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Lancaster, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $195,571 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
Lancaster:

$195,571
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,497 - $263,060

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $248,276
Here:

$248,276
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $223,318
Here:

$223,318
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $285,294
Here:

$285,294
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $342,607
Here:

$342,607
State:

$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $677,892
Here:

$677,892
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $46,648
Here:

$46,648
State:

$92,414

Total population: 59,302 (Urban population: 56,347, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 22,661 (21,468 occupied: 10,056 owner occupied, 11,485 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

53%
State:

31%

Housing density: 3,063 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $141,145.

Median contract rent in 2022: $927 (lower quartile is $708, upper quartile is $1,134)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $900


Median gross rent in Lancaster, PA in 2022: $1,100

Housing units in Lancaster with a mortgage: 6,860 (656 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 539 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 259

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $93,390

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $75,933

Median monthly housing costs: $1,095

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1951

Household type by relationship:

Households: 58,329
  • Male householders: 9,419 (2,841 living alone), Female householders: 11,945 (3,850 living alone)
  • 7,196 spouses (7,114 opposite-sex spouses), 2,447 unmarried partners, (2,166 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,212 children (16,172 natural, 261 adopted, 778 stepchildren), 1,285 grandchildren, 758 brothers or sisters, 770 parents, 14 foster children, 1,201 other relatives, 2,353 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,722

Size of family households: 4,183 2-persons, 3,354 3-persons, 2,568 4-persons, 1,113 5-persons, 586 6-persons, 453 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,961 1-person, 2,035 2-persons, 386 3-persons, 54 4-persons.

6,013 married couples with children.
5,484 single-parent households (1,076 men, 4,408 women).

67.7% of residents of Lancaster speak English at home.
24.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 31% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 6,285 (10.8%)
(57.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • 63no bedroom
  • 3011 bedroom
  • 1,6822 bedrooms
  • 5,0643 bedrooms
  • 2,0954 bedrooms
  • 8515+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • 968no bedroom
  • 3,4941 bedroom
  • 3,4322 bedrooms
  • 2,2333 bedrooms
  • 1,0414 bedrooms
  • 3185+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 507no vehicle
  • 3,9161 vehicle
  • 3,9192 vehicles
  • 1,1203 vehicles
  • 4734 vehicles
  • 1225+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,036no vehicle
  • 5,7931 vehicle
  • 2,2672 vehicles
  • 3723 vehicles
  • 164 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • 631 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2173 rooms
  • 6984 rooms
  • 1,2765 rooms
  • 2,9476 rooms
  • 2,3487 rooms
  • 1,2298 rooms
  • 1,2799+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • 8561 room
  • 1,0352 rooms
  • 1,9713 rooms
  • 2,1984 rooms
  • 1,5625 rooms
  • 1,9906 rooms
  • 1,0347 rooms
  • 4528 rooms
  • 3869+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lancaster, PA
  • Lancaster, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lancaster, PA in 2022
  • 1,042Less than $10,000
  • 2,291$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,667$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,850$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,450$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,257$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,277$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,022$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,174$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,325$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,093$150,000 to $199,999
  • 916$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lancaster, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Lancaster, PA in 2022
  • 21Less than $10,000
  • 147$10,000 to $14,999
  • 60$20,000 to $24,999
  • 6$25,000 to $29,999
  • 11$30,000 to $34,999
  • 22$40,000 to $49,999
  • 63$50,000 to $59,999
  • 133$60,000 to $69,999
  • 268$70,000 to $79,999
  • 276$80,000 to $89,999
  • 252$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,064$100,000 to $124,999
  • 855$125,000 to $149,999
  • 999$150,000 to $174,999
  • 794$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,498$200,000 to $249,999
  • 946$250,000 to $299,999
  • 735$300,000 to $399,999
  • 426$400,000 to $499,999
  • 208$500,000 to $749,999
  • 140$750,000 to $999,999
  • 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 53$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lancaster, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lancaster, PA in 2022
  • 147Less than $100
  • 33$100 to $149
  • 47$150 to $199
  • 200$200 to $249
  • 439$250 to $299
  • 215$300 to $349
  • 145$350 to $399
  • 160$400 to $449
  • 130$450 to $499
  • 319$500 to $549
  • 123$550 to $599
  • 506$600 to $649
  • 382$650 to $699
  • 520$700 to $749
  • 641$750 to $799
  • 1,375$800 to $899
  • 1,764$900 to $999
  • 2,128$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,109$1,250 to $1,499
  • 548$1,500 to $1,999
  • 59$2,000 to $2,499
  • 191No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,448 (8.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 672
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,916
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,763
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5,495
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,164
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,497
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,242
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,143
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 862
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,324
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 852
  • 90 or more minutes: 531
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lancaster

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 34,204 (77.3%)
  • Carpooled: 2,879 (6.5%)
  • Bus: 485 (1.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 4 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 37 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 647 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 351 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 3,260 (7.4%)
  • Worked at home: 2,448 (5.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 20.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 11.1%Males
  • 11.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 12.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 10.0%Males
  • 5.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • 4,6622010 or later
  • 1,2062000 to 2009
  • 1,3711990 to 1999
  • 9471980 to 1989
  • 3441970 to 1979
  • 470Before 1970
Ancestries in Lancaster, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 2,416 (9.1%)
  • Irish: 998 (3.8%)
  • American: 958 (3.6%)
  • English: 498 (1.9%)
  • Italian: 459 (1.7%)
  • Haitian: 322 (1.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 299 (1.1%)
  • European: 262 (1.0%)
  • African: 247 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 227 (0.9%)
  • Swiss: 141 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 121 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 87 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 79 (0.3%)
  • British: 64 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 64 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 48 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 44 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 39 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 39 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 39 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 38 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 36 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 34 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 31 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 22 (0.08%)
  • Jamaican: 20 (0.08%)
  • Norwegian: 19 (0.07%)
  • French Canadian: 19 (0.07%)
  • French: 19 (0.07%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 18 (0.07%)
  • Slovak: 15 (0.06%)
  • Russian: 14 (0.05%)
  • Turkish: 14 (0.05%)
  • Canadian: 11 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 8 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 8 (0.03%)
  • Croatian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Yugoslavian: 4 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 3 (0.01%)
  • Scandinavian: 2 (0.01%)
  • Dutch West Indian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Dominican Republic
Lancaster:

29.2% (2,251)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

Cuba
Lancaster:

15.8% (1,217)
Pennsylvania:

0.6% (6,036)

Congo
Lancaster:

7.0% (540)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (731)

Colombia
Lancaster:

4.8% (371)
Pennsylvania:

1.5% (13,823)

Vietnam
Lancaster:

4.6% (355)
Pennsylvania:

3.3% (31,542)

Korea
Lancaster:

3.8% (291)
Pennsylvania:

2.9% (27,433)

Peru
Lancaster:

3.7% (284)
Pennsylvania:

0.7% (6,690)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lancaster:

3.6% (280)
Pennsylvania:

7.2% (67,704)

Ethiopia
Lancaster:

3.6% (274)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (4,658)

Nepal
Lancaster:

3.5% (272)
Pennsylvania:

0.7% (6,855)

Haiti
Lancaster:

3.4% (260)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% (15,224)

Mexico
Lancaster:

3.2% (249)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Tanzania
Lancaster:

2.6% (203)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (1,263)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Lancaster:

2.5% (191)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (1,033)

Guatemala
Lancaster:

1.7% (128)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% (13,268)

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

  • This state: 33,760
  • Other state: 11,749
  • Northeast: 6,265
  • Midwest: 1,272
  • South: 3,142
  • West: 1,228

83.3% of Lancaster residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57.3% lived in Pennsylvania.


Lancaster:

83.3%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 325
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 140
  • 5th and 6th grade: 112
  • 7th and 8th grade: 252
  • 9th grade: 117
  • 10th grade: 356
  • 11th grade: 378
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 712
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,458
  • Less than 1 year of college: 656
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,348
  • Associate degree: 1,665
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,375
  • Master's degree: 890
  • Professional school degree: 141
  • Doctorate degree: 174
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 737
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 341
  • 5th and 6th grade: 355
  • 7th and 8th grade: 297
  • 9th grade: 424
  • 10th grade: 358
  • 11th grade: 416
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 276
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,894
  • Less than 1 year of college: 860
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,931
  • Associate degree: 1,645
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,590
  • Master's degree: 2,184
  • Professional school degree: 282
  • Doctorate degree: 183
Educational Attainment for Females
Lancaster marital status for males
Lancaster marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,781
  • One, attached: 11,893
  • Two: 1,741
  • 3 or 4: 2,121
  • 5 to 9: 1,669
  • 10 to 19: 469
  • 20 to 49: 865
  • 50 or more: 1,059
  • Mobile homes: 61

Median worth of mobile homes: $53,176

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lancaster
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lancaster, PA
  • 72.3%Utility gas
  • 12.6%Electricity
  • 11.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lancaster, PA
  • 51.7%Utility gas
  • 35.5%Electricity
  • 8.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 899
Here:

13.8%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 192
Here:

7.8%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,066
Here:

46.3%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability