Humidity & wind
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Population
170,084
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$446,600
Owner-occupied units
Lancaster, CA
California · 34.694° N, 118.175° W · 94 sq mi
Lancaster is a city in California, with a population of 170,084 and about 1,804 residents per square mile. The median household earns $81,511 a year, and the median home is worth $446,600.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
94 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,804
People per square mile
Rank by population
#164
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#102
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$81,511
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,764
Per month
Homeownership
60.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.8 min
One way
People
Median age
34.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
20%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
15.4%
Households
52,374
3.13 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.1%
Retail trade 10.3%
Professional & business services 9.8%
Manufacturing 9.1%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Lancaster
- Palmdale, CA8 mi · 161,845
- Santa Clarita, CA27 mi · 228,430
- Glendale, CA36 mi · 187,160
- Burbank, CA36 mi · 102,988
- Pasadena, CA37 mi · 135,804
- Arcadia, CA40 mi · 54,117
- Alhambra, CA42 mi · 79,820
- Simi Valley, CA44 mi · 124,861
Cities about the same size
- Springfield, MO169,847
- Garden Grove, CA170,455
- Oceanside, CA170,483
- Denton, TX169,431
- Murfreesboro, TN171,178
- Fort Collins, CO171,500
- Roseville, CA167,302
- Surprise, AZ175,304
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838