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40.23° N · 76.29° W · GEOID 4208504

Brickerville

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · part of the Lancaster, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaBrickerville, PABrickervilleBrickerville

The short answer

Brickerville is home to 1,257 people. Median household income is $74,167 a year and median rent is $879 a month, 14.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $276,100, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$879
36% below the median place
Median household income
$74,167
8% below the median place
Median home value
$276,100
14% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Brickerville

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 209 Pennsylvania places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 193 Pennsylvania places.
  • Household income has grown -0.9% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 96% of places its size.
  • 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 14.2% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 88% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Brickerville

Lancaster County loses about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in15,143
Moved out15,698
Net−555

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

York County, PA1,3291,940−611
Chester County, PA1,2841,020+264
Berks County, PA1,2241,003+221
Dauphin County, PA8481,000−152
Lebanon County, PA658859−201

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$68K
Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lancaster County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lancaster County report $68,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$35,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $879 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,617 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $276,100.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 13.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Carlisle, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$62,422
11% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBrickervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-1.183% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$68,1014% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,42211% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 93.5%, 41% above the median place.

Brickerville14.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$35,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.2%
30% below the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
2% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
93.5%
41% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.3%
45% above the median place
Median year built1
1971
0% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBrickervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$87936% below
Rent to income114.2%30% below
Property tax rate11.3%45% above
Home price to income13.7x2% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.33% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5534% below
HUD area median income4County figure$109,2002% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,63211% above
Median home value1$276,10014% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.0%57% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure58.6%14% above
Homeownership193.5%41% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure46.4%8% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,61714% below
Vacant homes1County figure3.0%58% below
Median year built119710% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
20 min
18% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$34,301 −14%
Median household income$74,167 −8%
Works from home13.2% +6%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBrickervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$74,1678% below
Income per person1$34,30114% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure$62,4595% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs6County figure254,20769% above
Poverty rate1County figure8.2%24% below
Mean commute120 min18% below
Works from home113.2%6% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
81.5%
12% below the median place
High school or higher1
76.1%
18% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher17.3% −46%
Household size2.8 +13%
Median age42.1 +8%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBrickervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,2576646th largest
Median age142.18% above
Bachelor's or higher117.3%46% below
High school or higher176.1%18% below
Household size12.813% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure11.2%75% above
Homes with broadband181.5%12% below
05

Life in Brickerville

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Stiegel-Coleman House listed 1966Landmark

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.9 +56%
Playgrounds per 10k15.9 +69%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k15.9 +43%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.1 −18%
Shops33.8 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.5 −18%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
114
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
62,719
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
1.8
22% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBrickervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure114above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure62,719above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure13.413% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.118% below
Shops per 10k8County figure33.812% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.518% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k915.956% above
Playgrounds per 10k915.969% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k915.943% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 95.5, 35% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Brickerville. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
95.5
35% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
37.2
39% below the median place
Good air days14
60.5%
12% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBrickervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure22°F12% below
Average temperature12County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.9 in5% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure95.03% above
Hurricane risk13County figure95.535% above
Tornado risk13County figure79.82% below
Wildfire risk13County figure37.239% below
Heat wave risk13County figure94.45% above
Median air quality index14County figure455% above
Good air days14County figure60.5%12% below
08

Brickerville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$879/mo (2024)$1,060/mo$870 to $1,300/mo+3.2%
Median household income$74,167 (2024)$91,500$77,500 to $108,500+3.6%
Median home value$276,100 (2024)$387,000$281,000 to $534,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Brickerville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Carlisle, OH$962$71,136Compare
Clinton, TN$962$68,882Compare
Trinity, NC$955$82,664Compare
Mayville, WI$835$66,834Compare
Mayville, WITrinity, NCClinton, TNCarlisle, OHBrickerville, PABrickervilleCarlisleClintonTrinityMayvilleBrickervilleCarlisleClintonTrinityMayville

Common questions

Is Brickerville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 209 Pennsylvania places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 193 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Brickerville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $276,100.

What salary do you need to live in Brickerville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Brickerville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Carlisle, OH, Clinton, TN, Trinity, NC and Mayville, WI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Brickerville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Brickerville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/brickerville-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Brickerville, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/brickerville-pennsylvania/

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