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Lykens, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Lykens is a Census borough of 1,878 people across 1.22 square miles of land, in Dauphin County. Median household income is $73,318, 61.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lykens
What Lykens is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.22 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,540 plus or minus 328
- County holding the largest share of its areaDauphin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lykens
- Population1,878 plus or minus 400
- Median age44.1
- Population under 18419 plus or minus 128
- Share under 1822.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over328 plus or minus 79
- Share 65 and over17.5 percent
- Households828 plus or minus 188
- Family households446
- Share of households that are families53.9 percent plus or minus 15.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lykens
- Median household income$73,318 plus or minus $16,251
- Per capita income$33,559
- Civilian labor force898 plus or minus 215
- Employed865 plus or minus 226
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over1,387 plus or minus 289
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lykens
- Housing units970
- Occupied units828 plus or minus 188
- Vacant units142 plus or minus 81
- Vacancy rate14.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied509
- Renter occupied319 plus or minus 172
- Ownership rate61.5 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,300 plus or minus $24,691
- Median gross rent, monthly$804 plus or minus $702
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Single family units778 plus or minus 188
- Share single family80.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more154 plus or minus 69
- Share in buildings of two or more15.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lykens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute696 plus or minus 215
- Commuting under 15 minutes161 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more266 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.2 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone50.2 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Carpooled24.4 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home19.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Lykens
- NFIP communityBorough of Lykens
- NFIP community number420386
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12
The Borough of Lykens participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420386 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dauphin County, not Lykens
Dauphin County context, not Lykens figures
- Establishments in Dauphin County6,951
- Covered employment, Dauphin County190,296
- Average annual pay, Dauphin County$68,012
- Housing units permitted, Dauphin County499
Every figure in this section is published for Dauphin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lykens.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lykens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lykens, Pennsylvania?
1,878, in 828 households. Lykens borough covers 1.22 square miles of land, which is 1,540 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lykens in?
Dauphin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lykens?
$73,318. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,300. Median gross rent is $804 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lykens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lykens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lykens, borough of, community 420386, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lykens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dauphin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lykens.
Is zoning published for Lykens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.