COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Pickerington
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Pickerington, Ohio
Lancaster is 122% larger than Pickerington. Pickerington earns more, with a median household income $48,143 higher. Pickerington has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs -2%).
LANCASTERPICKERINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population58,36626,333+122% vs Pickerington
Population density8,0762,583+5,493
Population growth-2.2%26.3%−28.4 pts
Median age32.236.0−3.8
Male48.3%49.9%−1.6 pts
Female51.7%50.1%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born13.4%8.5%+4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%57.6%−17.9 pts
Black12.0%26.1%−14.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%3.5%+37.1 pts
Asian2.9%6.8%−3.8 pts
Other4.8%6.1%−1.3 pts
Median household income$63,690$111,833−$48,143
Per capita income$31,159$46,372−$15,213
Poverty rate20.3%3.6%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.375+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%47.2%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree10.2%18.0%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%3.5%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation68.6%73.3%−4.7 pts
Median home value$219,500$339,600−$120,100
Median gross rent$1,240$1,605−$365
Owner-occupied48.6%76.8%−28.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%5.2%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%46.3%−0.9 pts
Average commute23.626.9−3.3
Worked from home10.3%21.2%−10.9 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.1%+4.2 pts
Uninsured7.3%4.9%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025