California · Census place 40130
Lancaster city, CA
Quick answer
Lancaster city has 170,013 residents, ranking #31 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $76,083, the median home is worth $409,100 and median gross rent runs $1,696 a month.
- Population
- 170,013Lancaster city residents
- Median household income
- $76,083Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $409,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,696Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lancaster city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lancaster city median would spend about 26.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 58.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Rancho Cucamonga city 174,693
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- Salinas city 161,993
- Hayward city 159,201
- Corona city 158,839
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