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Lancaster, PA vs Danville, KY

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- Household income in Danville, is 19% less than it is in Lancaster and is 57% below the National Average.
- Lancaster unemployment rate is 10.4%.
- Danville unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Lancaster, PADanville, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,552  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,026$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,259  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lancaster, PADanville, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lancaster, PADanville, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.5%13.1%
Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Danville    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

If you like friendly non-judgmental people, four seasons, fertile land, beautiful natural scenery, low cost of living, this is a good  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great small college town for  More

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Over 19 years ago

Crime is Danville, in Kentucky really is driven, in my opinion, by the economy and lack of higher education. There is great opportunity for the area to grow in the next  More

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