With 10,936 people, Lancaster County is a county in Virginia. At a median age of 58.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 25% less than in Virginia as a whole. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,713, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lancaster County
What changed most since 1990
Median age45.4 → 58.2(+12.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.9% → 41.3%(+22.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.2%(151)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(202)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(424)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(89)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.6%(49)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,061 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lancaster County, decade by decade
Lancaster County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,896
$65,462
$215,046
18.9%
53.8
2000
11,567
$60,550
$216,413
24.5%
54.0
2010
11,391
$65,036
$366,116
27.7%
54.8
2020
10,919
$72,402
$286,647
33.9%
57.7
2024
10,936
$69,713
$327,000
41.3%
59.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
