Lancaster, TX Demographic Data
Lancaster, TX Summary
Lancaster is located in Dallas County in Texas
- Population: 37,303
- Area: 30.35 sq. miles
- Land Area: 30.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,229.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 542.98 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lancaster, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,293
55%
50.8
Male
17,133
45%
49.2
Total Population
38,426
323,128,000
Lancaster, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,277
8.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,170
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,271
8.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,256
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,540
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,544
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,592
14.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,059
15.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,082
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,554
4.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,734
4.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
902
2.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
445
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
26,455
68.8%
77.2
Female
15,262
57.7%
51.3
Male
11,193
42.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
24,862
64.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,954
10.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,081
8.0%
15.2
Female
1,807
58.6%
55.8
Male
1,274
41.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Lancaster, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
37,432
97.4%
96.8
White
9,946
25.9%
72.6
Black or African American
26,509
69.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
156
0.4%
0.8
Asian
115
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
24
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
78
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
9
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
53
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
45
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
8
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
653
1.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
994
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,036
18.3%
17.8
Mexican
6,388
16.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
28
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
620
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
31,390
81.7%
82.2
Lancaster, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
914
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,096
9.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,422
28.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,061
30.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,099
9.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,143
13.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,177
5.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,010
13.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
19,902
86.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,320
18.8%
31.2
Lancaster, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,961
38.2%
33.7%
Now Married
12,007
41.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,673
12.8%
11.0%
Separated
928
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,139
4.0
5.8%
Lancaster, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
28,656
81.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,493
18.5%
21.6%
Spanish
6,190
17.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
117
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
111
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
75
0.2%
1.1%
Lancaster, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
758
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
742
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,330
10.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,593
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,858
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,031
23.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,714
13.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,493
11.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
309
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
154
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
51,382
57,617
Per capita income
21,351
31,128
Lancaster, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
11
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,252
7.1%
9.8
Construction
893
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,180
23.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,532
8.6%
6.6
Information
321
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,748
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
812
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,633
9.2%
11.4
Public administration
1,070
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,698
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,991
11.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
609
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,649
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,688
26.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,898
16.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,028
28.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,487
19.6%
18.1%
Lancaster, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,366
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,451
83.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,611
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
212
1.2%
5.1
Walked
95
0.5%
2.7
Other means
351
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
646
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.2
26.6
Lancaster, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
563
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,788
36.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,799
37.0%
37.1
3 or more
2,832
21.8%
21.0
Lancaster, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,982
94.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,878
60.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,104
39.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
789
5.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Lancaster, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,771
1 room
59
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
100
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
914
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,899
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,615
19.0%
19.8
6 rooms
3,464
25.2%
17.8
7 rooms
2,346
17.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,340
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,034
7.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lancaster, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,771
1-unit, detached
10,380
75.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
368
2.7%
5.9
2-units
202
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
413
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,033
7.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
624
4.5%
4.4
20 or more units
536
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
215
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lancaster, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
529
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
403
2.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
842
6.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
866
6.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,932
14.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,878
20.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,123
15.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,980
28.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
192
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
26
0.2%
1.4%
Lancaster, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,089
23.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
88
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
9,761
75.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
36
0.3%
1.1
Lancaster, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,700
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
6
0.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
22
0.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
47
0.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
117
2.1%
11.8%
$500 to $999
1,130
19.8%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,264
22.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,114
54.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,293
40.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
972
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
489
8.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
412
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,508
26.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Lancaster, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,048
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
26
0.5%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
35
0.7%
1.8%
Less than $500
408
8.1%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
560
11.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,580
31.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,439
48.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
56
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
948
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
450
9.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
504
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
825
16.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
563
11.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
568
11.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,071
41.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
123
0.0%
0.0%
Lancaster, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,878
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
747
9.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,906
36.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,492
31.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,149
14.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
422
5.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
65
0.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
43
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
54
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,500
205,000
