Lancaster

Population: 40,902
Median household income: $54,901
Median home value: $180,200

Lancaster, a community in Fairfield County, Ohio, has 40,902 residents. The median household income of $54,901 is below the Fairfield County median ($87,069).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lancaster's population grew 1.9% from 40,159 to 40,902, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $125,900 to $180,200.

The median resident is 36.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,902
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,901
Median home value: $180,200
Median gross rent: $999
Housing units: 18,153
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,15940,902

Median household income

$43,720$54,901

Median home value

$125,900$180,200

Median gross rent

$797$999

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,159	$43,720	$125,900	$797
2020	40,438	$44,794	$131,700	$835
2021	40,360	$50,994	$141,300	$887
2022	40,616	$52,716	$163,900	$950
2023	40,902	$54,901	$180,200	$999

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,642	6.5%
5 to 17	6,881	16.8%
18 to 24	3,690	9.0%
25 to 34	6,143	15.0%
35 to 44	4,840	11.8%
45 to 54	4,604	11.3%
55 to 64	4,488	11.0%
65 to 74	3,995	9.8%
75 and over	3,619	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,102	90.7%
Black or African American	695	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.0%
Asian	290	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	43	0.1%
Some other race	31	0.1%
Two or more races	1,506	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,216	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,165	7.8%
High school graduate	11,469	41.4%
Some college or associate's	8,144	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,652	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,259	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,220	79.0%
Carpooled	1,569	8.7%
Public transit	22	0.1%
Walked	496	2.8%
Bicycle	107	0.6%
Worked from home	1,378	7.7%
Other means	216	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,127	36.8%
15 to 29 min	3,320	20.0%
30 to 44 min	3,785	22.8%
45 to 59 min	1,958	11.8%
60+ min	1,440	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 14.8% (5,861 of 39,497)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,137	60.5%
Nonfamily households	6,621	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,758	92.3%
Vacant	1,395	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,535	56.9%
Renter-occupied	7,223	43.1%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,416	68.4%
1-unit, attached	803	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2,509	13.8%
5 to 19 units	1,621	8.9%
20 or more units	703	3.9%
Mobile home & other	101	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3941720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 39.7252, -82.6052