Lancaster, Pennsylvania Demographics

Lancaster is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Lancaster is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Lancaster is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Two or More

Lancaster is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 191 other cities in Retail sales

Lancaster is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 180 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Lancaster is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 187 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Lancaster is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 196 other cities in Current population (2012)

Lancaster is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Households

Lancaster is 9th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Housing units

Lancaster is 16th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Lancaster	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	59,360	8th	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	7.2	36th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	8,209.5	17th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Lancaster	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	8.0%	16th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.6%	32nd	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.6%	250th	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Lancaster	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.7%	251st	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.1%	193rd	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Lancaster	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	55.2%	242nd	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	16.3%	32nd	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	3rd	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.0%	60th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	30th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	5.8%	4th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	39.3%	4th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	41.3%	244th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Lancaster	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	50.3%	245th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.1%	35th	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Lancaster	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	23,377	9th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	38.7%	50th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	22,173	8th	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	44.4%	236th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$98,500	185th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	70th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Lancaster	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$16,212	245th	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$33,115	210th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	28.0%	19th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Lancaster	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,332	8th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$950,870	7th	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,209	59th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$127,406	8th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732