Demographics of Lancaster city, Ohio

Lancaster city, Ohio had 41,956 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,317 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

41,956
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 41,249 ±155.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,317 people.; 37.4 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,133 ±$4,378
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, Ohio's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lancaster city, Ohio'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lancaster city, Ohio's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lancaster city, Ohio'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	40,639	100.0	100.0
2021	40,835	100.5	100.2
2022	41,271	101.6	100.7
2023	41,502	102.1	101.6
2024	41,753	102.7	102.5
2025	41,956	103.2	103.1

Population of Lancaster city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	40,639	—
2021	40,835	+196
2022	41,271	+436
2023	41,502	+231
2024	41,753	+251
2025	41,956	+203

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±1.7: for men 36.5 ±2.0 and for women 38.3 ±2.1. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,425 ±367	5.9% ±0.9	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,923 ±653	16.8% ±1.6	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,616 ±466	8.8% ±1.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,276 ±703	27.3% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,281 ±709	22.5% ±1.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,728 ±558	18.7% ±1.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,133 ±$4,378, and income per person $34,001 ±$2,198, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,638 ±373	15.6% ±2.2	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,298 ±588	25.5% ±3.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,095 ±487	18.4% ±2.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,035 ±351	12.1% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,971 ±422	17.6% ±2.5	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,023 ±207	6.1% ±1.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	797 ±258	4.7% ±1.5	9.1% ±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	Ohio	United States
All ages	5,001 ±938	12.6% ±2.4	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,367 ±435	15.4% ±4.7	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,579 ±511	11.9% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,055 ±234	11.5% ±2.4	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lancaster city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lancaster city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	18,317 ±512	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.0% ±0.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.0% ±1.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.1% ±2.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.9% ±3.3	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,900 ±$11,742	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,083 ±$31	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±2	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,211 ±364	2.9% ±0.9	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,655 ±647	91.3% ±1.5	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	660 ±304	1.6% ±0.7	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	80 to 436	0.2% to 1.1%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 63	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 114	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 135	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,324 ±463	3.2% ±1.1	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	33,159 ±766	80.4% ±1.8	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,658 ±665	16.1% ±1.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	567 ±213	1.4% ±0.5	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	865 ±309	2.1% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	366 ±139	0.9% ±0.3	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	499 ±246	1.2% ±0.6	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lancaster city among the places of Ohio

30th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Lancaster city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairfield city	44,828 ±35
Delaware city	44,589 ±707
Cleveland Heights city	44,497 ±66
Huber Heights city	43,455 ±43
Grove City city	42,517 ±51
Lancaster city	41,249 ±155
Reynoldsburg city	41,224 ±933
Findlay city	40,287 ±32
Warren city	38,912 ±33
Westerville city	38,645 ±93
Hilliard city	38,033 ±594

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lancaster city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 50 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 63 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 69 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 105 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 107 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 115 Places in Ohio by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026