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Pennsylvania·Lancaster County
20 tracts·58K people·$220K median·8,058/mi²
Hispanic 41 · White 40 · Black 12 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Other 36 · Living alone 33 · Married couple 32
Health 43 · Professional 17 · Retail 12 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 19 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 60 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 12 · Walk 10 · Transit 4 · Bike 1
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 $219,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Lancaster has 57,719 residents across 15 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.2; the population is 40.6% Hispanic or Latino, 39.6% White, 12.0% Black, 4.0% Multiracial, 2.9% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.3% (Census ACS).
Wharton El Sch (51%), Wickersham El Sch (48%) and Fulton El Sch (37%) lead the elementary schools; Reynolds MS (27%), Lincoln MS (22%) and Jackson MS (13%) lead the middle schools; McCaskey Campus (36%), Phoenix Academy (9%) and La Academia Partnership CS (6%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,240/month, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lancaster is $63,690 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lancaster, median rent is $1,240/month and the median home value is $219,500 (Census ACS).
Lancaster reported 3.1 violent crimes and 15.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 44 inches; snowfall averages 21 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lancaster are inland flooding (89), winter weather (88) and earthquake (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lancaster, 9.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).