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Lancaster CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	118,718	189 (of 25,150) (99%)	42 (of 1081) (96%)
Average Income	$41,127	7,800 (69%)	595 (45%)
Median House Value	$103,700	7,183 (71%)	797 (26%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	62.8%	21,941 (of 25,150) (13%)	740 (of 1081) (32%)
% Black Population	16.0%	3,197 (87%)	37 (97%)
% Hispanic Population	24.1%	1,733 (93%)	419 (61%)
% Asian Population	3.8%	1,622 (94%)	398 (63%)
% American Indian Population	1.0%	4,804 (81%)	553 (49%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.3%	14,188 (of 25,150) (44%)	617 (of 1081) (43%)
% College Graduates	15.8%	10,003 (60%)	581 (46%)
% Never Married	29.6%	3,753 (85%)	277 (74%)
% Married	49.4%	20,046 (20%)	842 (22%)
% Seperated	3.4%	3,302 (87%)	155 (86%)
% Divorced	12.1%	7,053 (72%)	322 (70%)
% Foreign Born	13.0%	2,345 (91%)	578 (47%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	41,682	223 (of 25,150) (99%)	41 (of 1081) (96%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	1.4%	22,451 (11%)	865 (20%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.0%	15,998 (36%)	355 (67%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	13,441 (47%)	334 (69%)
% Households with No Car	9.3%	7,893 (69%)	285 (74%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	16.4%	14,299 (43%)	753 (30%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,240 (87%)	418 (61%)
Median House Value	$103,700	7,183 (71%)	797 (26%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3.1%	12,302 (51%)	243 (78%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.8%	4,368 (83%)	530 (51%)
Average Monthly Rent	$643	4,826 (81%)	619 (43%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	58.2%	16,540 (of 25,150) (34%)	695 (of 1081) (36%)
% Drive Alone to Work	73.4%	18,060 (28%)	578 (47%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.2%	3,611 (86%)	325 (70%)
% Walk to Work	1.6%	15,345 (39%)	660 (39%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	31.6	3,617 (86%)	227 (79%)
% Households making less than $10,000	9.7%	12,612 (50%)	390 (64%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.2%	7,371 (71%)	563 (48%)
Median Household Income	$41,127	7,800 (69%)	595 (45%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	9.3%	1,819 (93%)	161 (85%)
Per Capita Income	$16,935	12,205 (51%)	646 (40%)
Male Worker Income	$40,710	4,720 (81%)	458 (58%)
Female Worker Income	$27,619	5,558 (78%)	569 (47%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	13.8%	6,274 (75%)	323 (70%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	16.4%	7,234 (71%)	367 (66%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Los Angeles, California	42 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.93

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Palmdale, California	0.91
Grand Prairie, Texas	0.90
North Las Vegas, Nevada	0.90
Waterbury, Connecticut	0.90
Lafayette, Louisiana	0.89
Lansing, Michigan	0.88
Mesquite, Texas	0.88
Sunrise Manor, Nevada	0.88
Joliet, Illinois	0.87
Elizabeth, New Jersey	0.87

Lancaster CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Institutionalized Population	6,402	41
Mobile Homes	3,376	67
Houses Built 1990-1994	6,314	79
Houses Built 1980-1989	14,800	79
Households with Public Assistance Income	3,531	93

Lancaster CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Institutionalized Population	6,402	7
Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	9,104	7
West Indian People	459	13
Houses Built 1990-1994	6,314	13
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $700 and $999	5,209	13

Lancaster CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	14.2%	23,861
Percent Single Race Population	95.0%	23,850
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	75.9%	23,397
Percent of Houseowners with Costs Less than 15 Percent of Income	24.8%	23,133
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	43.2%	23,039

Lancaster CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent In Household Population	94.1%	1,014
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	43.2%	946
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	14.2%	916
Percent of Houses Built 1960-1969	8.5%	893
Percent of People who Moved into their House between 1980 and 1989	12.3%	892

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lancaster CA	Palmdale, California
Total Population	118,718	116,670
Average Age	31.1	28.2
Average Income	$41,127	$46,941
Median House Value	$103,700	$116,400
% White Population	62.8%	54.8%
% Black Population	16.0%	14.5%
% Asian Population	3.8%	3.8%
% Hispanic Population	24.1%	37.7%

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