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Households With Internet Access

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Households with Internet Access

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What does this measure?

The percentage of households that have access to the Internet.

Why is this important?

Access to the Internet is crucial for households to communicate, search for jobs, complete schoolwork and participate in other important activities like banking, health care access and consumer research.

How does our county compare?

In 2018-22, 86% of households in Lancaster County had access to the Internet, slightly lower than Pennsylvania and the U.S (87% and 89%, respectively).

Compared to neighboring counties, Lancaster was tied with Lebanon County for the lowest share of households. The City of Lancaster had a similar percentage of people with internet access, at 87%.

Notes about the data

Internet access questions were not included in surveys until 2013. The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined 5 years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. However, because the information came from a survey, the samples responding to the survey were not always large enough to produce reliable results, especially in small geographic areas. CGR has noted on data tables the estimates with relatively large margins of error. Estimates with three asterisks have the largest margins, plus or minus 50% or more of the estimate. Two asterisks mean plus or minus 35%-50%, and one asterisk means plus or minus 20%-35%. For all estimates, the confidence level is 90%, meaning there is 90% probability the true value (if the whole population were surveyed) would be within the margin of error (or confidence interval). The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Data for this indicator are released annually in December.

Households with Internet Access
2013-172018-22
Pennsylvania78%87%
Lancaster County76%86%
Lancaster City68%87%
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster71%89%
Cocalico School District79%86%
Columbia Borough School District65%79%
Conestoga Valley School District74%85%
Donegal School District82%88%
Eastern Lancaster County School District67%73%
Elizabethtown Area School District77%89%
Ephrata Area School District75%86%
Hempfield School District83%89%
Lampeter-Strasburg School District79%88%
Manheim Central School District81%88%
Manheim Township School District81%90%
Penn Manor School District79%90%
Pequea Valley School District58%64%
Solanco School District68%73%
Warwick School District82%92%
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough86%90%
Akron borough82%85%
Christiana borough79%90%*
Columbia borough65%79%
Denver township86%95%
East Petersburg borough88%86%
Elizabethtown borough74%91%
Ephrata borough75%87%
Lititz borough83%94%
Manheim borough78%88%
Marietta borough71%73%
Millersville borough77%91%
Mount Joy borough83%89%
Mountville borough80%81%
New Holland borough81%79%
Quarryville borough81%91%
Strasburg borough85%90%
Terre Hill borough67%*92%*
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township47%41%*
Brecknock township74%73%
Caernarvon township60%68%
Clay township70%85%
Colerain township52%68%
Conestoga township75%84%
Conoy township85%95%
Drumore township72%71%
Earl township53%61%
East Cocalico township74%82%
East Donegal township83%92%
East Drumore township70%87%
East Earl township62%78%
East Hempfield township83%89%
East Lampeter township79%91%
Eden township61%65%
Elizabeth township79%88%
Ephrata township77%86%
Fulton township63%78%
Lancaster township81%93%
Leacock township53%49%
Little Britain township73%65%*
Manheim township81%90%
Manor township80%92%
Martic township81%85%
Mount Joy township82%92%
Paradise township61%70%
Penn township81%87%
Pequea township84%93%
Providence township74%76%
Rapho township83%89%
Sadsbury township57%64%
Salisbury township59%67%
Strasburg township72%82%
Upper Leacock township71%75%
Warwick township81%91%
West Cocalico township81%85%
West Donegal township75%81%
West Earl township66%81%
West Hempfield township82%91%
West Lampeter township79%89%
Berks County80%87%
Chester County87%93%
Cumberland County81%90%
Dauphin County79%88%
Lebanon County76%86%
York County77%88%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of Households with Internet Access
2013-172018-22
Pennsylvania3,888,0784,540,914
Lancaster County150,454179,150
Lancaster City14,87018,549
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster20,20025,230
Cocalico School District6,7657,479
Columbia Borough School District2,7893,586
Conestoga Valley School District8,98410,383
Donegal School District7,1057,839
Eastern Lancaster County School District7,4308,264
Elizabethtown Area School District8,69511,226
Ephrata Area School District10,17412,046
Hempfield School District15,89018,548
Lampeter-Strasburg School District6,9808,580
Manheim Central School District7,9649,960
Manheim Township School District12,59615,908
Penn Manor School District12,93215,547
Pequea Valley School District3,8634,223
Solanco School District7,4687,828
Warwick School District9,87211,564
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough673731
Akron borough1,3281,447
Christiana borough255289*
Columbia borough2,7893,586
Denver township1,2881,397
East Petersburg borough1,6361,655
Elizabethtown borough2,9814,293
Ephrata borough4,2854,998
Lititz borough3,2703,611
Manheim borough1,4711,699
Marietta borough768962
Millersville borough2,1562,285
Mount Joy borough2,8613,070
Mountville borough9701,077
New Holland borough1,7931,708
Quarryville borough777935
Strasburg borough9161,124
Terre Hill borough307*377*
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township453344*
Brecknock township1,9331,851
Caernarvon township883953
Clay township1,6672,142
Colerain township571772
Conestoga township1,1731,369
Conoy township1,0651,248
Drumore township613589
Earl township1,2611,503
East Cocalico township2,7763,228
East Donegal township2,3132,877
East Drumore township8981,208
East Earl township1,2531,872
East Hempfield township8,1359,970
East Lampeter township5,0855,806
Eden township372422
Elizabeth township1,0601,290
Ephrata township2,8943,459
Fulton township610691
Lancaster township5,4836,842
Leacock township927732
Little Britain township1,055964*
Manheim township12,59615,923
Manor township6,5468,236
Martic township1,5711,564
Mount Joy township3,3223,784
Paradise township1,0181,273
Penn township2,7183,805
Pequea township1,4982,087
Providence township2,1191,903
Rapho township3,7754,456
Sadsbury township492650
Salisbury township1,9182,218
Strasburg township8811,128
Upper Leacock township2,1242,218
Warwick township5,5426,663
West Cocalico township2,0312,123
West Donegal township2,4902,831
West Earl township1,7752,359
West Hempfield township5,1495,846
West Lampeter township5,0186,158
Berks County122,578139,629
Chester County163,289187,045
Cumberland County79,65993,689
Dauphin County87,827103,402
Lebanon County40,15147,487
York County131,353157,583

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: * 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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