COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lampeter vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Lampeter, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lampeter is 96% smaller than Lancaster. Lampeter earns more, with a median household income $37,977 higher. Lampeter has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
LAMPETERLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,14058,366−96% vs Lancaster
Population density1,2488,076−6,828
Population growth4.1%-2.2%+6.2 pts
Median age27.532.2−4.7
Male45.1%48.3%−3.2 pts
Female54.9%51.7%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born8.4%13.4%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.0%39.7%+46.3 pts
Black1.0%12.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%40.6%−36.5 pts
Asian7.4%2.9%+4.4 pts
Other1.6%4.8%−3.2 pts
Median household income$101,667$63,690+$37,977
Per capita income$47,266$31,159+$16,107
Poverty rate3.9%20.3%−16.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%29.4%+22.7 pts
Graduate degree24.9%10.2%+14.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%8.1%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation83.1%68.6%+14.5 pts
Median home value$422,900$219,500+$203,400
Median gross rent$1,442$1,240+$202
Owner-occupied54.5%48.6%+5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%4.7%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households36.3%45.4%−9.1 pts
Average commute30.423.6+6.8
Worked from home15.8%10.3%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured13.3%7.3%+6.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024