Lancaster, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,113
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45.1
5.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.68%
31.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$66,148
3.51% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$202,200
8.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,054
1.69% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lancaster, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Lancaster, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lancaster, NY was $202,200, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Lancaster, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lancaster, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lancaster, NY is home to a population of 10.1k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.613% of Lancaster, NY residents were born outside of the country (62 people).

In 2024, there were 134 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.78k people) in Lancaster, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 73 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) and 67 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Lancaster, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lancaster, NY was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lancaster, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.78k ± 140
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    73 ± 86
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    67 ± 52
1.45%
Hispanic Population
147 people

In 2024, there were 134 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.78k people) in Lancaster, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 73 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) and 67 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.45% of the people in Lancaster, NY are hispanic (147 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lancaster, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.613%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
62 people
0.79%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
80 people

As of 2024, 0.613% of Lancaster, NY residents (62 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lancaster, NY was 0.79%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    150 ± 82
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    56 ± 62
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    34 ± 58

Lancaster, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.68 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lancaster, NY employs 6.05k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lancaster, NY were Manufacturing (1,103 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (818 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (624 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($125,750), Wholesale Trade ($80,491), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,938).

Employment

Occupations

6.05k
2024 Value
± 785
−1.69%
1 Year decline
± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lancaster, NY declined at a rate of −1.69%, from 6.16k employees to 6.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lancaster, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,071 people), Production Occupations (581 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (521 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lancaster, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.05k
2024 Value
± 785
−1.69%
1 Year decline
± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lancaster, NY declined at a rate of −1.69%, from 6.16k employees to 6.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lancaster, NY, are Manufacturing (1,103 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (818 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (624 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lancaster, NY, though some of these residents may live in Lancaster, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,435
Median earning men ± $8,043
$41,955
Median earning women ± $6,619

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($126,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,129), and Wholesale Trade ($82,009).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,175), Manufacturing ($44,745), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,485).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lancaster, NY was $202,200 in 2024, which is 0.608 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $186,300 to $202,200, a 8.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Lancaster, NY is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lancaster, NY have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lancaster, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$202,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,584
$3,574
Median Property Taxes
±$501

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

73.7%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Lancaster, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,148
Median Household Income
± $7,046
4.85k
Number of Households
± 714

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.85k households in Lancaster, NY grew to $66,148 from the previous year's value of $63,902.

The following chart displays the households in Lancaster, NY 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lancaster, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Carpooled (9.39%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.05%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Lancaster, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.39%) and those who worked at home (7.05%).

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.

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Commute Time

18.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lancaster, NY have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lancaster, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lancaster, NY (676 out of 10.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lancaster, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

98.5% of the population of Lancaster, NY has health coverage, with 51.4% on employee plans, 19.3% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 8.57% on non-group plans, and 0.85% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.51%
Uninsured
51.4%
Employer Coverage
19.3%
Medicaid
18.3%
Medicare
8.57%
Non-Group
0.85%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lancaster, NY declined by 19.8% from 1.89% to 1.51%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lancaster, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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