Brownstown, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,290
Male Share of the Population	46.4%
Female Share of the Population	53.6%
Senior Citizens	22.3%
Employed Population 16+	1,324
Age of the Population	49

Families

% of people married	61.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	31.1%
Median Earnings25+	$42,821
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$23,162
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,045

Wealth

Median Family Income	$103,304
% Above Poverty Level	91.4%
% Below Poverty Level	8.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	13.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8.2%
% Using Public Transportation	0.2%

Housing

People Living Alone	17.1%
Median Gross Rent	$1,282
Median House Value	$245,900

Ancestry

English	8%
Irish	7.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.3%
Italian	6.2%
Polish	4.7%
Swiss	3.6%
Scottish	1.3%
Russian	1.2%
Welsh	1%
Dutch	1%
Greek	0.7%
French Except Basque	0.7%
German	0.7%
Finnish	0.6%
Swedish	0.5%
Romanian	0.5%
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Brownstown Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lancaster County
P.O. Box Zip Codes	17508
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.12
Approximate Longitude	-76.22

Brownstown Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LANCASTER 2 NE FILT PLT
Distance	6.3 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Station	LANDISVILLE 2 NW
Distance	11.6 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 64 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 66 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Station	HOLTWOOD
Distance	21 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 38 F
Apr Temp	42 to 61 F
Jul Temp	67 to 85 F
Oct Temp	46 to 64 F
Annual Precip	37.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Akron	3,989	$76,000
Ephrata	13,802	$58,100
Lancaster	59,503	$47,854
Lititz	9,288	$72,935
New Holland	5,455	$63,250
Roseville	114	$51,563

Brownstown Public Schools

Brownstown El Sch
51 School Lane
ZIP: 17508
(717) 656-6021
Primary
Total Enrollment 491

Lancaster County Ctc-brownstown Campus
Metzler & Snyder Roads, Po Box 519
ZIP: 17508
(717) 859-5101
High

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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