Lancaster, NY Demographic Data
Lancaster, NY Summary
Lancaster is located in Erie County in New York
- Population: NA
- Area: 37.94 sq. miles
- Land Area: 37.70 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.23 sq. miles
- Population Density: NA
- Elevation: 711.94 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lancaster, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,193
50%
50.8
Male
5,206
50%
49.2
Total Population
10,399
311,591,919
Lancaster, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
603
5.8%
6.4
5 to 9 Years
359
3.5%
6.5
10 to 14 Years
664
6.4%
6.7
15 to 19 Years
646
6.2%
7.0
20 to 24 Years
741
7.1%
7.1
25 to 34 Years
1,626
15.6%
13.3
35 to 44 Years
1,150
11.1%
13.1
45 to 54 Years
1,780
17.1%
14.3
55 to 59 Years
628
6.0%
6.5
60 to 64 Years
580
5.6%
5.7
65 to 74 Years
890
8.6%
7.2
75 to 84 Years
509
4.9%
4.2
85 Years and Over
223
2.1%
1.8
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,352
80.3%
76.3
Female
4,421
52.9%
51.4
Male
3,931
47.1%
48.6
21 Years and over
8,077
77.7%
71.8
62 Years and over
1,914
18.4%
16.7
65 Years and over
1,622
15.6%
13.3
Female
1,034
63.7%
56.7
Male
588
36.3%
43.3
Median Age (years)
40
NR
NR
Lancaster, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,330
99.3%
97.2
White
10,267
98.7%
74.1
Black or African American
27
0.3%
12.6
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
17
0.2%
4.8
Asian Indian
17
0.2%
0.9
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.1
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.8
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.5
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.5
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
19
0.2%
4.7
Two or More Races
69
0.7%
2.8
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
72
0.7%
16.7
Mexican
35
0.3%
10.8
Puerto Rican
18
0.2%
1.6
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Hispanic or Latino
19
0.2%
3.7
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,327
99.3%
83.3
Lancaster, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
97
1.3%
6.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
538
7.3%
8.1
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,527
34.2%
28.4
Some college, no degree
1,599
21.6%
21.2
Associate's Degree
916
12.4%
7.8
Bachelor's Degree
1,099
14.9%
17.9
Graduate or professional degree
610
8.3%
10.6
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
635
8.6%
14.1
High School Graduate or Higher
6,751
91.4%
85.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,709
23.2%
28.5
Lancaster, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,903
33.1%
32.5%
Now Married
3,927
44.8%
48.3
Divorced
1,191
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
82
0.9%
2.2
Widowed
670
7.6
6.0%
Lancaster, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,645
98.5%
79.2%
Languages other than english
151
1.5%
20.8%
Spanish
57
0.6%
12.9%
Other indo-european languages
94
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.3%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
0.9%
Lancaster, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
116
2.7%
7.8
$10,000 to $14,999
248
5.7%
5.8
$15,000 to $24,999
495
11.3%
11.4
$25,000 to $34,999
609
13.9%
10.6
$35,000 to $49,999
665
15.2%
13.9
$50,000 to $74,999
912
20.9%
18.0
$75,000 to $99,999
631
14.4%
11.7
$100,000 to $149,000
551
12.6%
12.1
$150,000 to $199,999
122
2.8%
4.4
$200,000 or more
24
0.5%
4.3
Median household income
53,893
50,502
Per capita income
25,953
26,708
Lancaster, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
551
9.7%
9.4
Construction
299
5.3%
6.1
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,272
22.4%
23.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
333
5.9%
6.6
Information
140
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,026
18.1%
10.4
Other services except public administration
227
4.0%
5.0
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
577
10.2%
10.7
Public administration
215
3.8%
5.1
Retail trade
762
13.4%
11.6
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
207
3.6%
5.0
Wholesale trade
71
1.3%
2.8
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Management, business, science, and arts occupations
1,602
28.2%
36.0%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
511
9.0%
9.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
977
17.2%
12.1%
Sales and office occupations
1,553
27.3%
24.5%
Service occupations
1,037
18.3%
18.3%
Lancaster, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,621
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,726
84.1%
76.4
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
591
10.5%
9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.0
Walked
178
3.2%
2.8
Other means
109
1.9%
1.7
Worked at home
17
0.3%
4.3
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.2
25.5
Lancaster, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
184
4.2%
9.3
1 vehicles
1,788
40.9%
34.1
2 vehicles
1,772
40.5%
37.5
3 or more
629
14.4%
19.1
Lancaster, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,772
Occupied Housing Units
4,373
91.6%
86.9
Owner Occupied
3,091
70.7%
64.6
Renter Occupied
1,282
29.3%
35.4
Vacant Housing Units
399
8.4%
13.1
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
NR
NR
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
NR
NR
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
NR
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
NR
2.5
Lancaster, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,772
1 room
12
0.3%
2.0
2 rooms
35
0.7%
2.5
3 rooms
372
7.8%
9.2
4 rooms
792
16.6%
16.7
5 rooms
999
20.9%
20.6
6 rooms
1,273
26.7%
18.1
7 rooms
461
9.7%
12.3
8 rooms
418
8.8%
8.4
9 rooms or more
410
8.6%
10.2
Median Rooms
6
Lancaster, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,772
1-unit, detached
2,880
60.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
253
5.3%
5.8
2-units
922
19.3%
3.8
3 or 4 units
452
9.5%
4.5
5 to 9 units
53
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
0.2%
4.5
20 or more units
188
3.9%
8.7
Mobile home
14
0.3%
6.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lancaster, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,650
34.6%
13.5%
1940 to 1949
417
8.7%
5.5%
1950 to 1959
1,156
24.2%
10.9%
1960 to 1969
633
13.3%
11.1%
1970 to 1979
716
15.0%
15.8%
1980 to 1989
115
2.4%
13.8%
1990 to 1999
61
1.3%
13.8%
2000 to 2004
11
0.2%
8.8%
2005 or later
13
0.3%
6.9%
Lancaster, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,038
92.3%
49.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
19
0.4%
4.9
Electricity
211
4.8%
36.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
62
1.4%
6.2
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
43
1.0%
2.1
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.0
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.4
No fuel used
0
0.0%
0.9
Lancaster, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,068
49325615.0
Less than $300
0
0.0%
0.2%
$300 to $499
18
0.9%
1.8%
$500 to $699
137
6.6%
5.4%
$2,000 or more
138
6.7%
29.1%
$1,500 to 1,999
306
14.8%
20.1%
$700 to $999
359
17.4%
15.0%
$1,000 to 1,499
1,110
53.7%
28.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,023
49.5%
34.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
321
15.5%
16.2%
25.0% to 29.9%
191
9.2%
12.1%
30.0% to 34.9%
169
8.2%
8.7%
35.0% or more
364
17.6%
28.1%
Not Computed
0
NR
NR
Lancaster, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,270
38,515,453
Less than $200
7
0.6%
2.0%
$200 to $299
47
3.7%
3.2%
$1,500 or more
66
5.2%
13.4%
$1,000 to 1,499
79
6.2%
24.8%
$300 to $499
257
20.2%
8.5%
$750 to $999
328
25.8%
24.3%
$500 to $749
486
38.3%
23.8%
No Cash Rent
12
NR
2,211,837
Median (Dollars)
649
NR
871
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
193
15.2%
11.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
279
22.0%
11.7%
20.0% to 24.9%
121
9.5%
12.2%
25.0% to 29.9%
197
15.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
185
14.6%
9.1%
35.0% or more
295
23.2%
44.3%
Not Computed
12
NR
NR
Lancaster, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,091
74,264,435
Less then $50,000
56
1.8%
8.8%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,242
40.2%
8.8%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,204
39.0%
16.5%
$150,000 to $199,000
468
15.1%
15.4%
$200,000 to $299,999
101
3.3%
18.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
20
0.6%
15.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
7.9%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
2.0%
Median (Dollars)
107,400
173,600