COMPARING TWO PLACES
Castile vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Castile, New York
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Castile is 98% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $9,404 higher.
CASTILELANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population97858,366−98% vs Lancaster
Population density7178,076−7,359
Population growth-4.4%-2.2%−2.3 pts
Median age37.832.2+5.6
Male49.6%48.3%+1.2 pts
Female50.4%51.7%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.0%13.4%−12.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.8%39.7%+52.2 pts
Black1.0%12.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.6%−40.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other7.2%4.8%+2.4 pts
Median household income$54,286$63,690−$9,404
Per capita income$32,287$31,159+$1,128
Poverty rate16.7%20.3%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%29.4%−9.8 pts
Graduate degree7.0%10.2%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%8.1%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation56.0%68.6%−12.6 pts
Median home value$141,400$219,500−$78,100
Median gross rent$643$1,240−$597
Owner-occupied59.7%48.6%+11.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%4.7%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%45.4%−12.0 pts
Average commute23.723.6+0.1
Worked from home5.7%10.3%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured4.6%7.3%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025