Lancaster vs White Stone

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

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

White Stone has the higher population (355 vs 22 in Lancaster). Since 2019, White Stone's population has grown faster (+35.0% vs -61.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Lancaster	White Stone
Population	22	355
Median age	35.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,795
Median home value	—	$182,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,004
Housing units	0	214
Homeownership rate	—	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	—	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lancaster	White Stone
Population	57 → 22 (-61.4%)	263 → 355 (+35.0%)
Median household income	—	$33,542 → $50,795 (+51.4%)
Median home value	—	$128,100 → $182,600 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,004 (+5.7%)

Lancaster

Population

5722

White Stone

Population

263355

Median household income

$33,542$50,795

Median home value

$128,100$182,600

Median gross rent

$950$1,004

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lancaster	White Stone
Under 5	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	40.9%	16.6%
35 to 44	40.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.8%
75 and over	0.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lancaster	White Stone
White (non-Hispanic)	59.1%	56.9%
Black or African American	36.4%	37.5%
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%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lancaster	White Stone
No high school diploma	25.0%	19.2%
High school graduate	65.0%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lancaster	White Stone
Drove alone	—	89.9%
Carpooled	—	2.4%
Public transit	—	0.6%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	4.1%
Other means	—	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lancaster	White Stone
1-unit, detached	—	75.2%
1-unit, attached	—	0.9%
2 to 4 units	—	10.7%
5 to 19 units	—	7.9%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Lancaster	White Stone
Poverty rate	—	8.5%
Average household size	—	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	—	1974