One downside of living in Lancaster is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lancaster, the average commute to work is 31.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Lancaster is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.66% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lancaster in 2022 was $31,055, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,220 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. The greatest number of Lancaster residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lancaster also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include English, German, Irish, African, and European.
The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
