Demographics of Lancaster city, California

Lancaster city, California had 170,084 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,091 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lancaster city, in four figures

170,084
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 169,169 ±59.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −3,091 people.; 34.5 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,511 ±$3,094
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lancaster city, California's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lancaster city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Lancaster city, California's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lancaster city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	173,175	100.0	100.0
2021	170,052	98.2	100.2
2022	167,888	96.9	100.7
2023	167,313	96.6	101.6
2024	168,929	97.5	102.5
2025	170,084	98.2	103.1

Population of Lancaster city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	173,175	—
2021	170,052	−3,123
2022	167,888	−2,164
2023	167,313	−575
2024	168,929	+1,616
2025	170,084	+1,155

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.5 ±0.8: for men 33.0 ±1.0 and for women 36.0 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lancaster city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	10,069 ±1,102	6.0% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	35,130 ±1,726	20.8% ±1.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	16,467 ±1,189	9.7% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	48,187 ±1,904	28.5% ±1.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	38,903 ±1,719	23.0% ±1.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,413 ±1,177	12.1% ±0.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,511 ±$3,094, and income per person $31,046 ±$1,071, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lancaster city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	8,423 ±814	16.1% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,600 ±941	16.4% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,180 ±668	13.7% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,842 ±771	15.0% ±1.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,190 ±819	19.5% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,751 ±658	11.0% ±1.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,388 ±385	8.4% ±0.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lancaster city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	25,484 ±2,310	15.6% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	8,937 ±1,146	20.3% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	12,878 ±1,160	14.2% ±1.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,669 ±488	12.6% ±1.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lancaster city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lancaster city	California	United States
Housing units	55,273 ±1,052	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±1.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.4% ±1.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.6% ±1.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$446,600 ±$6,728	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,764 ±$45	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lancaster city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	81,512 ±3,059	48.2% ±1.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39,734 ±2,241	23.5% ±1.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	32,313 ±2,186	19.1% ±1.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,967 ±1,108	4.1% ±0.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	106 to 440	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	72 to 530	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,098 ±433	0.6% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,971 ±1,377	4.1% ±0.8	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lancaster city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	121,075 ±2,252	71.6% ±1.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,879 ±1,283	11.8% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,097 ±431	1.2% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	26,118 ±1,642	15.4% ±1.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14,724 ±1,270	8.7% ±0.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11,394 ±1,094	6.7% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lancaster city among the places of California

30th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Lancaster city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Elk Grove city	179,155 ±117
Santa Rosa city	177,090 ±70
Rancho Cucamonga city	175,411 ±81
Oceanside city	172,242 ±131
Garden Grove city	170,964 ±82
Lancaster city	169,169 ±59
Palmdale city	164,634 ±69
Salinas city	161,761 ±59
Corona city	159,670 ±80
Hayward city	158,801 ±67
Roseville city	155,955 ±100

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lancaster city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026