Lancaster.
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Ohio·Fairfield County
13 tracts·31K people·$194K median·1,606/mi²
White 91 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 3 · Black 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 42 · Living alone 32 · Other 26
Health 29 · Manufacturing 18 · Retail 17 · Leisure 14 · Professional 13 · Public admin 5 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 19 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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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 $193,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Lancaster has 41,249 residents across 10 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.4; the population is 91.3% White, 3.2% Multiracial, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Black, 0.6% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.6% (Census ACS).
Tarhe Trails Elementary School (73%), Mt. Pleasant Elementary School (61%) and Medill Elementary School (60%) lead the elementary schools; General Sherman Junior High School (60%) and Thomas Ewing Junior High School (56%) lead the middle schools; Lancaster High School is the high school with reported scores (54%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,083/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lancaster is $59,133 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lancaster, median rent is $1,083/month and the median home value is $193,900 (Census ACS).
Lancaster reported 4.3 violent crimes and 20.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 42 inches; snowfall averages 17 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lancaster are ice storm (95), hail (89) and winter weather (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lancaster, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).