COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Gloucester Point
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Gloucester Point, Virginia
Lancaster is 425% larger than Gloucester Point. Gloucester Point earns more, with a median household income $10,311 higher. Gloucester Point has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -2%).
LANCASTERGLOUCESTER POINTDIFFERENCE
Total population58,36611,109+425% vs Gloucester Point
Population density8,0761,182+6,895
Population growth-2.2%12.6%−14.8 pts
Median age32.241.4−9.2
Male48.3%47.8%+0.6 pts
Female51.7%52.2%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born13.4%2.2%+11.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%74.9%−35.3 pts
Black12.0%13.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%6.2%+34.4 pts
Asian2.9%1.4%+1.5 pts
Other4.8%4.2%+0.6 pts
Median household income$63,690$74,001−$10,311
Per capita income$31,159$36,180−$5,021
Poverty rate20.3%7.5%+12.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.383+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%23.6%+5.8 pts
Graduate degree10.2%8.0%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%3.4%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation68.6%58.4%+10.3 pts
Median home value$219,500$320,700−$101,200
Median gross rent$1,240$1,062+$178
Owner-occupied48.6%67.0%−18.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%10.7%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%37.2%+8.2 pts
Average commute23.635.4−11.8
Worked from home10.3%10.1%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Uninsured7.3%5.0%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024