Lancaster

Population: 170,013
Median household income: $76,083
Median home value: $409,100

Lancaster is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 170,013 residents. The median household income of $76,083 is below the Los Angeles County median ($87,760).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lancaster's population grew 6.9% from 159,028 to 170,013, while its median home value rose 56.5% from $261,400 to $409,100.

74.8% of workers drive to work alone. 70.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 170,013
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $76,083
Median home value: $409,100
Median gross rent: $1,696
Housing units: 55,045
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

159,028170,013

Median household income

$55,237$76,083

Median home value

$261,400$409,100

Median gross rent

$1,215$1,696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	159,028	$55,237	$261,400	$1,215
2020	157,697	$58,413	$280,300	$1,274
2021	171,820	$61,454	$303,400	$1,384
2022	171,465	$71,367	$368,800	$1,576
2023	170,013	$76,083	$409,100	$1,696

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,959	5.9%
5 to 17	36,282	21.3%
18 to 24	16,080	9.5%
25 to 34	24,365	14.3%
35 to 44	23,115	13.6%
45 to 54	19,481	11.5%
55 to 64	20,380	12.0%
65 to 74	13,194	7.8%
75 and over	7,157	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,470	24.4%
Black or African American	35,707	21.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	188	0.1%
Asian	6,637	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	300	0.2%
Some other race	1,100	0.6%
Two or more races	6,584	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78,027	45.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,390	18.0%
High school graduate	31,835	29.6%
Some college or associate's	34,829	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13,660	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,978	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	48,194	74.8%
Carpooled	7,297	11.3%
Public transit	862	1.3%
Walked	777	1.2%
Bicycle	285	0.4%
Worked from home	6,073	9.4%
Other means	927	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,982	27.4%
15 to 29 min	21,940	37.6%
30 to 44 min	4,910	8.4%
45 to 59 min	4,773	8.2%
60+ min	10,737	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 15.5% (25,377 of 164,162)

	Count	Share
Family households	37,811	72.5%
Nonfamily households	14,372	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52,183	94.8%
Vacant	2,862	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,484	58.4%
Renter-occupied	21,699	41.6%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,708	70.3%
1-unit, attached	910	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2,614	4.7%
5 to 19 units	4,520	8.2%
20 or more units	4,413	8.0%
Mobile home & other	3,880	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0640130
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 94 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 34.6936, -118.1753

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