COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lancaster County

Virginia · 10,896 residents · 133 sq mi

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Lancaster County is a county of 10,896 people in Virginia. At a median age of 45.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 18% less than in Virginia as a whole. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $27,275, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,896

−6%vs 2000

vs 11,567 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

45.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 49.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

133 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(548)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(667)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(643)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(594)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(426)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.2%(1,219)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(1,310)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(1,146)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414%(1,525)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.7%(1,607)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(952)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(259)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,275

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,239 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,698

−28%vs 2000

vs $24,663 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,600

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $118,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$431

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $508 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

18.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.6%(8,055)

Black28.7%(3,324)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(71)

Asian0.3%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.4%(7,564)

Black30.4%(3,308)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(88)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.7%(82)

South American0.3%(33)

Uruguayan0.2%(27)

Mexican0.2%(25)

Central American0.1%(13)

Honduran0.1%(10)

Colombian0%(5)

Spaniard0%(5)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Cuban0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(31)

Korean0.1%(16)

Japanese0.1%(10)

Thai0.1%(6)

Asian Indian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

American20.4%(2,226)

English17.5%(1,913)

German10.2%(1,120)

Irish8%(879)

Italian3%(328)

Scottish2%(217)

French1.9%(212)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(161)

Subsaharan African0.9%(100)

British0.7%(74)

Lithuanian0.5%(59)

Hungarian0.5%(58)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(56)

Czech0.5%(55)

Dutch0.5%(54)

Russian0.3%(38)

Welsh0.3%(32)

Polish0.3%(31)

Finnish0.3%(30)

French Canadian0.2%(27)

Swiss0.2%(21)

Ukrainian0.2%(21)

Danish0.2%(20)

Greek0.2%(20)

Norwegian0.2%(18)

Canadian0.1%(16)

Nigerian0.1%(16)

West Indian0.1%(10)

Jamaican0.1%(10)

Australian0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(9)

Latvian0.1%(7)

Croatian0.1%(6)

Arab0%(5)

Austrian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(4)

Lebanese0%(3)

Moroccan0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.9%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.8%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 16.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.7%(938)

Married64.6%(2,928)

Widowed6.5%(296)

Divorced8.1%(368)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(940)

Married52.5%(2,726)

Widowed18.5%(958)

Divorced10.9%(567)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.5%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

40.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.1%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.2%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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