COMPARING TWO PLACES
Corning vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Corning, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Corning is 99% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $32,857 higher. Lancaster has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -16%).
CORNINGLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population48558,366−99% vs Lancaster
Population density1,1288,076−6,948
Population growth-16.3%-2.2%−14.1 pts
Median age34.232.2+2.0
Male45.1%48.3%−3.3 pts
Female54.9%51.7%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%39.7%+54.5 pts
Black0.4%12.0%−11.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.6%−40.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other5.4%4.8%+0.6 pts
Median household income$30,833$63,690−$32,857
Per capita income$17,510$31,159−$13,649
Poverty rate45.9%20.3%+25.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.443Even
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%29.4%−25.3 pts
Graduate degree0.4%10.2%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%8.1%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation46.8%68.6%−21.8 pts
Median home value$59,100$219,500−$160,400
Median gross rent$831$1,240−$409
Owner-occupied68.6%48.6%+20.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%4.7%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households52.5%45.4%+7.1 pts
Average commute33.823.6+10.2
Worked from home0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured2.6%7.3%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025