COMPARING TWO PLACES
Adelphi vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Adelphi, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Adelphi is 70% smaller than Lancaster. Adelphi earns more, with a median household income $18,447 higher. Adelphi has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -2%).
ADELPHILANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population17,39558,366−70% vs Lancaster
Population density6,3958,076−1,681
Population growth11.5%-2.2%+13.7 pts
Median age33.932.2+1.7
Male50.3%48.3%+1.9 pts
Female49.7%51.7%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born56.4%13.4%+43.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic9.7%39.7%−30.0 pts
Black24.4%12.0%+12.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino54.7%40.6%+14.2 pts
Asian10.0%2.9%+7.0 pts
Other1.2%4.8%−3.6 pts
Median household income$82,137$63,690+$18,447
Per capita income$35,969$31,159+$4,810
Poverty rate16.2%20.3%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%29.4%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree15.2%10.2%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%8.1%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation74.0%68.6%+5.4 pts
Median home value$425,200$219,500+$205,700
Median gross rent$1,804$1,240+$564
Owner-occupied41.8%48.6%−6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%4.7%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%45.4%+10.9 pts
Average commute37.323.6+13.7
Worked from home10.6%10.3%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work8.4%4.3%+4.0 pts
Uninsured28.7%7.3%+21.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024