Lancaster

Population: 618
Median household income: $47,361
Median home value: $137,500

Lancaster, a community in Schuyler County, Missouri, has 618 residents. Its median household income of $47,361 runs below the Schuyler County figure of $56,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lancaster's population declined 23.7% from 810 to 618, while its median home value rose 105.2% from $67,000 to $137,500.

Households average 2.93 people. The median gross rent is $388.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 618
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,361
Median home value: $137,500
Median gross rent: $388
Housing units: 308
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

810618

Median household income

$33,750$47,361

Median home value

$67,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$453$388

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	810	$33,750	$67,000	$453
2020	794	$27,375	$74,300	$421
2021	590	$33,375	$90,500	$494
2022	499	$29,063	$106,300	$419
2023	618	$47,361	$137,500	$388

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2414.1%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	10.5%
5 to 17	72	11.7%
18 to 24	87	14.1%
25 to 34	114	18.4%
35 to 44	32	5.2%
45 to 54	40	6.5%
55 to 64	122	19.7%
65 to 74	49	7.9%
75 and over	37	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	574	92.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	2.5%
High school graduate	171	43.4%
Some college or associate's	137	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	56	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone92.8%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	218	92.8%
Carpooled	10	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	40.5%
15 to 29 min	54	23.3%
30 to 44 min	67	28.9%
45 to 59 min	9	3.9%
60+ min	8	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 22.6% (138 of 610)

	Count	Share
Family households	122	57.8%
Nonfamily households	89	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	211	68.5%
Vacant	97	31.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	150	71.1%
Renter-occupied	61	28.9%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	239	77.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	28	9.1%
5 to 19 units	27	8.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2940610
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5263, -92.5317