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Lancaster, PA

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Latitude: 40.039860     Longitude: -76.304366
Population 54,757 (2005)
LANCASTER is located in LANCASTER county, Pennsylvania at latitude 40.039860 and longitude -76.304366. The population of LANCASTER is 54,757 as of the year 2005 with a population growth of -2.82% from the year 2000 through 2005. The most common zip code of LANCASTER is 17603.

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Population 2005: 54,757
Population 2004: 55,039
Population 2003: 55,426
Population 2002: 55,683
Population 2001: 55,923
Population 2000: 56,348 (2000 Census)
Population 1990: 55,551 (1990 Census)

Population Growth 2000 to 2005: -2.82%
Population Growth 1990 to 2000: 1.43%

Population (2000 Census): 56,348
Male: 27,474 (48.76%)
Female: 28,874 (51.24%)

Median age: 30.40 years

Races, 2000 Census:
White: 51.81%
Hispanic or Latino: 30.76%
Other race: 17.44%
Black or African American: 14.09%
Two or more races: 3.94%
Asian: 2.46%
American Indian: 0.44%
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander: 0.08%

Housing Units: 23,024 (2000 Census)
Land Area: 7.3981 square miles
Water Area: 0.0059 square miles

Most populous zip code: 17603



All zip codes:
17601, 17602, 17603, 17604, 17605, 17606, 17607, 17608, 17699
(zip codes with population are shown in bold)

Cities & Towns nearby Lancaster

Millersville, PA 3.4mi SW
Willow Street, PA 4.6mi SSE
East Petersburg, PA 4.9mi NNW
Smoketown, PA 5.7mi E
Bird In Hand, PA 6.1mi E
Mountville, PA 6.8mi W
Landisville, PA 6.9mi WNW
Salunga-landisville, PA 7mi WNW
Leacock-leola-bareville, PA 7.2mi ENE
Leola, PA 7.2mi ENE

2005 data is not available for the city but is available for the area. This data is shown below. The numbers in the 2005 data shown below may represent different geographical areas than the 2000 data shown above.


2005 Data for: Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Population: 476,155
Male: 234,186 (49.18%)
Female: 241,969 (50.82%)

Median age: 37.10 years

Races, 2005 Data:
White: 87.76%
Hispanic or Latino: 6.78%
Black or African American: 3.45%
Other race: 2.04%
Asian: 1.56%
Two or more races: 1.36%
American Indian: 0.06%


Population data by age, 2005 data
Under 5 years: 33,518 (7.04%)
5 to 9 years: 32,892 (6.91%)
10 to 14 years: 36,252 (7.61%)
15 to 19 years: 31,234 (6.56%)
20 to 24 years: 29,420 (6.18%)
25 to 34 years: 60,823 (12.77%)
35 to 44 years: 68,241 (14.33%)
45 to 54 years: 70,458 (14.80%)
55 to 59 years: 30,125 (6.33%)
60 to 64 years: 20,349 (4.27%)
65 to 74 years: 30,697 (6.45%)
75 to 84 years: 25,488 (5.35%)
85 years and over: 6,658 (1.40%)

Median age: 37.10 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2005 data
18 years and over: 351,630 (73.85%)
21 years and over: 337,093 (70.79%)
62 years and over: 74,536 (15.65%)
65 years and over: 62,843 (13.20%)

18 years and older by gender, 2005 data
18 years and over: 351,630 (73.85%)
Male: 170,425 (48.47% of this group)
Female: 181,205 (51.53% of this group)

65 years and older by gender, 2005 data
65 years and over: 62,843 (13.20%)
Male: 27,584 (43.89% of this group)
Female: 35,259 (56.11% of this group)

Races, 2005 data
One Race: 469,698 (98.64%)
Two or more Races: 6,457 (1.36%)
White: 417,895 (87.76%)
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 32,303 (6.78%)
Black or African American: 16,439 (3.45%)
Asian: 7,421 (1.56%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0.00%)
American Indian and Alaska Native: 262 (0.06%)
Some other race: 9,715 (2.04%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2005 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 32,303 (6.78%)
Mexican: 2,068 (0.43%)
Puerto Rican: 23,011 (4.83%)
Cuban: 1,154 (0.24%)
Other Hispanic or Latino: 6,070 (1.27%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 443,852 (93.22%)

Two or More Races, 2005 data
Two or more Races: 6,457 (1.36%)
White and Black or African American: 2,898 (0.61%)
White and American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,120 (0.24%)
White and Asian: 858 (0.18%)
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native: 0 (0.00%)
Two races including Some other race: 125 (0.03%)
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races: 4,345 (0.91%)

Housedold Data, 2005 data
Household population: 476,155 (100.00%)
Householder: 184,252 (38.70%)
Spouse: 106,823 (22.43%)
Child: 145,256 (30.51%)
Other relatives: 18,675 (3.92%)
Nonrelatives: 21,149 (4.44%)
Unmarried partner: 7,372 (1.55%)
Total households: 184,296
Family households (families): 127,895 (69.40%)
With own children under 18 years: 58,877 (31.95%)
Married-couple families: 106,196 (57.62%)
With own children under 18 years: 45,598 (24.74%)
Male householder, no wife present: 6,307 (3.42%)
With own children under 18 years: 2,759 (1.50%)
Female householder, no husband present: 15,392 (8.35%)
With own children under 18 years: 10,520 (5.71%)
Nonfamily households: 56,401 (30.60%)
Householder living alone: 46,209 (25.07%)
65 years and over: 16,850 (9.14%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 63,766 (34.60%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 45,091 (24.47%)
Average household size : 2.58
Average family size: 3.11

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