One thing noticeable about Lancaster, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Lancaster is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Lancaster a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Lancaster use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Lancaster‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The percentage of people in Lancaster who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.15% of adults in Lancaster have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lancaster in 2022 was $29,234, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,936 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 42.83% 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 Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
