Colebrook vs Lancaster

A side-by-side comparison of Colebrook and Lancaster: population, income, housing, and more.

Colebrook and Lancaster are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lancaster has the higher population (2,264 vs 1,143 in Colebrook). Lancaster has the higher median household income ($92,525 vs $43,125 in Colebrook). Lancaster has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $151,700 in Colebrook).

Population, income & housing

	Colebrook	Lancaster
Population	1,143	2,264
Median age	53.9 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,125	$92,525
Median home value	$151,700	$182,900
Median gross rent	$740	$872
Housing units	704	1,027
Homeownership rate	56.0%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colebrook	Lancaster
Population	998 → 1,143 (+14.5%)	1,797 → 2,264 (+26.0%)
Median household income	$38,438 → $43,125 (+12.2%)	$56,836 → $92,525 (+62.8%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $151,700 (+62.6%)	$126,900 → $182,900 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $740 (+8.8%)	$782 → $872 (+11.5%)

Colebrook

Population

9981,143

Median household income

$38,438$43,125

Median home value

$93,300$151,700

Median gross rent

$680$740

Lancaster

Population

1,7972,264

Median household income

$56,836$92,525

Median home value

$126,900$182,900

Median gross rent

$782$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colebrook	Lancaster
Under 5	3.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	8.0%	15.2%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	19.7%
35 to 44	5.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	18.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	20.6%	13.0%
65 to 74	18.6%	8.2%
75 and over	10.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colebrook	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colebrook	Lancaster
No high school diploma	15.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colebrook	Lancaster
Drove alone	75.0%	78.3%
Carpooled	16.4%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	10.0%
Other means	5.2%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colebrook	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	34.8%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	27.0%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	5.4%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Colebrook	Lancaster
Poverty rate	15.1%	14.1%
Average household size	1.88	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1957	1938