Lancaster vs Lithopolis

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

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

Lancaster has the higher population (40,902 vs 2,344 in Lithopolis). Lithopolis has the higher median household income ($109,219 vs $54,901 in Lancaster). Lithopolis has the higher median home value ($308,500 vs $180,200 in Lancaster).

Population, income & housing

	Lancaster	Lithopolis
Population	40,902	2,344
Median age	36.9 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,901	$109,219
Median home value	$180,200	$308,500
Median gross rent	$999	$1,506
Housing units	18,153	771
Homeownership rate	56.9%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lancaster	Lithopolis
Population	40,159 → 40,902 (+1.9%)	1,954 → 2,344 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$43,720 → $54,901 (+25.6%)	$74,010 → $109,219 (+47.6%)
Median home value	$125,900 → $180,200 (+43.1%)	$215,600 → $308,500 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $999 (+25.3%)	$918 → $1,506 (+64.1%)

Lancaster

Population

40,15940,902

Median household income

$43,720$54,901

Median home value

$125,900$180,200

Median gross rent

$797$999

Lithopolis

Population

1,9542,344

Median household income

$74,010$109,219

Median home value

$215,600$308,500

Median gross rent

$918$1,506

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lancaster	Lithopolis
Under 5	6.5%	10.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	24.4%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	8.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	5.3%
75 and over	8.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lancaster	Lithopolis
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	79.2%
Black or African American	1.7%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lancaster	Lithopolis
No high school diploma	7.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	41.4%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lancaster	Lithopolis
Drove alone	79.0%	75.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	8.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	2.8%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	13.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lancaster	Lithopolis
1-unit, detached	68.4%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Lancaster	Lithopolis
Poverty rate	14.8%	6.6%
Average household size	2.38	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1962	2004