COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baltimore vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Baltimore, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Baltimore is 877% larger than Lancaster. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
BALTIMORELANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population569,99758,366+877% vs Lancaster
Population density7,0428,076−1,034
Population growth-5.7%-2.2%−3.5 pts
Median age36.232.2+4.0
Male46.5%48.3%−1.8 pts
Female53.5%51.7%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born9.3%13.4%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.0%39.7%−13.7 pts
Black58.5%12.0%+46.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.2%40.6%−32.4 pts
Asian2.6%2.9%−0.4 pts
Other4.7%4.8%−0.1 pts
Median household income$62,177$63,690−$1,513
Per capita income$40,604$31,159+$9,445
Poverty rate19.7%20.3%−0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5080.443+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%29.4%+6.8 pts
Graduate degree18.1%10.2%+7.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%8.1%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation63.2%68.6%−5.4 pts
Median home value$229,600$219,500+$10,100
Median gross rent$1,331$1,240+$91
Owner-occupied47.5%48.6%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%4.7%+8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%45.4%+5.2 pts
Average commute29.123.6+5.4
Worked from home17.8%10.3%+7.5 pts
Public transit to work10.3%4.3%+6.0 pts
Uninsured5.9%7.3%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025