Lancaster is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 40,215 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Lancaster is the 85th largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Lancaster, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.