Lancaster, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

325

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.7

1.33% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

31.7%

21.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$39,107

11.9% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Lancaster, KS employs 165 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lancaster, KS were Public Administration (23 people), Transportation & Warehousing (22 people), and Manufacturing (18 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($102,813), Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,875), and Manufacturing ($61,346).

Employment

Occupations

165

2024 Value

± 79

−14.5%

1 Year decline

± 73.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lancaster, KS declined at a rate of −14.5%, from 193 employees to 165 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lancaster, KS, are Transportation Occupations (36 people), Production Occupations (21 people), and Management Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lancaster, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

165

2024 Value

± 79

−14.5%

1 Year decline

± 73.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lancaster, KS declined at a rate of −14.5%, from 193 employees to 165 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lancaster, KS, are Public Administration (23 people), Transportation & Warehousing (22 people), and Manufacturing (18 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lancaster, KS, though some of these residents may live in Lancaster, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,417

Median earning men ± $14,834

$27,589

Median earning women ± $13,072

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($61,346), Construction ($61,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,417), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($19,821).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lancaster, KS was $99,100 in 2024, which is 0.298 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $97,300 to $99,100, a 1.85% increase. The homeownership rate in Lancaster, KS is 81.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lancaster, KS have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lancaster, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$99,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,917

$125

Median Property Taxes

±$55

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lancaster, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lancaster, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.7%

Homeownership

2024

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.7% of the housing units in Lancaster, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lancaster, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$39,107

Median Household Income

± $36,570

153

Number of Households

± 63

In 2024, the median household income of the 153 households in Lancaster, KS declined from $39,107 from the previous year's value of $44,375.

The following chart displays the households in Lancaster, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lancaster, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.2%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Other (10.5%)

In 2024, 77.2% of workers in Lancaster, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (10.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lancaster, KS have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lancaster, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lancaster, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lancaster, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lancaster, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lancaster, KS (103 out of 325 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lancaster, KS is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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