Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 1,333.
Population change since 2000: +17.3%
Males: 601  (45.1%)
Females: 732  (54.9%)
Median resident age:

49.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 17325.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $112,903 (it was $55,250 in 2000)
Lake Heritage:

$112,903
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $45,845 (it was $26,450 in 2000)

Lake Heritage CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $307,544 (it was $132,100 in 2000)
Lake Heritage:

$307,544
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $349,673; detached houses: $347,834
March 2022 cost of living index in Lake Heritage: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 2.4%

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  • Races in Lake Heritage, PA (2022)
    • 2,46389.0%White alone
    • 1886.8%Hispanic
    • 833.0%Asian alone
    • 401.4%Two or more races
    • 30.1%Black alone

Races in Lake Heritage detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (43.6%), English (14.4%), Irish (6.2%), European (4.4%), Russian (3.0%), American (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 480 feet

Land area: 0.66 square miles.

Population density: 2,023 people per square mile   (low).

Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania map

125 residents are foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 1.7% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

This place:

4.5%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,997 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,432 (1.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (29.5 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (46.1 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (108.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Bonneauville borough, PA (1.6 miles ),
Gettysburg borough, PA (1.7 miles ),
Hunterstown, PA (2.2 miles ),
Littlestown borough, PA (2.6 miles ),
Table Rock, PA (2.7 miles),
New Oxford borough, PA (2.8 miles ),
McKnightstown, PA (2.9 miles ),
McSherrystown borough, PA (3.0 miles )

Latitude: 39.81 N, Longitude: 77.18 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

Distribution of median household income in Lake Heritage, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lake Heritage, PA in 2022
Lake Heritage satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.2%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Most common industries in Lake Heritage, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (19.1%)
  • Health care (14.8%)
  • Public administration (6.6%)
  • Finance & insurance (6.0%)
  • Machinery (5.2%)
  • Metal & metal products (4.5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (4.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Educational services (14.7%)
  • Machinery (9.8%)
  • Health care (9.1%)
  • Truck transportation (7.2%)
  • Transportation equipment (6.2%)
  • Metal & metal products (5.5%)
  • Finance & insurance (5.5%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (24.2%)
  • Health care (21.2%)
  • Public administration (8.8%)
  • Finance & insurance (6.6%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (4.0%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (4.0%)
Most common occupations in Lake Heritage, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.0%)
  • Registered nurses (5.9%)
  • Engineers (5.9%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
  • Bus drivers (4.1%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Engineers (11.1%)
  • Bus drivers (7.8%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
  • Religious workers (5.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (11.0%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (9.9%)
  • Registered nurses (7.7%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (7.3%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
  • Teachers, secondary school (5.9%)
  • Therapists (5.9%)

Average climate in Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 91.2. This is worse than average.

City:

91.2
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.183. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.183
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 2.84. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

2.84
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.475. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.475
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 39.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

39.6
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 14.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.3
U.S.:

8.1

Tornado activity:

Lake Heritage-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the Lake Heritage place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 tornado 10.8 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lake Heritage-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 137.7 miles away from Lake Heritage center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from Lake Heritage center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 204.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.7 miles away from Lake Heritage center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 135.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 242.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Adams County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Lake Heritage topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Lake Heritage:

  • GETTYSBURG CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • GETTYSBURG LUTHERAN NURSING REHAB CTR,THE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • TRANSITIONS HEALTHCARE GETTYSBURG (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-GETTYSBURG (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • LITTLESTOWN DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; LITTLESTOWN, PA)
  • CROSS KEYS HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; NEW OXFORD, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Heritage:

  • Gettysburg College (about 4 miles; Gettysburg, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,772)
  • Mount St Mary's University (about 13 miles; Emmitsburg, MD; FT enrollment: 2,313)
  • McDaniel College (about 19 miles; Westminster, MD; FT enrollment: 2,558)
  • Carroll Community College (about 22 miles; Westminster, MD; FT enrollment: 2,682)
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (about 25 miles; Shippensburg, PA; FT enrollment: 7,051)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 26 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)
  • Messiah College (about 27 miles; Mechanicsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 3,035)

Points of interest:

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Adams County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

81.4%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

3.8%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Lake Heritage:

Marital status in Lake Heritage, PA
  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

For population 25 years and over in Lake Heritage:

  • High school or higher: 96.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.0
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Lake Heritage, PA (based on Adams County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant18,85464
Catholic15,0497
Evangelical Protestant10,51059
Other9576
Black Protestant1802
None55,857-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16
Here:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Adams County:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
This county:

2.29 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 77
This county:

7.66 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.8%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Adams County:

25.6%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Adams County:

13.0%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

50.5%
State:

50.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

51.0%
Pennsylvania:

47.1%

Average BMI:
This city:

29.3
Pennsylvania:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Lake Heritage:

20.0%
Pennsylvania:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Lake Heritage:

10.8%
State:

10.9%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.8
Pennsylvania:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

44.6%
Pennsylvania:

34.3%

General health condition:
Lake Heritage:

57.0%
Pennsylvania:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Lake Heritage:

80.8%
Pennsylvania:

78.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Lake Heritage, PA Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Heritage:

  • WGET (1320 AM; 1 kW; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WHVR (1280 AM; 5 kW; HANOVER, PA)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WFKJ (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CASHTOWN, PA; Owner: JESUS IS LORD MINISTRIES INTERNATION)
  • WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Heritage:

  • WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
  • WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Heritage:

  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 13Number of bridges
  • 49ft / 15.0mTotal length
  • $110,000Total costs
  • 90,785Total average daily traffic
  • 14,105Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Lake Heritage, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 41960-1969
  • 11970-1979
  • 31990-1999
  • 52000-2009
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Lake Heritage, PA


Lake Heritage compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

Lake Heritage on our top lists:

  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Israel (population 500+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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