Census place 3941720

Lancaster

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Lancaster city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Lancaster.

According to the 2025 estimate, Lancaster has a population of 41,956 and 2,192 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 176 covered Ohio places are: typical commute is 27.7 minutes, above the comparison median of 22.1 minutes; median household income is $59,133, below the comparison median of $69,321; and median gross rent is $1,083, above the comparison median of $1,047. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute: 27.7 minutes
median household income: $59,133
median gross rent: $1,083

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Lancaster's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population: 41,956
Annual change: +0.5%
Density: 2,192/sq mi
Median age: 37.4 years

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income: $59,133
Median home value: $193,900
Median gross rent: $1,083
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.9%
Typical commute: 27.7 min
Drive-alone commute: 77.2%
Public transit commute: 0.2%
Walked to work: 2.9%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes: 40.9%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 51.1%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+: 57.8%
Unemployed residents 16+: 3%
Working from home: 9.3%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband: 90.4%
Homes built 2020+: 0.9%
Households without a vehicle: 7.7%
Households with children: 30.3%
Residents with a disability: 18.9%
Residents without insurance: 8.1%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Fairfield County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000: 7
Severe Storm declarations: 5
Hurricane declarations: 1
Snowstorm declarations: 1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: LANCASTER FAIRFIELD CO AP (4 mi from place center)

Average high: 63.1°F
Average low: 41.2°F
Annual rainfall: 40.3"
Annual snowfall: 0"

Month by month

A year in Lancaster.

Typical high and low °F

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Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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