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Lancaster, CA

167,426 Population
94.3 square miles 1,775.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39.2 ±0.2
  • 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

$31,378 ±$2,519 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $48,297 ±$412
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,324 ±$8,287 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $96,405 ±$980
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.9% ±3.8% (24,073  ±6,209) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.4% 1,577,387 (±0.3% / ±37,640)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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)

31.7 minutes ±2.2 (2,036,140  ±211,579) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 30.7 167,900,750 (±0.2 / ±1,472,822)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

50,609 ±3,158 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,583,939 ±11,287
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.2 ±0.2 (162,253  ±177) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,669,142 (±0 / ±1,609)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±2% (1,720  ±774) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3.9% 124,721 (±0.2% / ±6,786)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

53,646 ±3,121 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,870,148 ±946
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$473,800 ±$17,428 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $908,500 ±$4,270
  • 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% ±2% (14,370  ±3,250.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.3% 1,185,489 (±0.2% / ±29,446.1)
  • 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

80.3% ±3.8% (85,730  ±5,562.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.8% 7,605,430 (±0.5% / ±46,909.9)
  • 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)
21.8% ±2.5% (23,263  ±2,891) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 39% 3,584,880 (±0.3% / ±31,412.7)
  • 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)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

20.9% ±2.5% (34,996  ±4,158) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 33.4% 4,318,347
  • 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% (7,752  ±1,540) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 282,350 (±0.1% / ±8,840)
  • 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)
7,752 Total veterans ±1,540 6,585 Male ±1,330 1,167 Female ±622

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