COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Waxhaw
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Lancaster is 152% larger than Waxhaw. Waxhaw earns more, with a median household income $68,204 higher. Waxhaw has grown faster since 2000 (108% vs -2%).
LANCASTERWAXHAWDIFFERENCE
Total population58,36623,140+152% vs Waxhaw
Population density8,0761,905+6,171
Population growth-2.2%108.3%−110.4 pts
Median age32.236.2−4.0
Male48.3%48.0%+0.3 pts
Female51.7%52.0%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born13.4%15.6%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%67.5%−27.8 pts
Black12.0%8.1%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%11.8%+28.8 pts
Asian2.9%7.4%−4.4 pts
Other4.8%5.2%−0.4 pts
Median household income$63,690$131,894−$68,204
Per capita income$31,159$48,910−$17,751
Poverty rate20.3%4.5%+15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.373+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%55.0%−25.6 pts
Graduate degree10.2%20.5%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.9%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation68.6%69.4%−0.7 pts
Median home value$219,500$549,400−$329,900
Median gross rent$1,240$1,840−$600
Owner-occupied48.6%83.0%−34.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%3.8%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%30.0%+15.3 pts
Average commute23.632.0−8.3
Worked from home10.3%27.7%−17.4 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.2%+4.1 pts
Uninsured7.3%4.8%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025