Lancaster, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Info

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania QuickFacts

	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
Total population	56,348	281,421,906
State	Pennsylvania
City	lancaster

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Population

	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
Male	27,474	48.76%	49.06%
Female	28,874	51.24%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.4		35.3

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	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
18 years and over	40,870	72.53%	74.31%
21 years and over	37,232	66.08%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,906	12.26%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,933	10.53%	12.43%

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	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
White	34,683	61.55%	75.14%
Black or African American	7,939	14.09%	12.32%
Asian	1,386	2.46%	3.64%
Some other race	10,120	17.96%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,220	3.94%	2.43%

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Housing

	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
Total households	20,933		105,480,101
Family households (families)	12,156	58.07%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	8,777	41.93%	31.94%

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	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
Total housing units	23,021		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,091	9.08%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	20,933	90.93%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	9,752	42.36%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,181	48.57%	30.77%

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	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	993	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,444	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,184	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	214	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	41	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	12	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	12	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	71,300	119,600

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	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,638	26.93%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,107	29.17%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,170	15.14%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,557	12.22%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,337	6.39%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,131	10.18%	9.65%

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Education

	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,674		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	944	6.02%	6.47%
Kindergarten	986	6.29%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,389	47.14%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,928	18.68%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,427	21.86%	22.81%

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Economy

	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
Population 16 years and over	42,236		217,168,077
In labor force	26,744	63.32%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	26,728	63.28%	63.39%
- - Employed	24,654	58.37%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,074	4.91%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	16	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	15,492	36.68%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	22,018	52.13%	51.66%
In labor force	12,957	30.68%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	12,957	30.68%	29.65%
- - Employed	12,020	28.46%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,658	11.03%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,007		12,787,501

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	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	20,928		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,926	13.98%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,948	9.31%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,842	18.36%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,364	16.07%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,090	19.54%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,069	14.66%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,026	4.9%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	447	2.14%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	91	0.43%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	125	0.6%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,770		41,994

	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	%, Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
With earnings	16,916	40.05%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	36,959		56,604
With Social Security income	5,040	11.93%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,942		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,674	3.96%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,286		6,320
With public assistance income	1,400	3.31%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,733		3,032
With retirement income	2,574	6.09%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,785		17,376

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