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Los Angeles County (North Central)--Lancaster City PUMA, CA

173,751 Population
142.4 square miles 1,219.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,202 ±$2,444 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$84,358 ±$6,441 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.1% ±4.3% (25,465  ±7,317) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.2 minutes ±0.6 (1,910,295  ±71,946) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

53,651 ±3,410 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.2 ±0.2 (169,107  ±6,087) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.8% ±1.9% (1,527  ±764) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

56,584 ±3,303 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$469,100 ±$18,056 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.7% ±1.9% (14,949  ±3,276.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

79.4% ±2.8% (88,866  ±5,590.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.5% ±2.4% (24,042  ±2,942.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

33.7% ±2.1% (55,341  ±3,509.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

20.4% ±2.3% (35,415  ±4,134) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.3% ±1.2% (8,072  ±1,544) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,072 Total veterans ±1,544 6,957 Male ±1,358 1,115 Female ±614

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