Lancaster, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Lancaster. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Lancaster, New York main profile, New York, New York smaller cities, New York small towns, New York forum, All US cities. Total population: 11,065 (All urban) Houses: 4,908 (4,726 occupied: 3,268 owner occupied, 1,458 renter occupied) % of renters here: 31% State: 27% Housing density: 1823 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $480,807. Median contract rent in 2009: $478 (lower quartile is $400, upper quartile is $608) Median gross rent in Lancaster, NY in 2009: $641 Housing units in Lancaster with a mortgage: 1,782 (100 second mortgage, 433 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,078 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $71,150 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $42,250 Median monthly housing costs: $806 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - Hispanic or Latino Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Lancaster, New York on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Lancaster NY - New Homes in old wetlands  (2 replies) buying a house and living in Lockport or Lancaster  (17 replies) The beautiful houses of Buffalo...mostly made of wood?  (15 replies) Need help finding a house rental  (13 replies) Lancaster Opera Theatre House  (5 replies) lancaster area for real estate  (19 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $108,845 (it was $86,100 in 2000) Lancaster: $108,845 New York: $306,000 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,769 - $144,096 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $164,211 Here: $164,211 State: $343,827 Townhouses or other attached units: $118,951 Here: $118,951 State: $484,742 In 2-unit structures: $308,950 Here: $308,950 State: $460,134 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,674 Here: $68,674 State: $569,159 Mobile homes: $10,242 Here: $10,242 State: $40,766 Household type by relationship: Households: 11,038 In family households: 9,027 (2,269 male householders, 708 female householders) 2,401 spouses, 3,205 children (3,082 natural, 28 adopted, 95 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 76 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 70 other relatives, 129 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,011 (716 male householders (564 living alone)), 1,045 female householders (993 living alone)), 250 nonrelatives In group quarters: 150 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,327 2-persons, 673 3-persons, 632 4-persons, 245 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,557 1-person, 177 2-persons, 27 3-persons. 1,870 married couples with children. 520 single-parent households (104 men, 416 women). 95.1% of residents of Lancaster speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). 3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well). Foreign born population: 168 (1.5%) (75.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Lancaster, NY: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 3 $25,000 to $29,999: 3 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 4 $40,000 to $49,999: 9 $50,000 to $59,999: 2 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 7 $80,000 to $89,999: 41 $90,000 to $99,999: 53 $100,000 to $124,999: 173 $125,000 to $149,999: 451 $150,000 to $174,999: 744 $175,000 to $199,999: 858 $200,000 to $249,999: 663 $250,000 to $299,999: 155 $300,000 to $399,999: 46 $400,000 to $499,999: 14 $500,000 to $749,999: 3 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Lancaster: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 26 $250 to $299: 29 $300 to $349: 11 $350 to $399: 76 $400 to $449: 78 $450 to $499: 68 $500 to $549: 85 $550 to $599: 130 $600 to $649: 174 $650 to $699: 97 $700 to $749: 112 $750 to $799: 96 $800 to $899: 159 $900 to $999: 88 $1,000 to $1,249: 49 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 12 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 14

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.2%
Number of people working at home: 46 (0.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 238 5 to 9 minutes: 634 10 to 14 minutes: 905 15 to 19 minutes: 973 20 to 24 minutes: 880 25 to 29 minutes: 543 30 to 34 minutes: 865 35 to 39 minutes: 158 40 to 44 minutes: 168 45 to 59 minutes: 102 60 to 89 minutes: 75 90 or more minutes: 46

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,957 (88%) Carpooled: 399 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Bicycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 135 (2%) Other means: 61 (1%) Worked at home: 46 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 349 $10,000 to $14,999: 406 $15,000 to $19,999: 343 $20,000 to $24,999: 359 $25,000 to $29,999: 299 $30,000 to $34,999: 331 $35,000 to $39,999: 272 $40,000 to $44,999: 248 $45,000 to $49,999: 254 $50,000 to $59,999: 335 $60,000 to $74,999: 664 $75,000 to $99,999: 570 $100,000 to $124,999: 187 $125,000 to $149,999: 64 $150,000 to $199,999: 37 $200,000 or more: 20

First ancestries reported:

German: 3013

Polish: 2765

Italian: 1350

Irish: 863

United States or American: 435

English: 419

Other groups: 148

Dutch: 103

French Canadian: 102

Ukrainian: 97

Scottish: 92

French (except Basque): 88

Swedish: 50

Hungarian: 43

Scotch-Irish: 40

Russian: 39

Canadian: 36

Greek: 34

Austrian: 17

British: 16

Welsh: 16

Czechoslovakian: 12

Croatian: 11

Danish: 10

Yugoslavian: 10

Lithuanian: 9

Norwegian: 8

New Zealander: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Arab:: 6

Lebanese: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10065
• Northeast: 343
• Midwest: 186
• South: 276
• West: 83

68% of Lancaster residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 28
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 13
• 7th and 8th grade: 60
• 9th grade: 62
• 10th grade: 68
• 11th grade: 123
• 12th grade, no diploma: 89
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,116
• Less than 1 year of college: 326
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 659
• Associate degree: 407
• Bachelor's degree: 466
• Master's degree: 113
• Professional school degree: 23
• Doctorate degree: 48

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 17
• Nursery to 4th grade: 4
• 5th and 6th grade: 12
• 7th and 8th grade: 186
• 9th grade: 124
• 10th grade: 105
• 11th grade: 85
• 12th grade, no diploma: 225
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,632
• Less than 1 year of college: 290
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 418
• Associate degree: 443
• Bachelor's degree: 524
• Master's degree: 189
• Professional school degree: 30
• Doctorate degree: 9

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 64.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 25.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $50,689
• Black householders: $25,996
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $79,256
• Some other race householders: $33,179
• Two or more races householders: $95,454
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,388

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,098
• Black or African American householders: $24,524
• Two or more races householders: $205,428
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $223,253

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,077
• One, attached: 187
• Two: 874
• 3 or 4: 367
• 5 to 9: 99
• 10 to 19: 101
• 20 to 49: 46
• 50 or more: 150
• Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,107

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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