Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $182,682.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,173 (lower quartile is $742, upper quartile is $1,623)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,159
Median gross rent in Lancaster, MA in 2022: $1,389
Housing units in Lancaster with a mortgage: 1,059 (59 second mortgage, 164 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 374
In family households: 644,137 (138,415 male householders, 64,187 female householders)
151,406 spouses, 234,038 children (220,335 natural, 5,096 adopted, 8,607 stepchildren), 11,080 grandchildren, 6,742 brothers or sisters, 7,870 parents, foster children, 7,297 other relatives, 18,119 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 127,370 (47,312 male householders (35,337 living alone)), 53,166 female householders (44,100 living alone)), 26,892 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 27,045 (11,315 institutionalized population)
135,695 married couples with children.
42,745 single-parent households (8,218 men, 34,527 women).
84.0% of residents of Lancaster speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 926 (10.9%)
(68.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lancaster, Massachusetts
581995 to March 2000
601990 to 1994
531985 to 1989
561980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
131970 to 1974
491965 to 1969
166Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 1,338 (15.4%)
Irish: 1,329 (15.3%)
Italian: 985 (11.4%)
United States: 940 (10.8%)
English: 921 (10.6%)
French: 703 (8.1%)
German: 444 (5.1%)
French Canadian: 348 (4.0%)
Scottish: 240 (2.8%)
West Indian: 240 (2.8%)
Polish: 231 (2.7%)
Greek: 163 (1.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 153 (1.8%)
Portuguese: 143 (1.7%)
Swedish: 128 (1.5%)
Dutch: 126 (1.5%)
Welsh: 53 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African: 48 (0.6%)
Russian: 47 (0.5%)
Hungarian: 32 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 24 (0.3%)
Lithuanian: 22 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 8 (0.09%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Jamaica
Lancaster:
12.7% (58)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,808)
Germany
Lancaster:
10.3% (47)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Canada
Lancaster:
10.1% (46)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Dominican Republic
Lancaster:
8.8% (40)
Massachusetts:
6.0% (46,744)
United Kingdom
Lancaster:
7.5% (34)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Brazil
Lancaster:
6.4% (29)
Massachusetts:
4.7% (36,669)
Other Eastern Europe
Lancaster:
5.3% (24)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
Netherlands
Lancaster:
3.7% (17)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,470)
France
Lancaster:
3.5% (16)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (5,895)
Japan
Lancaster:
3.5% (16)
Massachusetts:
1.1% (8,682)
Other Central America
Lancaster:
3.5% (16)
Massachusetts:
0.1% (400)
Haiti
Lancaster:
3.3% (15)
Massachusetts:
4.4% (33,862)
Hungary
Lancaster:
2.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,710)
Cuba
Lancaster:
2.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,868)
Honduras
Lancaster:
2.6% (12)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (6,023)
Laos
Lancaster:
2.4% (11)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (3,048)
Other Western Africa
Lancaster:
2.4% (11)
Massachusetts:
2.6% (20,299)
Other Caribbean
Lancaster:
2.4% (11)
Massachusetts:
0.6% (4,539)
Belarus
Lancaster:
1.8% (8)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,530)
Iran
Lancaster:
1.8% (8)
Massachusetts:
0.6% (4,416)
Mexico
Lancaster:
1.5% (7)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,867)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,731
Other state: 1,902
Northeast: 1,114
Midwest: 212
South: 448
West: 128
62% of Lancaster residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 125
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 161
11th grade: 148
12th grade, no diploma: 51
High school graduate (or equivalency): 846
Less than 1 year of college: 176
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 323
Associate degree: 100
Bachelor's degree: 453
Master's degree: 248
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 19
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 52
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 458
Less than 1 year of college: 193
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 232
Associate degree: 229
Bachelor's degree: 490
Master's degree: 185
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 9
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,674
One, attached: 71
Two: 89
3 or 4: 148
5 to 9: 119
20 to 49: 10
50 or more: 30
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%