Lancaster is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 58,039 people and 36 constituent neighborhoods, Lancaster is the ninth largest community in Pennsylvania. Lancaster has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.
Unlike some cities, Lancaster isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lancaster are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lancaster is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lancaster who work in sales jobs (9.13%), office and administrative support (9.03%), and management occupations (7.16%).
Lancaster has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Lancaster has quite a high level of public transit users. Lancaster’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The citizens of Lancaster are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.50% of adults in Lancaster having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lancaster in 2018 was $24,073, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,292 for a family of four. However, Lancaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lancaster is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lancaster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lancaster, accounting for 38.90% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lancaster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.