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About Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Ephrata

Ephrata ( EF-rə-tə; Pennsylvania German: Effridaa) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 42 miles (68 km) east of Harrisburg and about 60 miles (97 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia and is named after Ephrath, the former name for current-day Bethlehem. In its early history, Ephrata was a pleasure resort and an agricultural community.

Ephrata's population has steadily grown over the last century. In 1900, 2,452 people lived there, and by 1940, the population had increased to 6,199. The population was 13,818 at the 2020 census. Ephrata is the most populous borough in Lancaster County.

Ephrata's sister city is Eberbach, Germany, the city where its founders originated.

Gender
Gender Ephrata Pennsylvania Country
Female 49.9% 51% 50.8%
Male 50.1% 49% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.050%50%Male50.1%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%8%8%10%17%19%17%11%4%2%$50K to $75K19.2%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Ephrata Pennsylvania Country
Less than $10,000 3.2% 5.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8% 8.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 17.4% 12.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.2% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 17.4% 13.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 11.3% 15.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.9% 6.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.8% 7.1% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.07%9%39%17%7%16%5%0%0%High School or GED39%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Ephrata Pennsylvania Country
< 9th Grade 7% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 9% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 39% 34% 27.0%
Other College 17% 16% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 16% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Ephrata Pennsylvania  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K3.25.85.8844.17.88.88.51098.617.412.11219.217.617.217.413.212.811.315.715.63.96.77.11.87.18.3
Education
 Ephrata Pennsylvania  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade725967393427171620799162020599022021
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.086%2%0%0%10%0%2%0%White85.7%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Ephrata Pennsylvania Country
White 85.7% 75.7% 60.1%
African American 2.1% 10.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 0.4% 3.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 9.9% 7.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Ephrata Pennsylvania  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0022.54567.590Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite85.775.760.12.110.612.200.10.60.43.55.6000.200.30.322.22.89.97.618.2