COMPARING TWO PLACES
Carroll vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Carroll, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Carroll is 99% smaller than Lancaster. Carroll earns more, with a median household income $10,998 higher.
CARROLLLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population50458,366−99% vs Lancaster
Population density8018,076−7,275
Population growth-4.4%-2.2%−2.2 pts
Median age45.532.2+13.3
Male53.3%48.3%+4.9 pts
Female46.7%51.7%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.3%13.4%−13.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%39.7%+53.8 pts
Black0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%40.6%−39.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other5.5%4.8%+0.7 pts
Median household income$74,688$63,690+$10,998
Per capita income$42,314$31,159+$11,155
Poverty rate5.0%20.3%−15.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3550.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%29.4%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree10.1%10.2%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%8.1%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation72.7%68.6%+4.1 pts
Median home value$276,100$219,500+$56,600
Median gross rent$947$1,240−$293
Owner-occupied68.4%48.6%+19.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%4.7%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households48.8%45.4%+3.4 pts
Average commute28.123.6+4.5
Worked from home14.5%10.3%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured10.3%7.3%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025