COMPARING TWO PLACES
DeSoto vs Lancaster
PLACE A
DeSoto, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
DeSoto and Lancaster are close in size. DeSoto earns more, with a median household income $19,092 higher. DeSoto has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -2%).
DESOTOLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population56,68158,366−3% vs Lancaster
Population density2,6208,076−5,456
Population growth14.5%-2.2%+16.6 pts
Median age41.932.2+9.7
Male46.8%48.3%−1.6 pts
Female53.2%51.7%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born7.8%13.4%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.6%39.7%−31.0 pts
Black67.0%12.0%+55.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.9%40.6%−21.7 pts
Asian0.9%2.9%−2.0 pts
Other4.5%4.8%−0.3 pts
Median household income$82,782$63,690+$19,092
Per capita income$39,003$31,159+$7,844
Poverty rate7.6%20.3%−12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%29.4%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree12.8%10.2%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%8.1%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation68.3%68.6%−0.3 pts
Median home value$319,400$219,500+$99,900
Median gross rent$1,666$1,240+$426
Owner-occupied69.6%48.6%+21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%4.7%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households66.3%45.4%+20.9 pts
Average commute30.823.6+7.1
Worked from home17.0%10.3%+6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%4.3%−4.1 pts
Uninsured13.1%7.3%+5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025