Coppell vs Lancaster

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

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

Coppell has the higher population (42,029 vs 40,753 in Lancaster). Coppell has the higher median household income ($139,227 vs $67,584 in Lancaster). Coppell has the higher median home value ($525,300 vs $229,900 in Lancaster).

Population, income & housing

	Coppell	Lancaster
Population	42,029	40,753
Median age	40.5 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$139,227	$67,584
Median home value	$525,300	$229,900
Median gross rent	$1,851	$1,627
Housing units	15,974	15,362
Homeownership rate	69.1%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.1%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coppell	Lancaster
Population	41,645 → 42,029 (+0.9%)	39,214 → 40,753 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$122,340 → $139,227 (+13.8%)	$57,259 → $67,584 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$388,800 → $525,300 (+35.1%)	$136,700 → $229,900 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,450 → $1,851 (+27.7%)	$1,074 → $1,627 (+51.5%)

Coppell

Population

41,64542,029

Median household income

$122,340$139,227

Median home value

$388,800$525,300

Median gross rent

$1,450$1,851

Lancaster

Population

39,21440,753

Median household income

$57,259$67,584

Median home value

$136,700$229,900

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coppell	Lancaster
Under 5	5.8%	9.0%
5 to 17	21.1%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	16.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.1%
75 and over	3.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coppell	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	9.6%
Black or African American	4.9%	63.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	29.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	23.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coppell	Lancaster
No high school diploma	3.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	10.4%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	31.2%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coppell	Lancaster
Drove alone	65.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	12.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	28.4%	7.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coppell	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	71.9%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	6.7%
20 or more units	7.6%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Coppell	Lancaster
Poverty rate	4.0%	14.4%
Average household size	2.70	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1993	1990