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Lake Meade, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 2,563.
Population change since 2000: +39.9%
Males: 1,295  (50.6%)
Females: 1,268  (49.4%)
Median resident age:

48.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 17316.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $113,103 (it was $63,092 in 2000)
Lake Meade:

$113,103
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $48,783 (it was $23,229 in 2000)

Lake Meade CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $286,254 (it was $124,800 in 2000)
Lake Meade:

$286,254
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $324,697; detached houses: $319,773
March 2022 cost of living index in Lake Meade: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 1.4%

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  • Races in Lake Meade, PA (2022)
    • 2,38794.1%White alone
    • 983.9%Two or more races
    • 341.3%Asian alone
    • 230.9%Other race alone
    • 210.8%Hispanic

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

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Ancestries: American (32.2%), German (23.5%), Italian (15.0%), English (5.7%), European (4.4%), Swiss (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 520 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 2,519 people per square mile   (average).

Lake Meade, Pennsylvania map

13 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.5%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,209 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,243 (1.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (39.5 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (52.1 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (100.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

York Springs borough, PA (2.0 miles ),
Hampton, PA (2.0 miles ),
East Berlin borough, PA (2.2 miles ),
Heidlersburg, PA (2.4 miles ),
Franklintown borough, PA (2.5 miles ),
Wellsville borough, PA (2.7 miles ),
Abbottstown borough, PA (2.8 miles ),
New Oxford borough, PA (2.9 miles )

Latitude: 39.98 N, Longitude: 77.05 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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

2.2%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Most common industries in Lake Meade, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (11.2%)
  • Educational services (6.4%)
  • Public administration (6.2%)
  • Construction (5.9%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.7%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (3.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (11.1%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (7.4%)
  • Computer & electronic products (5.7%)
  • Public administration (5.7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.5%)
  • Machinery (5.1%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (20.9%)
  • Educational services (11.6%)
  • Public administration (6.8%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.9%)
  • Food (5.7%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.7%)
  • Finance & insurance (5.3%)
Most common occupations in Lake Meade, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
  • Registered nurses (5.4%)
  • Engineers (5.1%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
  • Computer specialists (4.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.2%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
  • Engineers (8.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
  • Computer specialists (5.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.3%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (10.8%)
  • Registered nurses (9.7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.0%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.5%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)

Average climate in Lake Meade, 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 PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 106. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

106
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.183. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 14.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.183
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 4.82. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

4.82
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 14.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.475
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 38.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

38.3
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2015 was 17.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

17.0
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 14.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.5
U.S.:

8.1

Tornado activity:

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

On 6/7/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the Lake Meade place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 tornado 13.3 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lake Meade-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 59% 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 151.3 miles away from Lake Meade 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 58.5 miles away from Lake Meade 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 204.1 miles away from Lake Meade 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 59.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 242.7 miles away from Lake Meade center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 149.4 miles away from Lake Meade 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 Meade topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Lake Meade:

  • CROSS KEYS HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; NEW OXFORD, PA)
  • GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; BARESVILLE, PA)
  • VNA OF HANOVER SPRING GROVE (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; HANOVER, PA)
  • SKILLS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INC - ALLEGHENY (Hospital, about 13 miles away; HANOVER, PA)
  • KEYSTONE HOME CARE, INC (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; HANOVER, PA)
  • HANOVER HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 13 miles away; HANOVER, PA)
  • GETTYSBURG LUTHERAN NURSING REHAB CTR,THE (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; GETTYSBURG, PA)

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

  • Messiah College (about 13 miles; Mechanicsburg, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,035)
  • Gettysburg College (about 15 miles; Gettysburg, PA; FT enrollment: 2,772)
  • Dickinson College (about 18 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,505)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 18 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)
  • YTI Career Institute-York (about 21 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (about 23 miles; Middletown, PA; FT enrollment: 3,797)
  • Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (about 24 miles; Harrisburg, PA; FT enrollment: 13,276)

User-submitted facts and corrections:

  • WHBO-FM is now WSJW-FM (smooth jazz)

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:

2.8 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

84.5%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.3%
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: 0.2% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Lake Meade:

Marital status in Lake Meade, PA
  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 73.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 1.5%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

For population 25 years and over in Lake Meade:

  • High school or higher: 96.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.4
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Lake Meade, 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
Adams County:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

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

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

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

2.29 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 77
Adams 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:
Here:

13.0%
State:

11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Lake Meade:

48.7%
State:

50.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

43.3%
State:

47.1%

Average BMI:
This city:

29.0
State:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

19.4%
Pennsylvania:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Lake Meade:

7.3%
Pennsylvania:

10.9%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.8
Pennsylvania:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

28.0%
Pennsylvania:

34.3%

General health condition:
Here:

58.6%
State:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Lake Meade:

76.2%
State:

78.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Lake Meade, PA Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Meade:

  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WHVR (1280 AM; 5 kW; HANOVER, PA)
  • WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Meade:

  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Meade:

  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 14Number of bridges
  • 95ft / 29.5mTotal length
  • $2,730,000Total costs
  • 19,783Total average daily traffic
  • 2,384Total average daily truck traffic
  • 26,218Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic
New bridges in Lake Meade, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11910-1919
  • 11920-1929
  • 21930-1939
  • 11940-1949
  • 11950-1959
  • 11960-1969
  • 11970-1979
  • 12000-2009
  • 52010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Lake Meade, PA
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lake Meade, PA
  • 52.9%Electricity
  • 27.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.5%Other fuel
  • 2.9%Wood
  • 2.6%Coal or coke
  • 1.3%Utility gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lake Meade, PA
  • 100.0%Electricity


Lake Meade 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 significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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