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Language Spoken At Home in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 484,593 | 100% |
English only | 409,601 | 84.5% |
Language other than English | 74,992 | 15.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 27,866 | 5.8% |
Spanish | 31,232 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,565 | 2.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 35,815 | 7.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,740 | 2.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,863 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,067 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 1,082 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 494 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 519,913 | 100% |
American | 41,753 | 8.0% |
Arab | 874 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,230 | 0.2% |
Danish | 679 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 8,348 | 1.6% |
English | 42,317 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 9,787 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 1,322 | 0.3% |
German | 197,615 | 38.0% |
Greek | 2,137 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,816 | 0.3% |
Irish | 59,311 | 11.4% |
Italian | 29,711 | 5.7% |
Lithuanian | 1,034 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 2,012 | 0.4% |
Polish | 14,572 | 2.8% |
Portuguese | 558 | 0.1% |
Russian | 3,563 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,764 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 7,833 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 1,964 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 1,994 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 4,450 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 18,436 | 3.5% |
Ukrainian | 2,466 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 6,205 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,228 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 193,306 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 136,556 | 70.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 57,827 | 29.9% |
Married-couple family | 112,056 | 58.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 44,332 | 22.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,175 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,425 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 17,325 | 9.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,070 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 56,750 | 29.4% |
Householder living alone | 46,690 | 24.2% |
65 years and over | 19,589 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 62,416 | 32.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 52,462 | 27.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 505,360 | 100% |
Householder | 193,306 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 111,895 | 22.1% |
Child | 157,502 | 31.2% |
Other relatives | 21,165 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 21,492 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 10,130 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 199,672 | 100% |
Never married | 61,307 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 116,452 | 58.3% |
Separated | 3,038 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 5,011 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 13,864 | 6.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 213,896 | 100% |
Never married | 55,179 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 116,509 | 54.5% |
Separated | 3,568 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 19,786 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 18,854 | 8.8% |
Fertility in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 7,782 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,015 | 25.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 123 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,794 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,775 | 35.6% |
Less than 1 year | 724 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 845 | 10.8% |
3 or 4 years | 402 | 5.2% |
5 or more years | 804 | 10.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,775 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,709 | 61.6% |
Who are married | 1,969 | 71.0% |
School Enrollment in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 127,161 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,594 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 5,846 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 56,041 | 44.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 27,213 | 21.4% |
College or graduate school | 30,467 | 24.0% |
Educational Attainment in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 340,482 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 24,189 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 31,694 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 132,155 | 38.8% |
Some college, no degree | 51,524 | 15.1% |
Associate's degree | 20,779 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 53,083 | 15.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 27,058 | 7.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.5% |
Veteran Status in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 390,907 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 35,058 | 9.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 513,389 | 100% |
With a disability | 54,883 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 128,703 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,179 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 310,430 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,789 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 74,256 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,915 | 32.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 512,624 | 100% |
Same house | 453,171 | 88.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 57,106 | 11.1% |
Same county | 40,393 | 7.9% |
Different county | 16,713 | 3.3% |
Same state | 10,123 | 2.0% |
Different state | 6,590 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 2,347 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 519,913 | 100% |
Native | 497,183 | 95.6% |
Born in United States | 483,073 | 92.9% |
State of residence | 395,567 | 76.1% |
Different state | 87,506 | 16.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 14,110 | 2.7% |
Foreign born | 22,730 | 4.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 22,730 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,549 | 50.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,181 | 49.2% |
Year of Entry in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 36,840 | 100% |
Native | 14,110 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 225 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,885 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 22,730 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 576 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 22,154 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lancaster
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 22,730 | 100% |
Europe | 5,193 | 22.8% |
Asia | 7,871 | 34.6% |
Africa | 1,264 | 5.6% |
Oceania | 55 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 7,649 | 33.7% |
Northern America | 698 | 3.1% |