COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Palmdale
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Palmdale, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is 3685% larger than Palmdale. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
LANCASTERPALMDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population58,3661,542+3685% vs Palmdale
Population density8,0761,038+7,038
Population growth-2.2%0.0%−2.2 pts
Median age32.230.3+1.9
Male48.3%39.5%+8.8 pts
Female51.7%60.5%−8.8 pts
Foreign-born13.4%3.3%+10.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%63.0%−23.4 pts
Black12.0%0.0%+12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%9.7%+30.9 pts
Asian2.9%25.8%−22.9 pts
Other4.8%1.4%+3.4 pts
Median household income$63,690$62,628+$1,062
Per capita income$31,159$27,536+$3,623
Poverty rate20.3%27.1%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.444Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%28.5%+0.9 pts
Graduate degree10.2%4.3%+5.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.3%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation68.6%66.9%+1.8 pts
Median home value$219,500$261,400−$41,900
Median gross rent$1,240$1,436−$196
Owner-occupied48.6%33.8%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%17.0%−12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%23.8%+21.5 pts
Average commute23.633.4−9.8
Worked from home10.3%6.7%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work4.3%10.5%−6.2 pts
Uninsured7.3%5.6%+1.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024