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41 tracts·174K people·$447K median·1,849/mi²
Hispanic 48 · White 23 · Black 19 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Other 33 · Living alone 23
Lancaster 26 · Los Angeles 18 · Palmdale 11 · Santa Clarita 3 · Burbank 2 · Elsewhere 41
Health 46 · Retail 17 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 21 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 10 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lancaster is $446,600 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Lancaster has 169,169 residents across 39 census tracts and 33 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.5; the population is 48.2% Hispanic or Latino, 23.5% White, 19.1% Black, 4.1% Asian, 4.1% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 20.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.6% (Census ACS).
John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary (36%), West Wind Elementary (33%) and Valley View Elementary (29%) lead the elementary schools; Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering (52%), Amargosa Creek Middle (19%) and Gifford C. Cole Middle (17%) lead the middle schools; SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) (75%), Desert Winds Continuation High (39%) and Quartz Hill High (37%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,764/month, 12% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lancaster is $81,511 a year, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lancaster, median rent is $1,764/month and the median home value is $446,600 (Census ACS).
Lancaster reported 8.6 violent crimes and 17.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 97°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 52 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 5 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lancaster are earthquake (88), wildfire (71) and inland flooding (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.81g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Lancaster scores 8.9 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).