CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lancaster

Missouri · 776 residents · 1.49 sq mi

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Lancaster is home to 776 people in Missouri. The typical home is worth $27,800. Households here earn about 38% less than in Missouri as a whole. The median age is 38.0, about 5 years above the US median. Median household income is $16,339, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $238 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

776

+5%vs 2000

vs 737 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024742

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(38)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(46)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(112)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(79)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(63)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(66)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.5%(74)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,339

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,202 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,134

−29%vs 2000

vs $14,263 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.4%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,800

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $304 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

32.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(732)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(772)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.5%(4)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American2%(15)

Guatemalan2%(15)

Mexican1.9%(14)

Ancestry

German18.3%(136)

American12.4%(92)

English11.3%(84)

Irish9.2%(68)

Scotch-Irish3.2%(24)

Dutch2%(15)

Scottish0.7%(5)

Italian0.5%(4)

Austrian0.4%(3)

French0.3%(2)

Norwegian0.3%(2)

Polish0.3%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Canadian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.1%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.6%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.5%(146)

Married42.5%(128)

Widowed2.3%(7)

Divorced6.6%(20)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(94)

Married40.6%(119)

Widowed6.1%(18)

Divorced21.2%(62)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.9%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 40 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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