Lancaster vs University at Buffalo

A side-by-side comparison of Lancaster and University at Buffalo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lancaster has the higher population (10,127 vs 6,776 in University at Buffalo). Since 2019, University at Buffalo's population has grown faster (+9.8% vs -0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Lancaster	University at Buffalo
Population	10,127	6,776
Median age	47.5 yrs	19.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,902	—
Median home value	$186,300	—
Median gross rent	$839	$1,438
Housing units	5,328	309
Homeownership rate	73.5%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	97.3%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lancaster	University at Buffalo
Population	10,144 → 10,127 (-0.2%)	6,174 → 6,776 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$54,875 → $63,902 (+16.5%)	$11,957 → $22,083 (+84.7%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $186,300 (+50.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$761 → $839 (+10.2%)	$1,178 → $1,438 (+22.1%)

Lancaster

Population

10,14410,127

Median household income

$54,875$63,902

Median home value

$123,700$186,300

Median gross rent

$761$839

University at Buffalo

Population

6,1746,776

Median household income

$11,957$22,083

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,438

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lancaster	University at Buffalo
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	3.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	91.3%
25 to 34	13.8%	2.5%
35 to 44	9.8%	0.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	2.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	0.0%
75 and over	9.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lancaster	University at Buffalo
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	53.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%
Asian	0.2%	19.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lancaster	University at Buffalo
No high school diploma	5.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	2.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	81.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lancaster	University at Buffalo
Drove alone	83.0%	45.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	7.7%
Walked	2.5%	32.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.6%	9.5%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lancaster	University at Buffalo
1-unit, detached	61.5%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	25.0%	40.1%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	51.8%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lancaster	University at Buffalo
Poverty rate	5.1%	40.9%
Average household size	1.98	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1952	2004