COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Willow Street
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is 505% larger than Willow Street. Willow Street earns more, with a median household income $45,985 higher. Willow Street has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -2%).
LANCASTERWILLOW STREETDIFFERENCE
Total population58,3669,647+505% vs Willow Street
Population density8,0761,766+6,310
Population growth-2.2%20.7%−22.9 pts
Median age32.254.1−21.9
Male48.3%46.7%+1.6 pts
Female51.7%53.3%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born13.4%7.2%+6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%81.9%−42.2 pts
Black12.0%2.3%+9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%7.6%+32.9 pts
Asian2.9%2.7%+0.2 pts
Other4.8%5.5%−0.6 pts
Median household income$63,690$109,675−$45,985
Per capita income$31,159$53,997−$22,838
Poverty rate20.3%3.3%+17.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.382+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%50.7%−21.3 pts
Graduate degree10.2%24.3%−14.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%1.5%+6.6 pts
Labor force participation68.6%50.1%+18.5 pts
Median home value$219,500$314,700−$95,200
Median gross rent$1,240$2,672−$1,432
Owner-occupied48.6%40.9%+7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%7.1%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%62.4%−17.0 pts
Average commute23.629.6−6.0
Worked from home10.3%16.6%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.4%+3.9 pts
Uninsured7.3%4.7%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024