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Lancaster, PA
Demographic Data



Lancaster Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lancaster Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

57,453

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.8%
5 - 17:
16.4%
18 - 24:
13.8%
25 - 34:
18.8%
35 - 54:
24.4%
55 - 64:
10.5%
Over 65 Years:
9.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.9%
7.9%
83.9%
83.9%
27.4%
27.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lancaster
USA
$28,653
$28,653
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Lancaster
USA
$61,014
$61,014
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Transportation
Administration
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Finance
Arts
Wholesale
Public Service
16.7%
16.7%
14.5%
14.5%
13.3%
13.3%
9.4%
9.4%
7.9%
7.9%
5.2%
5.2%
5.1%
5.1%
4.6%
4.6%
4.4%
4.4%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
39.4%
39.4%
38.9%
38.9%
14.1%
14.1%
4.8%
4.8%
2.7%
2.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Swiss
Polish
African
Scottish
Other Subsaharan African
French
European
Welsh
Haitian
Scots-Irish
Jamaican
Dutch
British
Swedish
Ethiopian
Pennsylvania German
16.2%
16.2%
6.5%
6.5%
5.0%
5.0%
4.0%
4.0%
2.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
French
Vietnamese
French Creole
Chinese
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
Korean
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Native American languages
Tagalog
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Russian
Italian
Arabic
Hungarian
67.9%
67.9%
26.7%
26.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lancaster Residents

12.8%

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