COMPARING TWO PLACES
Garrett vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Garrett, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Garrett is 99% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $6,190 higher. Lancaster has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -9%).
GARRETTLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population40858,366−99% vs Lancaster
Population density8068,076−7,270
Population growth-9.0%-2.2%−6.8 pts
Median age42.832.2+10.6
Male60.0%48.3%+11.7 pts
Female40.0%51.7%−11.7 pts
Foreign-born1.7%13.4%−11.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.6%39.7%+47.9 pts
Black0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.6%−40.6 pts
Asian2.5%2.9%−0.5 pts
Other9.9%4.8%+5.1 pts
Median household income$57,500$63,690−$6,190
Per capita income$25,737$31,159−$5,422
Poverty rate5.2%20.3%−15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3180.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%29.4%−21.3 pts
Graduate degree2.6%10.2%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%8.1%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation67.1%68.6%−1.5 pts
Median home value$87,400$219,500−$132,100
Median gross rent$725$1,240−$515
Owner-occupied91.7%48.6%+43.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%4.7%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households14.3%45.4%−31.1 pts
Average commute26.223.6+2.5
Worked from home1.2%10.3%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured7.4%7.3%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025