Lancaster is home to 40,820 people in Texas. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 14,926 people. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 35.7. The typical home is worth $246,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. There are 1,235 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,302, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lancaster
What changed most since 1990
White share61.5% → 7.9%(−53.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share29.8% → 64.2%(+34.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population22,117 → 40,820(+85%)US over the same years: +35%
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)29.7%(734)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(479)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.8%(391)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,470 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
22,117
$75,576
$163,685
16.8%
65.9
2000
25,894
$79,739
$137,899
18.9%
74.4
2010
36,361
$75,887
$161,408
20.3%
61.0
2020
41,275
$70,095
$187,745
22.8%
63.4
2024
40,820
$68,302
$246,300
25.3%
65.1
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.
