Terre Hill, PA

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Terre Hill, Pennsylvania

Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster county, is 14 miles SW of Reading, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 49 miles W of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is considered part of the Lancaster metropolitan area. Terre Hill has a population of 1,237.

The People and Families of Terre Hill

In Terre Hill, about 69% of adults are married. Terre Hill is considered a town for married couples and families. Households are larger than most, which is consistent with the family emphasis of the town.

Interestingly, Terre Hill is known for having more men than similar towns.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Terre Hill had a median family income of $47,891. Terre Hill finds a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state.

Crime and Safety

The streets of Terre Hill are considered safe by both national and state standards.

Terre Hill Housing

About 66% of housing units in Terre Hill are owner-occupied. Much of the housing in the town has been around for years.

Commuting

In Terre Hill, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Terre Hill strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Terre Hill, PA

Comparing Terre Hill to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	14 miles SW of Reading, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	49 miles W of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Metro Area	Lancaster
Standard Zip Codes	17581
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.157
Longitude	-76.05

Station	HOPEWELL MORGANTOWN
Distance	8.9 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 37 F
Apr Temp	39 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	48 inches

Station	LANCASTER 2 NE FILT PLT
Distance	14.4 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	READING 4 NNW
Distance	19 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	65 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,237	100%
Male	624	50.4%
Female	613	49.6%
Under 18	367	29.7%
18+	870	70.3%
65+	150	12.1%
Median Age	34.2
Average Family Size	3.17
White	1,220	98.6%
African-American	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	9	0.7%
Mixed Race	5	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	23	1.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,243
Growth	6
Growth %	0.5%

Ancestry	Percent
German	39.3%
US/American	20.9%
Irish	7.6%
Swiss	7%
English	3.3%
Dutch	3.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3%
Italian	2.8%
Polish	2.7%
Russian	2.2%
Pennsylvania German	1.6%
Greek	1.5%
Ukrainian	1.1%
French (except Basque)	1%
Welsh	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
French Canadian	0.4%
Scottish	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Terre Hill	1,237	$47,891
Adamstown	1,203	$47,337
Akron	4,046	$53,365
Denver	3,332	$53,125
Ephrata	13,213	$48,213
Honey Brook	1,287	$56,417
New Holland	5,092	$50,758

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