Lancaster is a city of 3,976 people in Wisconsin. The median age is 45.1, about 6 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 1%. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $204,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $806 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,302, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lancaster
What changed most since 1990
White share99.7% → 96.5%(−3.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.4% → 77.3%(+11.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$58,475 → $84,302(+44%)US over the same years: +14%
Lancaster's population equals 7.7% of Grant County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.8% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.1% of the county's.
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)6.8%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(44)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.8%(99)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.2%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 207 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
4,192
$58,475
$108,243
14.4%
0.8
2000
4,070
$59,610
$141,907
19.0%
2.7
2010
3,868
$59,429
$143,138
16.7%
5.7
2020
3,907
$70,806
$165,443
18.1%
12.6
2024
3,976
$84,302
$204,000
33.7%
8.6
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.
