Nestled in the popular Dutch Country

The Lancaster area, with the Pennsylvania Dutch attractions, theme parks, theatres, beautiful countryside and farmlands, and great outlet shopping brings 8.85 million tourists to the region each year.

Nestled in the popular Dutch Country

Demographics

0-10 miles 0-30 miles 0-45 miles 0-60 miles
Population 300,612 1,597,477 3,991,192 8,989,465
5-Year Population Growth Rate 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 0.8%
Households 113,660 601,503 1,538,771 3,539,556
Percent Family Households 65% 68% 66% 63%
Median Age 40.1 40.6 41.3 40.0
Average Household Income $107,464 $108,905 $119,085 $112,772

One of the oldest U.S. inland cities

7 square miles

7 square miles

encompass the town

6 vineyards

6 vineyards

located in the surrounding areas

8 colleges & universities

8 colleges & universities

are located within a 20-mile radius

8.85 million visitors

8.85 million visitors

traveled to Lancaster in 2018

1 in 15

1 in 15

in every job is impacted by tourism in the county

$2.24 billion dollars

$2.24 billion dollars

in revenue from visitor spending

Providing insight to into history since 1742

Top Area Employers

Tanger Outlets Lancaster Top Area Employers

Travel & Tourism are leading industries in the area