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Lancaster, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $449,300 (it was $97,800 in 2000)
Lancaster:

$449,300
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $342,300 - $590,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $415,799
Here:

$415,799
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $454,998
Here:

$454,998
State:

$838,546

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $857,607
Here:

$857,607
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $240,542
Here:

$240,542
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $115,098
Here:

$115,098
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $202,689
Here:

$202,689
State:

$204,957

Total population: 161,043 (Urban population: 117,985, Rural population: 798 (55 farm, 743 nonfarm))

Houses: 55,559 (51,668 occupied: 32,020 owner occupied, 19,648 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

38%
State:

44%

Housing density: 591 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $487,849.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,438 (lower quartile is $1,057, upper quartile is $1,780)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,212


Median gross rent in Lancaster, CA in 2022: $1,692

Housing units in Lancaster with a mortgage: 23,623 (522 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 307 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $103,240

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $63,557

Median monthly housing costs: $1,665

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Lancaster, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1988

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 169,192
  • Male householders: 26,403 (4,816 living alone), Female householders: 25,265 (5,297 living alone)
  • 24,593 spouses (23,693 opposite-sex spouses), 2,771 unmarried partners, (2,607 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 59,489 children (53,738 natural, 2,228 adopted, 3,523 stepchildren), 7,576 grandchildren, 3,706 brothers or sisters, 4,928 parents, 38 foster children, 5,146 other relatives, 4,416 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,861

Size of family households: 12,027 2-persons, 9,475 3-persons, 6,239 4-persons, 5,180 5-persons, 2,756 6-persons, 2,861 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,113 1-person, 2,698 2-persons, 319 3-persons.

20,330 married couples with children.
11,927 single-parent households (2,431 men, 9,496 women).

69.1% of residents of Lancaster speak English at home.
26.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 26,952 (15.9%)
(57.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.7
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lancaster, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lancaster, California
  • 92no bedroom
  • 5891 bedroom
  • 2,1432 bedrooms
  • 12,4253 bedrooms
  • 13,5454 bedrooms
  • 3,2265+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, California
  • 352no bedroom
  • 2,1561 bedroom
  • 7,4142 bedrooms
  • 6,5183 bedrooms
  • 3,0464 bedrooms
  • 1625+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 609no vehicle
  • 6,7341 vehicle
  • 13,4142 vehicles
  • 6,4303 vehicles
  • 2,8874 vehicles
  • 1,9465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,392no vehicle
  • 8,5061 vehicle
  • 6,7562 vehicles
  • 1,9623 vehicles
  • 4234 vehicles
  • 6095+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster, California
  • 921 room
  • 1062 rooms
  • 3993 rooms
  • 1,9084 rooms
  • 4,4445 rooms
  • 8,0886 rooms
  • 8,1207 rooms
  • 5,5588 rooms
  • 3,3059+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster, California
  • 2271 room
  • 7822 rooms
  • 2,1703 rooms
  • 5,9314 rooms
  • 3,4595 rooms
  • 3,0406 rooms
  • 2,0967 rooms
  • 1,5198 rooms
  • 4249+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lancaster, CA
Lancaster city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Lancaster, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lancaster, CA in 2022
  • 2,366Less than $10,000
  • 5,058$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,352$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,449$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,147$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,532$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,499$60,000 to $74,999
  • 8,479$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,282$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,983$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,324$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,197$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lancaster, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Lancaster, CA in 2022
  • 365Less than $10,000
  • 50$10,000 to $14,999
  • 207$25,000 to $29,999
  • 87$30,000 to $34,999
  • 57$35,000 to $39,999
  • 330$40,000 to $49,999
  • 202$50,000 to $59,999
  • 362$60,000 to $69,999
  • 100$70,000 to $79,999
  • 224$80,000 to $89,999
  • 206$90,000 to $99,999
  • 491$100,000 to $124,999
  • 140$125,000 to $149,999
  • 256$150,000 to $174,999
  • 103$175,000 to $199,999
  • 941$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,335$250,000 to $299,999
  • 6,032$300,000 to $399,999
  • 9,181$400,000 to $499,999
  • 9,223$500,000 to $749,999
  • 718$750,000 to $999,999
  • 951$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 401$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 58$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lancaster, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lancaster, CA in 2022
  • 63Less than $100
  • 108$100 to $149
  • 14$150 to $199
  • 138$200 to $249
  • 313$250 to $299
  • 157$300 to $349
  • 196$350 to $399
  • 177$400 to $449
  • 226$450 to $499
  • 657$500 to $549
  • 160$550 to $599
  • 552$600 to $649
  • 218$650 to $699
  • 854$700 to $749
  • 310$750 to $799
  • 1,189$800 to $899
  • 734$900 to $999
  • 2,820$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,697$1,250 to $1,499
  • 6,520$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,677$2,000 to $2,499
  • 281$2,500 to $2,999
  • 190$3,000 to $3,499
  • 82$3,500 or more
  • 793No cash rent
Work and jobs in Lancaster: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.2%
Number of people working at home: 6,703 (10.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,449
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,801
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7,090
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 12,366
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 11,126
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,540
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,626
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,131
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 689
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5,086
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 6,407
  • 90 or more minutes: 5,300
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lancaster

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 43,077 (72.8%)
  • Carpooled: 6,747 (11.4%)
  • Bus: 249 (0.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 2 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 758 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 147 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 665 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 7,061 (11.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.7%Males
  • 12.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 11.6%Males
  • 12.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • 6.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.6%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 11.3%Males
  • 9.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.3%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.6%Males
  • 7.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lancaster, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lancaster, California
  • 4,6322010 or later
  • 3,7482000 to 2009
  • 4,3561990 to 1999
  • 5,1701980 to 1989
  • 3,0961970 to 1979
  • 2,474Before 1970
Ancestries in Lancaster, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 2,544 (2.3%)
  • German: 2,451 (2.2%)
  • English: 2,396 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 2,131 (1.9%)
  • Irish: 1,505 (1.4%)
  • African: 1,484 (1.3%)
  • European: 542 (0.5%)
  • Egyptian: 496 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 458 (0.4%)
  • French: 408 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 324 (0.3%)
  • Australian: 318 (0.3%)
  • Belizean: 317 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 235 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 222 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 220 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 199 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 182 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 177 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 164 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 155 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 117 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 113 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 113 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 105 (0.10%)
  • Jamaican: 104 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 98 (0.09%)
  • Armenian: 93 (0.08%)
  • Scandinavian: 77 (0.07%)
  • British: 73 (0.07%)
  • Jordanian: 66 (0.06%)
  • Haitian: 56 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 55 (0.05%)
  • Russian: 55 (0.05%)
  • Afghan: 52 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 45 (0.04%)
  • Danish: 33 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 32 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 32 (0.03%)
  • Czech: 31 (0.03%)
  • Eastern European: 29 (0.03%)
  • Turkish: 27 (0.02%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 27 (0.02%)
  • Zimbabwean: 23 (0.02%)
  • Cajun: 22 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 22 (0.02%)
  • Canadian: 21 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 20 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Ethiopian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 12 (0.01%)
  • Assyrian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Swiss: 12 (0.01%)
  • Israeli: 10 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 10 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 9 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Romanian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 6 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Lancaster:

38.1% (8,459)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

El Salvador
Lancaster:

10.2% (2,275)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Philippines
Lancaster:

8.1% (1,799)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Guatemala
Lancaster:

5.4% (1,198)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

Nicaragua
Lancaster:

2.5% (550)
California:

0.6% (58,161)

India
Lancaster:

2.5% (544)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Syria
Lancaster:

1.7% (380)
California:

0.3% (30,949)

Egypt
Lancaster:

1.7% (379)
California:

0.4% (42,718)

Honduras
Lancaster:

1.7% (377)
California:

0.6% (66,590)

Peru
Lancaster:

1.7% (376)
California:

0.7% (74,025)

Belize
Lancaster:

1.6% (356)
California:

0.2% (15,693)

Australia
Lancaster:

1.5% (342)
California:

0.2% (23,338)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 121,634
  • Other state: 19,442
  • Northeast: 3,297
  • Midwest: 5,667
  • South: 7,961
  • West: 2,517

91.4% of Lancaster residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62.2% lived in California.


Lancaster:

91.4%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,820
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 970
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,341
  • 7th and 8th grade: 595
  • 9th grade: 1,222
  • 10th grade: 717
  • 11th grade: 1,800
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,280
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,281
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,666
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,499
  • Associate degree: 3,009
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,921
  • Master's degree: 3,167
  • Professional school degree: 402
  • Doctorate degree: 520
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,203
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,035
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,556
  • 7th and 8th grade: 913
  • 9th grade: 1,302
  • 10th grade: 1,047
  • 11th grade: 1,133
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,964
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,540
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,895
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,011
  • Associate degree: 3,973
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,022
  • Master's degree: 3,648
  • Professional school degree: 44
  • Doctorate degree: 195
Educational Attainment for Females
Lancaster marital status for males
Lancaster marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 39,708
  • One, attached: 1,108
  • Two: 660
  • 3 or 4: 1,812
  • 5 to 9: 3,120
  • 10 to 19: 1,127
  • 20 to 49: 1,561
  • 50 or more: 2,244
  • Mobile homes: 4,026
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 193

Median worth of mobile homes: $81,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lancaster
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lancaster, CA
  • 85.7%Utility gas
  • 10.5%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Solar energy
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lancaster, CA
  • 76.9%Utility gas
  • 20.8%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,438
Here:

7.0%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,203
Here:

9.5%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,400
Here:

15.8%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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