COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salunga vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Salunga, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Salunga is 94% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $2,248 higher. Salunga has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -2%).
SALUNGALANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,35558,366−94% vs Lancaster
Population density1,8658,076−6,211
Population growth9.9%-2.2%+12.1 pts
Median age47.832.2+15.6
Male44.3%48.3%−4.1 pts
Female55.7%51.7%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born1.0%13.4%−12.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%39.7%+53.9 pts
Black0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%40.6%−39.4 pts
Asian3.2%2.9%+0.2 pts
Other2.1%4.8%−2.7 pts
Median household income$61,442$63,690−$2,248
Per capita income$40,073$31,159+$8,914
Poverty rate12.3%20.3%−8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.443Even
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%29.4%+9.0 pts
Graduate degree14.4%10.2%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%8.1%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation58.8%68.6%−9.8 pts
Median home value$280,900$219,500+$61,400
Median gross rent$980$1,240−$260
Owner-occupied84.0%48.6%+35.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households87.5%45.4%+42.1 pts
Average commute25.523.6+1.9
Worked from home11.0%10.3%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured2.8%7.3%−4.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024