COMPARING TWO PLACES
Athens vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Athens, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Athens is 95% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $10,690 higher.
ATHENSLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,20558,366−95% vs Lancaster
Population density1,8278,076−6,249
Population growth-3.0%-2.2%−0.8 pts
Median age47.032.2+14.8
Male57.0%48.3%+8.7 pts
Female43.0%51.7%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born2.6%13.4%−10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%39.7%+49.6 pts
Black1.3%12.0%−10.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.1%40.6%−35.4 pts
Asian2.5%2.9%−0.4 pts
Other1.9%4.8%−3.0 pts
Median household income$53,000$63,690−$10,690
Per capita income$39,293$31,159+$8,134
Poverty rate12.8%20.3%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%29.4%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree11.4%10.2%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%8.1%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation57.4%68.6%−11.2 pts
Median home value$167,200$219,500−$52,300
Median gross rent$842$1,240−$398
Owner-occupied40.6%48.6%−8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%4.7%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households26.7%45.4%−18.7 pts
Average commute19.123.6−4.6
Worked from home2.5%10.3%−7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%4.3%−3.7 pts
Uninsured7.6%7.3%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025