COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Quartz Hill
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Quartz Hill, California
Lancaster is 407% larger than Quartz Hill. Quartz Hill earns more, with a median household income $41,753 higher. Quartz Hill has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
LANCASTERQUARTZ HILLDIFFERENCE
Total population58,36611,510+407% vs Quartz Hill
Population density8,0763,060+5,017
Population growth-2.2%4.9%−7.1 pts
Median age32.237.5−5.3
Male48.3%50.0%−1.6 pts
Female51.7%50.0%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born13.4%11.4%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%47.0%−7.3 pts
Black12.0%7.9%+4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%37.6%+3.0 pts
Asian2.9%2.4%+0.5 pts
Other4.8%5.1%−0.3 pts
Median household income$63,690$105,443−$41,753
Per capita income$31,159$43,382−$12,223
Poverty rate20.3%11.3%+9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.424+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%17.6%+11.8 pts
Graduate degree10.2%6.2%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%7.3%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation68.6%58.6%+10.0 pts
Median home value$219,500$485,300−$265,800
Median gross rent$1,240$1,540−$300
Owner-occupied48.6%70.8%−22.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%11.7%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%35.2%+10.1 pts
Average commute23.634.8−11.2
Worked from home10.3%11.2%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.5%+3.8 pts
Uninsured7.3%4.7%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024