Biglerville, PA Demographics

Population 4,066 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Biglerville

Household size in Biglerville

Household size, people per household
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–102.562.512.68
2010–142.572.532.73
2015–192.542.502.71
2020–242.422.462.65
Change−0.14−0.05−0.03
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Households in Biglerville run small, averaging 2.42 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. The picture is much the same across Pennsylvania. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.56, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Biglerville

Median age, years
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1042.440.337.7
2010–1445.741.038.6
2015–1945.041.839.6
2020–2446.542.040.1
Change+4.1+1.7+2.3
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Biglerville skews older: half of its residents are older than 46.5, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Biglerville

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–109.1%10.5%12.3%
2010–1410.0%10.6%12.3%
2015–197.9%10.5%11.6%
2020–247.4%10.7%11.6%
Change−1.7 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Biglerville: 7.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Biglerville

Renters in Biglerville

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1020.5%29.0%33.3%
2010–1424.0%30.5%35.6%
2015–1916.7%31.1%36.0%
2020–2419.6%30.7%34.8%
Change−0.9 pts+1.7 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 19.6% of households in Biglerville rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About four in ten owners (41.0%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Biglerville

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–106.1%10.3%11.4%
2010–1410.5%10.5%11.4%
2015–197.3%10.7%11.1%
2020–2410.4%9.1%9.6%
Change+4.3 pts−1.2 pts−1.8 pts
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About as many homes sit empty in Biglerville as nationally: 10.4%, against 9.6%.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Biglerville

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–10196719631974
2010–14197019641975
2015–19197319651977
2020–24197519671980
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Housing in Biglerville leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in Pennsylvania overall, where the median home dates to 1967.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Biglerville

Rent, per month
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–10$707$829$965
2010–14$869$923$1,040
2015–19$906$1,039$1,213
2020–24$973$1,323$1,571
Change+$266+$494+$606
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Rent in Biglerville runs $973 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 31.3% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Biglerville

Bachelor's degrees in Biglerville

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1018.6%27.2%28.4%
2010–1419.7%28.7%29.6%
2015–1921.8%31.8%32.1%
2020–2423.6%35.6%35.6%
Change+5.0 pts+8.3 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Biglerville: 23.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Biglerville

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1085.6%87.3%84.9%
2010–1487.1%88.8%86.1%
2015–1987.8%90.3%87.7%
2020–2490.5%91.8%89.3%
Change+4.9 pts+4.5 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Biglerville is close to the national rate: 90.5% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Biglerville

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodBiglervillePennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–104.7%7.5%8.1%
2010–145.6%8.8%9.4%
2015–192.7%5.5%5.6%
2020–243.7%5.4%5.4%
Change−0.9 pts−2.1 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Biglerville runs below the national rate: 3.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Biglerville compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Biglerville2.4246.57.4%19.6%10.4%1975$97323.6%90.5%3.7%
Arendtsville2.5941.07.1%28.3%12.0%1948$89538.4%97.3%0.2%
Mummasburg2.3547.65.8%18.6%7.7%1968$1,19428.9%95.1%2.1%
Table Rock2.4743.713.0%22.2%10.7%1970$84914.5%85.9%7.0%
Bendersville3.1034.69.4%10.9%1.6%1976$1,25813.7%89.4%6.5%
Aspers2.7541.57.4%15.3%7.9%1981$1,07617.9%88.4%4.4%
McKnightstown1.9852.08.8%10.9%6.1%1957$1,55327.1%98.4%0.0%
Cashtown2.8742.419.6%27.1%8.2%1974$69233.0%92.2%0.0%
Center Mills2.6244.27.6%20.8%9.3%1980$87219.9%87.6%3.0%
Mount Tabor2.9438.57.6%12.1%4.5%1978$1,12416.5%89.6%5.2%
Heidlersburg2.5554.24.3%22.6%6.8%1976$1,36140.1%91.8%0.5%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Biglerville. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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