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Octorara Area School District

Octorara Area School District is a unified school district in Pennsylvania with a community population of 18,883. The median household income is $95,942 and the median age is 35.0.

18,883

Population

238

People / sq mi

$95,942

Median Income

35.0

Median Age

Octorara Area School District covers 79 sq mi of land at 237.8 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White79.7%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian51.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$95,942

Median Household Income

$39,972

Per Capita Income

6.8%

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$344,500

Median Home Value

$1,169

Median Rent

76.0%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

85.9%

High School+

27.6%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Octorara Area School District serves a community with a population of 18,883 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Pennsylvania.

The median household income in Octorara Area School District is $95,942, with a per capita income of $39,972. The poverty rate is 6.8%.

Octorara Area School District is 79.7% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 51.0% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Octorara Area School District, 85.9% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 27.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Octorara Area School District is $344,500, with a median rent of $1,169. The homeownership rate is 76.0%.

Data for Octorara Area School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4218030).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.