COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Williamsburg
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is 4780% larger than Williamsburg. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $12,738 higher.
LANCASTERWILLIAMSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population58,3661,196+4780% vs Williamsburg
Population density8,0763,259+4,817
Population growth-2.2%-1.7%−0.5 pts
Median age32.239.0−6.8
Male48.3%52.4%−4.0 pts
Female51.7%47.6%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born13.4%0.4%+13.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%95.7%−56.1 pts
Black12.0%0.0%+12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%0.9%+39.7 pts
Asian2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Other4.8%3.4%+1.5 pts
Median household income$63,690$50,952+$12,738
Per capita income$31,159$28,578+$2,581
Poverty rate20.3%13.9%+6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.462−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%11.3%+18.0 pts
Graduate degree10.2%3.0%+7.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.3%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation68.6%58.6%+10.0 pts
Median home value$219,500$130,200+$89,300
Median gross rent$1,240$616+$624
Owner-occupied48.6%69.6%−21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%7.6%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%47.2%−1.9 pts
Average commute23.627.4−3.8
Worked from home10.3%6.3%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Uninsured7.3%2.7%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025