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Blue Ball, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Blue Ball is a Census CDP of 1,284 people across 1.19 square miles of land, in Lancaster County. Median household income is $98,727, 48.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blue Ball
What Blue Ball is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.19 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,075 plus or minus 286
- County holding the largest share of its areaLancaster 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 Blue Ball
- Population1,284 plus or minus 342
- Median age32.4
- Population under 18265 plus or minus 122
- Share under 1820.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over102 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over7.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households496 plus or minus 140
- Family households340 plus or minus 114
- Share of households that are families68.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blue Ball
- Median household income$98,727 plus or minus $25,888
- Per capita income$47,152 plus or minus $16,186
- Civilian labor force742 plus or minus 204
- Employed742 plus or minus 204
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over878 plus or minus 242
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blue Ball
- Housing units564 plus or minus 179
- Occupied units496 plus or minus 140
- Vacant units68 plus or minus 109
- Vacancy rate12.1 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Owner occupied242 plus or minus 115
- Renter occupied254 plus or minus 93
- Ownership rate48.8 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$247,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,187
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units504 plus or minus 176
- Share single family89.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more60 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blue Ball gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute696 plus or minus 214
- Commuting under 15 minutes285 plus or minus 166
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.9 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more190 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.3 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Drove alone83.8 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Blue Ball (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,255,000
- Average approval$1,255,000
- Median approval$1,255,000
- Largest approval$1,255,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Ball, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lancaster County, not Blue Ball
Lancaster County context, not Blue Ball figures
- Establishments in Lancaster County13,776
- Covered employment, Lancaster County252,045
- Average annual pay, Lancaster County$59,966
- Housing units permitted, Lancaster County1,184
Every figure in this section is published for Lancaster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blue Ball.
All Lancaster County figures →
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
Blue Ball questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blue Ball, Pennsylvania?
1,284, in 496 households. Blue Ball CDP covers 1.19 square miles of land, which is 1,075 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blue Ball in?
Lancaster 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 Blue Ball?
$98,727. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $247,800. Median gross rent is $1,187 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 Blue Ball figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lancaster 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 Blue Ball.
Is zoning published for Blue Ball?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.