Lancaster, California Neighborhood Info

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Lancaster, California QuickFacts

	Lancaster, California	United States
Total population	118,718	281,421,906
State	California
City	lancaster

Lancaster, California Population

	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
Male	60,257	50.76%	49.06%
Female	58,461	49.24%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.1		35.3

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	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
18 years and over	80,329	67.66%	74.31%
21 years and over	75,086	63.25%	69.97%
62 years and over	12,174	10.25%	14.66%
65 years and over	10,201	8.59%	12.43%

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	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
White	74,573	62.82%	75.14%
Black or African American	19,009	16.01%	12.32%
Asian	4,523	3.81%	3.64%
Some other race	14,681	12.37%	5.46%
Two or more races	5,932	5.0%	2.43%

Lancaster, California Housing

	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
Total households	38,224		105,480,101
Family households (families)	27,684	72.43%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	10,540	27.57%	31.94%

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	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
Total housing units	41,682		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,521	8.45%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	38,224	91.7%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	23,468	56.3%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	14,756	35.4%	30.77%

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	Lancaster, California	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	354	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	9,104	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,837	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,365	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,121	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	215	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	65	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	21	0.57%
Median (dollars)	103,700	119,600

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	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,133	26.51%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	12,880	33.7%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	6,648	17.39%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,683	12.25%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,313	6.05%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,552	4.06%	9.65%

Lancaster, California Education

	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	39,101		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,768	4.52%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,234	5.71%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	18,532	47.4%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	9,005	23.03%	21.38%
College or graduate school	7,562	19.34%	22.81%

Lancaster, California Economy

	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
Population 16 years and over	84,383		217,168,077
In labor force	49,136	58.23%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	48,623	57.62%	63.39%
- - Employed	43,178	51.17%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,445	6.45%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	11.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	513	0.61%	0.53%
Not in labor force	35,247	41.77%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	41,956	49.72%	51.66%
In labor force	22,626	26.81%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	22,585	26.76%	29.65%
- - Employed	19,715	23.36%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	10,782	12.78%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,940		12,787,501

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	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	38,157		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,703	9.7%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,683	7.03%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,109	13.39%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,971	13.03%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,170	16.17%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,825	20.51%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,987	10.45%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,773	7.27%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	491	1.29%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	445	1.17%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	41,127		41,994

	Lancaster, California	%, Lancaster, California	United States
With earnings	30,764	36.46%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	52,209		56,604
With Social Security income	8,131	9.64%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,612		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,187	2.59%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,995		6,320
With public assistance income	3,531	4.18%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	5,463		3,032
With retirement income	6,622	7.85%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,043		17,376

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