Lancaster

Population: 57,683
Median household income: $63,421
Median home value: $203,700

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster is a community with a population of 57,683. At $63,421, its median household income sits below Lancaster County's $83,703.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lancaster's population declined 2.9% from 59,433 to 57,683, while its median home value rose 77.7% from $114,600 to $203,700.

10.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57,683
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,421
Median home value: $203,700
Median gross rent: $1,177
Housing units: 22,285
Homeownership rate: 47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,43357,683

Median household income

$45,514$63,421

Median home value

$114,600$203,700

Median gross rent

$866$1,177

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,433	$45,514	$114,600	$866
2020	59,321	$49,628	$127,500	$920
2021	58,034	$54,145	$145,300	$995
2022	57,970	$61,014	$179,500	$1,084
2023	57,683	$63,421	$203,700	$1,177

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2414.8%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,760	6.5%
5 to 17	8,744	15.2%
18 to 24	8,528	14.8%
25 to 34	10,565	18.3%
35 to 44	8,253	14.3%
45 to 54	6,074	10.5%
55 to 64	5,857	10.2%
65 to 74	3,941	6.8%
75 and over	1,961	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,053	38.2%
Black or African American	7,016	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.0%
Asian	1,601	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	0.1%
Some other race	229	0.4%
Two or more races	2,032	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,703	42.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,548	17.9%
High school graduate	12,259	33.4%
Some college or associate's	7,895	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,497	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,452	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone62.0%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit4.4%

Walked10.9%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,648	62.0%
Carpooled	3,043	10.7%
Public transit	1,244	4.4%
Walked	3,090	10.9%
Bicycle	249	0.9%
Worked from home	2,638	9.3%
Other means	548	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,317	32.2%
15 to 29 min	9,316	36.1%
30 to 44 min	5,146	19.9%
45 to 59 min	1,359	5.3%
60+ min	1,684	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 20.7% (11,137 of 53,863)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,956	56.3%
Nonfamily households	9,287	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,243	95.3%
Vacant	1,042	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,088	47.5%
Renter-occupied	11,155	52.5%

1-unit, detached10.6%

1-unit, attached52.6%

2 to 4 units17.7%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,362	10.6%
1-unit, attached	11,731	52.6%
2 to 4 units	3,940	17.7%
5 to 19 units	2,223	10.0%
20 or more units	1,987	8.9%
Mobile home & other	42	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4241216
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 40.0421, -76.3010