COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Monroe
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is 12085% larger than Monroe. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $9,743 higher. Lancaster has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -14%).
LANCASTERMONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population58,366479+12085% vs Monroe
Population density8,076970+7,106
Population growth-2.2%-13.7%+11.6 pts
Median age32.236.7−4.5
Male48.3%51.7%−3.3 pts
Female51.7%48.3%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born13.4%1.4%+12.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%96.5%−56.8 pts
Black12.0%0.0%+12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%2.6%+38.0 pts
Asian2.9%0.3%+2.6 pts
Other4.8%0.6%+4.2 pts
Median household income$63,690$53,947+$9,743
Per capita income$31,159$30,200+$959
Poverty rate20.3%12.4%+7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.415+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%15.6%+13.8 pts
Graduate degree10.2%8.3%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%5.7%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation68.6%59.0%+9.7 pts
Median home value$219,500$174,000+$45,500
Median gross rent$1,240$854+$386
Owner-occupied48.6%72.0%−23.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%7.0%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%51.4%−6.0 pts
Average commute23.626.2−2.5
Worked from home10.3%4.4%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Uninsured7.3%9.8%−2.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025