Lancaster vs Weems

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

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

Weems has the higher population (259 vs 22 in Lancaster). Since 2019, Weems's population has grown faster (+10.2% vs -61.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Lancaster	Weems
Population	22	259
Median age	35.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Housing units	0	136
Homeownership rate	—	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	62.6%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lancaster	Weems
Population	57 → 22 (-61.4%)	235 → 259 (+10.2%)
Median household income	—	$60,625 → $51,094 (-15.7%)
Median home value	—	$223,000 → $211,700 (-5.1%)

Lancaster

Population

5722

Weems

Population

235259

Median household income

$60,625$51,094

Median home value

$223,000$211,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lancaster	Weems
Under 5	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	24.3%
18 to 24	9.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	40.9%	11.6%
35 to 44	40.9%	18.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.7%
75 and over	0.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lancaster	Weems
White (non-Hispanic)	59.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	36.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lancaster	Weems
No high school diploma	25.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	65.0%	4.7%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	46.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lancaster	Weems
Drove alone	—	85.8%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	14.2%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lancaster	Weems
1-unit, detached	—	100.0%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lancaster	Weems
Poverty rate	—	2.7%
Average household size	—	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	—	1959