Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Lancaster
Municipality: Lancaster city
Total Population 55,551
SEX
Male 26,701
Female 28,850
AGE
Under 5 years 4,692
5 to 17 years 9,859
18 to 20 years 3,515
21 to 24 years 4,429
25 to 44 years 17,758
45 to 54 years 4,457
55 to 59 years 1,956
60 to 64 years 2,091
65 to 74 years 3,941
75 to 84 years 2,193
85 years and over 660
Median age 29.7
Under 18 years 14,551
Percent of total population 26.2
65 years and over 6,794
Percent of total population 12.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 21,189
Family households (families) 12,534
Married-couple families 8,042
Percent of total households 38.0
Other family, male householder 1,017
Other family, female householder 3,475
Nonfamily households 8,655
Percent of total households 40.8
Householder living alone 6,889
Householder 65 years and over 2,546
Persons living in households 52,766
Persons per household 2.49
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 2,785
Institutionalized persons 742
Other persons in group quarters 2,043
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 39,368
Black 6,802
Percent of total population 12.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 137
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,091
Percent of total population 2.0
Other race 8,153
Hispanic Origin (any race) 11,420
Percent of total population 20.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 22,468
Occupied housing units 21,189
Owner occupied 10,001
Percent owner occupied 47.2
Renter occupied 11,188
Vacant housing units 1,279
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 25
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 1,123
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,192
1-unit, attached 11,345
2 to 4 units 4,980
5 to 9 units 1,779
10 or more units 1,902
Mobile home, trailer, other 270
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 8,877
Less than $50,000 2,851
$50,000 to $99,999 5,379
$100,000 to $149,999 469
$150,000 to $199,999 104
$200,000 to $299,999 51
$300,000 or more 23
Median (dollars) 59,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 10,861
Less than $250 2,654
$250 to $499 7,332
$500 to $749 843
$750 to $999 20
$1,000 or more 12
Median (dollars) 329
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 8,877
White 7,832
Black 571
Percent of occupied units 6.4
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 9
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 97
Percent of occupied units 1.1
Other race 368
Hispanic origin (of any race) 597
Percent of occupied units 6.7
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997