COMPARING TWO PLACES
Quartz Hill vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Quartz Hill, California
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Quartz Hill is 80% smaller than Lancaster. Quartz Hill earns more, with a median household income $41,753 higher. Quartz Hill has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
QUARTZ HILLLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population11,51058,366−80% vs Lancaster
Population density3,0608,076−5,017
Population growth4.9%-2.2%+7.1 pts
Median age37.532.2+5.3
Male50.0%48.3%+1.6 pts
Female50.0%51.7%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born11.4%13.4%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.0%39.7%+7.3 pts
Black7.9%12.0%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino37.6%40.6%−3.0 pts
Asian2.4%2.9%−0.5 pts
Other5.1%4.8%+0.3 pts
Median household income$105,443$63,690+$41,753
Per capita income$43,382$31,159+$12,223
Poverty rate11.3%20.3%−9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%29.4%−11.8 pts
Graduate degree6.2%10.2%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%8.1%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation58.6%68.6%−10.0 pts
Median home value$485,300$219,500+$265,800
Median gross rent$1,540$1,240+$300
Owner-occupied70.8%48.6%+22.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%4.7%+7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households35.2%45.4%−10.1 pts
Average commute34.823.6+11.2
Worked from home11.2%10.3%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.5%4.3%−3.8 pts
Uninsured4.7%7.3%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024