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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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.

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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 142/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 35/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 4/yr
Days above 90° 100/yr
Below freezing 13/yr
Annual rainfall 10in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 98°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 37°F

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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