough5%***2%***0%***
Terre Hill borough2%***4%***1%***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township45%33%*51%*
Brecknock township6%***8%***10%**
Caernarvon township17%*23%*24%**
Clay township3%***4%***6%***
Colerain township25%*30%*28%*
Conestoga township3%***3%***3%***
Conoy township2%***6%***5%***
Drumore township21%*14%*26%*
Earl township29%*24%*28%*
East Cocalico township3%**4%**5%**
East Donegal township4%***1%***4%***
East Drumore township11%**8%***16%***
East Earl township14%*21%**18%*
East Hempfield township4%*5%**4%**
East Lampeter township8%**9%*7%***
Eden township23%*30%*36%**
Elizabeth township4%***6%***2%***
Ephrata township9%*7%*8%*
Fulton township7%***11%*17%**
Lancaster township7%*9%*4%**
Leacock township40%42%*40%*
Little Britain township7%***10%***28%***
Manheim township4%*7%*5%*
Manor township3%**4%**2%***
Martic township6%***2%***10%***
Mount Joy township3%***1%***5%***
Paradise township26%*22%*27%**
Penn township8%**5%***2%***
Pequea township3%***2%***4%***
Providence township7%***4%***8%***
Rapho township3%***3%***3%***
Sadsbury township22%*29%*26%*
Salisbury township21%26%29%
Strasburg township6%***19%**13%***
Upper Leacock township17%*16%*16%*
Warwick township3%**4%**6%*
West Cocalico township5%***1%***2%***
West Donegal township9%**9%**18%***
West Earl township8%**19%*15%**
West Hempfield township1%***3%***4%**
West Lampeter township7%**5%**5%**
Berks County9%8%9%
Chester County5%5%4%
Cumberland County6%6%5%
Dauphin County10%10%9%
Lebanon County8%7%7%
York County6%6%6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of Households without Vehicles
2008-122013-172018-22
Pennsylvania575,274553,867548,519
Lancaster County18,01019,06419,102
Lancaster City4,8664,7083,493
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster5,3695,3003,801
Cocalico School District312*259*284**
Columbia Borough School District565*680758*
Conestoga Valley School District1,2411,5601,367*
Donegal School District439**287*468**
Eastern Lancaster County School District1,5481,6721,802
Elizabethtown Area School District793*676*1,051**
Ephrata Area School District886*845950*
Hempfield School District566*742*943*
Lampeter-Strasburg School District540*558*505**
Manheim Central School District469*412**380**
Manheim Township School District647*1,081*850*
Penn Manor School District678*625*677*
Pequea Valley School District1,6601,9462,050
Solanco School District1,4971,4852,218*
Warwick School District527*668*718*
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough23***24***20***
Akron borough119***62***72***
Christiana borough34***20***12***
Columbia borough565*680758*
Denver township39***47***12***
East Petersburg borough22***56***97***
Elizabethtown borough395**281**251**
Ephrata borough418*441*413**
Lititz borough285**291**233***
Manheim borough57***91***167***
Marietta borough66**76**60***
Millersville borough284**193***217***
Mount Joy borough238***164**201***
Mountville borough111***31***70***
New Holland borough175**111***105***
Quarryville borough53***70**14***
Strasburg borough53***17***0***
Terre Hill borough12***19***5***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township368317*433*
Brecknock township134***220***254**
Caernarvon township242*342*335**
Clay township66***99***150***
Colerain township272*327*319*
Conestoga township47***40***42***
Conoy township28***71***68***
Drumore township157*115*213*
Earl township716*565*676*
East Cocalico township122**160**207**
East Donegal township120***32***114***
East Drumore township136**105***222***
East Earl township269*415**427*
East Hempfield township365*491**501**
East Lampeter township542**576*461***
Eden township158*185*231**
Elizabeth township66***86***30***
Ephrata township283*243*315*
Fulton township77***103*150**
Lancaster township482*592*308**
Leacock township572732*597*
Little Britain township92***150***424***
Manheim township647*1,081*850*
Manor township211**319**137***
Martic township105***41***192***
Mount Joy township97***45***210***
Paradise township428*362*500**
Penn township278**173***75***
Pequea township52***32***89***
Providence township184***113***212***
Rapho township134***148***138***
Sadsbury township239*248*268*
Salisbury township660852953
Strasburg township74***236**181***
Upper Leacock township475*488*466*
Warwick township176**291**455*
West Cocalico township128***28***50***
West Donegal township288**294**615***
West Earl township224**496*440**
West Hempfield township68***164***275**
West Lampeter township413**305**324**
Berks County14,01013,07813,985
Chester County8,9868,8938,204
Cumberland County5,6865,8625,695
Dauphin County10,41711,39310,650
Lebanon County4,2133,5653,740
York County10,5239,75610,078

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




INDICATORS TREND
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Maintaining
Disengaged Youth Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Plans of High School Graduates Not Applicable
Enrollment in Local Colleges Decreasing
College Graduation Rates Decreasing
Brain Drain/Gain Increasing
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Average Charitable Giving Maintaining
Voter Registration Rate Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Age of Housing Stock Not Applicable
Violent Crime Rate Maintaining
Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population Density Increasing
Air Quality Decreasing
Water Use Decreasing
Waterways Impaired by Pollution Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Age and Gender Not Applicable
Population by Age Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Maintaining
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Change in Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Sector Share of Total Jobs Not Applicable
Workers by Occupation Not Applicable
Change in Labor Force Maintaining
People Entering/Leaving County/Region for Work Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio Maintaining
Employer Size Not Applicable
Change in Number of Businesses by Sector Increasing
Change in Total Agricultural Sales Increasing
Spending for Local Government Maintaining
Spending for School Districts Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Working Poor Decreasing
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Living Wage Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance Maintaining
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Median Home Value Maintaining
Occupied Housing Units Maintaining
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Increasing
Households Without Vehicles Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Health Status Decreasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Adults Who are Overweight or Obese Not Applicable
Mortality Rates Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Fatal Drug Overdoses Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Households With Internet Access Increasing
High-Tech Jobs Increasing
STEM Graduates Increasing
Science and Engineering Research and Development Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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