Depew vs Lancaster

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

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

Depew has the higher population (15,065 vs 10,127 in Lancaster). Depew has the higher median household income ($75,226 vs $63,902 in Lancaster). Lancaster has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $180,800 in Depew).

Population, income & housing

	Depew	Lancaster
Population	15,065	10,127
Median age	41.4 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,226	$63,902
Median home value	$180,800	$186,300
Median gross rent	$1,048	$839
Housing units	6,994	5,328
Homeownership rate	76.1%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Depew	Lancaster
Population	15,102 → 15,065 (-0.2%)	10,144 → 10,127 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$58,458 → $75,226 (+28.7%)	$54,875 → $63,902 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $180,800 (+50.4%)	$123,700 → $186,300 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,048 (+23.7%)	$761 → $839 (+10.2%)

Depew

Population

15,10215,065

Median household income

$58,458$75,226

Median home value

$120,200$180,800

Median gross rent

$847$1,048

Lancaster

Population

10,14410,127

Median household income

$54,875$63,902

Median home value

$123,700$186,300

Median gross rent

$761$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Depew	Lancaster
Under 5	4.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.7%	11.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	16.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	13.1%
75 and over	6.6%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Depew	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	96.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Depew	Lancaster
No high school diploma	5.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	35.5%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Depew	Lancaster
Drove alone	83.2%	83.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Depew	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	68.5%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	25.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Depew	Lancaster
Poverty rate	8.3%	5.1%
Average household size	2.25	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1961	1952