8.9% of Lake Meade workers work remotely from home, against 12% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns. Most people who work leave Lake Meade to do it: just 2% work in town. Also worth knowing: the town’s average commute is 33 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.

2%work in town

	Lake Meade	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	33 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$115,000	$81,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	3.5%	7.6%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	2.2%	6.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Lake Meade2%

Hanover6%

West Manchester Township5%

Reading Township3%

Penn Township3%

16 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Lake Meade

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here54 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Lake Meade Commute times33 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Lake Meade faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Lake Meade’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 29 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 67% come from inland flooding and 12% from hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.

29risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanes

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Lake Meade brings four seasons and pleasant summers

The range runs from 22° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°

Spring40–63°

Summer62–84°

Fall44–65°

Oct 27

typical first frost

Apr 15

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 22°Rain & snow29″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall

31% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 35% across Pennsylvania. Children under 18 are 13% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (20% statewide). Lake Meade’s median age stands at 53.5 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years).

53.5median age · PA 40.9

	Lake Meade	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Median age	53.5 years	43.2 years	40.5 years
Under 18	13%	20%	22%
Aged 65 or older	26%	21%	18%

Lake MeadePennsylvaniaUnited States

PAU.S.

Ages · share of residents

22%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%

High school32%

Some college19%

Associate’s14%

Bachelor’s21%

Graduate9%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Lake Meade
	Lake Meade	PA	U.S.
Under 10	6.5%	10.8%	11.6%
10 to 17	6.9%	9.7%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	9%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	13%	13.7%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	22.1%	13.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	15.5%	11.4%	10.2%
75 and older	10.5%	8.1%	7%
No diploma	4.4%	7.9%	10.4%
High school	32.4%	32.9%	26%
Some college	19.1%	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s	13.5%	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	21.4%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate	9.3%	14.3%	14.1%

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Ages53.5 median age · 26% are 65 or older Schooling31% have a four-year degree Homes97% own their home · Homeowners Income$115K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points

Health

How healthy Lake Meade is

On the CDC’s 26 measures, Lake Meade is ahead of Pennsylvania on 5 and behind on 1. The share of adults in Lake Meade who report frequent mental distress: 15%. 15% of adults in Lake Meade say their health is fair or poor; 21% get no exercise outside work.

	Lake Meade	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	16%	17%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	15%	19%	19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	21%	24%	25%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	12%	14%	14%