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Lancaster, PA real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Lancaster NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Willow Street, Hilltop Acres / Linville Circle, Smoketown / Soudersburg, Roseville / Bloomingdale, Sunnyside / Conestoga Woods, Rohrerstown / Wheatland, Zooks Corner / Witmer, Fruitville / Blossom Hill, Woodlawn
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Lancaster, PA Akron, Columbia, East Petersburg, Lititz, Manheim, Millersville, Mountville, Salunga-Landisville, Strasburg, Washington Boro
POPULATION
56,347
Lancaster, PA Information
| LANCASTER INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 56,347 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 23,021 |
| LANCASTER HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 42.31% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 48.65% |
| % VACANT | 9.04% |
| TYPE OF LANCASTER HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 13.41% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 48.45% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 20.79% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 17.05% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.26% |
| OTHER | 0.04% |
| SIZE OF LANCASTER HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 4.10% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 21.61% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 23.56% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 33.68% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 11.19% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 5.86% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 1.36% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 12.40% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 32.21% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 54.03% |
| LANCASTER REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $137,071 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $693 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$95,000 | 11.17% |
| $95,001-$191,000 | 72.16% |
| $191,001-$381,000 | 15.47% |
| $381,001-$572,000 | 0.89% |
| $572,001-$763,000 | 0.12% |
| $763,001-$953,000 | 0.00% |
| $953,001-$1,429,000 | 0.05% |
| $1,429,001-$1,905,000 | 0.07% |
| > $1,905,000 | 0.07% |
| PEOPLE OF Lancaster | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.68% |
| 5 TO 17 | 19.92% |
| 18 TO 24 | 13.51% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.73% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.13% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.81% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 10.23% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 66.59% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 13.96% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $29,770 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $13,955 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 21.18% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (23.69%), Retail (13.18%), Healthcare (12.49%), Accomodation (8.29%), Education (7.42%), Other (5.13%), Construction (4.71%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.06%), Administration (3.92%), Wholesale (3.60%), Transportation (2.90%), Finance (2.51%), Information Technology (2.16%), Public Service (2.07%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 6.08% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 62.12% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 14.26% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.25% |
| ASIAN | 2.15% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.04% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 17.00% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 4.18% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 30.57% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (36.86%), Unclassified (20.99%), German (16.96%), United States or American (5.58%), Irish (4.20%), Italian (2.93%), English (2.75%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 6.63% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (63.78%) , Spanish (24.23%) |
Lancaster is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 56,347 people and 32 constituent neighborhoods, Lancaster is the eighth largest community in Pennsylvania. Lancaster has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Lancaster is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lancaster is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lancaster who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.91%), sales jobs (9.72%), and food service (7.67%).
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Lancaster is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The bus helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Lancaster area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
Lancaster Information and Demographics
The percentage of adults in Lancaster who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 13.96% of the adults in Lancaster have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lancaster in 2000 was $13,955, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,820 for a family of four.
Lancaster is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lancaster home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lancaster is White, followed by African-American. Lancaster also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.57% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include German, Irish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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