Lancaster, NY

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2022 Population

10,160

1.13% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

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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.

99.9% of the residents in Lancaster, NY are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Lancaster, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18 minutes. The average car ownership in Lancaster, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Lancaster, NY employs N/A people. The largest industries in Lancaster, NY are Manufacturing (1,209 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (888 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (648 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($76,732), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($64,167), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,755).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lancaster, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (861 people), Production Occupations (684 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (628 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lancaster, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lancaster, NY, are Manufacturing (1,209 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (888 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (648 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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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,955), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($94,250), and Public Administration ($76,469).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,342), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,250), and Manufacturing ($39,828).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
Republican Party
Other (0.813%)
Alliance, American Solidarity, Becoming One Nation, Constitution, Independent, Other, Party For Socialism And Liberation, Prohibition, and The Birthday Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Lancaster, NY have an average commute time of 18 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.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Lancaster, NY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lancaster, NY is from Lancaster, NY.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.6%)
Carpooled (8.54%)
Worked At Home (7.13%)

In 2022, 81.6% of workers in Lancaster, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.54%) and those who worked at home (7.13%).

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

18 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lancaster, NY have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lancaster, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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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.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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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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