Lancaster: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 362,000

1990: 422,822

2000: 470,658

Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.3%

U.S. rank in 1980: 91st

U.S. rank in 1990: 85th

U.S. rank in 2000: 88th

City Residents

1980: 54,725

1990: 55,551

2000: 56,348

2003 estimate: 55,351

Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 384th

U.S. rank in 1990: 429th (State rank: 8th)

U.S. rank in 2000: 597th (State rank: 11th)

Density: 7,614.6 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 36,347

Black or African American: 9,195

American Indian and Alaska Native: 549

Asian: 1,602

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 114

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 17,331

Other: 10,908

Percent of residents born in state: 63.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 4,445

Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,488

Population 10 to 14 years old: 4,258

Population 15 to 19 years old: 4,602

Population 20 to 24 years old: 5,502

Population 25 to 34 years old: 8,795

Population 35 to 44 years old: 8,366

Population 45 to 54 years old: 6,193

Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,115

Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,651

Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,994

Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,216

Population 85 years and over: 723

Median age: 30.4 years

Births (2002, Lancaster County)

Total number: 6,749

Deaths (2003, Lancaster County)

Total number: 4,337 (of which, 61 were children under the age of 4 years)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $13,955

Median household income: $29,770

Total households: 20,928

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 2,926

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,948

$15,000 to $24,999: 3,842

$25,000 to $34,999: 3,364

$35,000 to $49,999: 4,090

$50,000 to $74,999: 3,069

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,026

$100,000 to $149,999: 447

$150,000 to $199,999: 91

$200,000 or more: 125

Percent of families below poverty level: 17.9% (54.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 2,785