COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmdale vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Palmdale, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Palmdale is 97% smaller than Lancaster. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
PALMDALELANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,54258,366−97% vs Lancaster
Population density1,0388,076−7,038
Population growth0.0%-2.2%+2.2 pts
Median age30.332.2−1.9
Male39.5%48.3%−8.8 pts
Female60.5%51.7%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born3.3%13.4%−10.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.0%39.7%+23.4 pts
Black0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.7%40.6%−30.9 pts
Asian25.8%2.9%+22.9 pts
Other1.4%4.8%−3.4 pts
Median household income$62,628$63,690−$1,062
Per capita income$27,536$31,159−$3,623
Poverty rate27.1%20.3%+6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.443Even
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%29.4%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree4.3%10.2%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%8.1%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation66.9%68.6%−1.8 pts
Median home value$261,400$219,500+$41,900
Median gross rent$1,436$1,240+$196
Owner-occupied33.8%48.6%−14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.0%4.7%+12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%45.4%−21.5 pts
Average commute33.423.6+9.8
Worked from home6.7%10.3%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work10.5%4.3%+6.2 pts
Uninsured5.6%7.3%−1.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024