Humidity & wind
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Population
58,366
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$219,500
Owner-occupied units
Lancaster, PA
Pennsylvania · 40.042° N, 76.301° W · 7 sq mi
Lancaster is a city in Pennsylvania, with a population of 58,366 and about 8,076 residents per square mile. The median household earns $63,690 a year, and the median home is worth $219,500.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
7 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
8,076
People per square mile
Rank by population
#755
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#857
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$63,690
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,240
Per month
Homeownership
48.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.6 min
One way
People
Median age
32.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
13.4%
Households
21,971
2.44 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 24.7%
Manufacturing 15%
Retail trade 13.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Pennsylvania
State bird
Ruffed Grouse
State flower
Mountain Laurel
State capital
Harrisburg
Nickname
The Keystone State
Compare Lancaster with
- Lancaster vs ReadingSide by side
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Cities near Lancaster
- Reading, PA29 mi · 95,832
- Harrisburg, PA35 mi · 50,522
- Bel Air South, MD37 mi · 58,137
- Wilmington, DE46 mi · 73,512
- Towson, MD48 mi · 58,679
- Baltimore, MD54 mi · 569,997
- Dundalk, MD55 mi · 65,969
- Allentown, PA58 mi · 126,044
Cities about the same size
- Bowie, MD58,383
- Cupertino, CA58,333
- Severn, MD58,402
- Springfield, OH58,281
- Sarasota, FL58,458
- Gardena, CA58,460
- Santee, CA58,205
- Coeur d'Alene, ID58,179
More in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia1,574,281
- Pittsburgh307,632
- Erie91,838
- Bethlehem79,644
- Scranton75,514
- Levittown50,926
Wealthiest person in Pennsylvania
Name
Jeff Yass
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$59B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Haverford
Source of wealth
Trading, investments
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Pennsylvania · private sector
Employer
UPMC
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Pennsylvania
Company
Cencora
Revenue
$294.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Conshohocken
Ticker
COR
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.