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Lancaster, PA vs Lancaster, CA

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- Lancaster is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 20.2% more likely to be married in Lancaster.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years older in Lancaster.
 Lancaster, PALancaster, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock171,820329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.338.4
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 Population - 201059,277  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock118,718285,036,114
 Population - 199055,551  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock31.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,822.493.4
 Land Area7.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, PALancaster, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, PALancaster, CAUnited States
 White38.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.0%12.2%
 Asian3.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock44.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, PALancaster, CAUnited States
 Married Population36.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married50.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.152.60
 Households21,266  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock38,25680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,895  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
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 Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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