Lancaster is a city of 10,113 people in New York. The median age is 45.1, about 6 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 1%. There are 3,721 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $202,200, having more than doubled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,148, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lancaster
What changed most since 1990
Population11,940 → 10,113(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$165,365 → $202,200(+22%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age35.1 → 45.1(+10.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)11.7%(56)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.1%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(150)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 478 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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Over time
Lancaster, decade by decade
Lancaster population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,940
$71,085
$165,365
16.0%
1.9
2000
11,188
$73,138
$156,845
17.8%
4.8
2010
10,352
$75,244
$149,180
22.0%
9.0
2020
10,027
$66,570
$155,626
23.9%
18.5
2024
10,113
$66,148
$202,200
26.6%
8.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
