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Lima, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Lima is a Census CDP of 2,812 people across 1.47 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $76,932, 32.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lima
What Lima is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.47 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,913
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware 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.
Lima
How many people live in Lima
- Population2,812
- Median age70.9
- Population under 18285 plus or minus 119
- Share under 1810.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over1,553
- Share 65 and over55.2 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Households1,066
- Family households472 plus or minus 166
- Share of households that are families44.3 percent plus or minus 13.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lima
Income and work in Lima
- Median household income$76,932
- Per capita income$48,071
- Civilian labor force650 plus or minus 270
- Employed585 plus or minus 253
- Unemployed65 plus or minus 100
- Unemployment rate10.0 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Adults 25 and over2,361
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lima
Housing in Lima
- Housing units1,183
- Occupied units1,066
- Vacant units117 plus or minus 113
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied346 plus or minus 115
- Renter occupied720 plus or minus 162
- Ownership rate32.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$396,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,000 plus or minus $949
- Annual rent as a share of median income46.8 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Single family units277 plus or minus 108
- Share single family23.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Units in buildings of two or more906 plus or minus 208
- Share in buildings of two or more76.6 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lima
How Lima gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute461 plus or minus 231
- Commuting under 15 minutes128 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more227 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.2 percent
- Drove alone70.4 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport3.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home21.2 percent plus or minus 14.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delaware County, not Lima
Delaware County context, not Lima figures
- Establishments in Delaware County13,165
- Covered employment, Delaware County218,536
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$73,172
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County281
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lima.
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.
Coverage
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
Lima questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lima, Pennsylvania?
2,812, in 1,066 households. Lima CDP covers 1.47 square miles of land, which is 1,913 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lima in?
Delaware 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 Lima?
$76,932. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $396,300. Median gross rent is $3,000 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Lima figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware 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 Lima.
Is zoning published for Lima?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.