COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Wesley Chapel
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Lancaster is 23% smaller than Wesley Chapel. Wesley Chapel earns more, with a median household income $43,814 higher. Wesley Chapel has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs -2%).
LANCASTERWESLEY CHAPELDIFFERENCE
Total population58,36676,011−23% vs Wesley Chapel
Population density8,0761,730+6,346
Population growth-2.2%47.1%−49.3 pts
Median age32.237.1−4.9
Male48.3%49.2%−0.8 pts
Female51.7%50.8%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born13.4%18.9%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%48.8%−9.1 pts
Black12.0%11.0%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%26.6%+14.0 pts
Asian2.9%7.2%−4.3 pts
Other4.8%6.4%−1.6 pts
Median household income$63,690$107,504−$43,814
Per capita income$31,159$45,048−$13,889
Poverty rate20.3%6.4%+13.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.411+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%47.8%−18.4 pts
Graduate degree10.2%19.8%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.9%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation68.6%70.6%−2.0 pts
Median home value$219,500$403,700−$184,200
Median gross rent$1,240$2,100−$860
Owner-occupied48.6%77.1%−28.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%7.4%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%48.1%−2.8 pts
Average commute23.631.1−7.4
Worked from home10.3%26.5%−16.2 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.1%+4.2 pts
Uninsured7.3%7.1%+0.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024