Population

58,366

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$219,500

Owner-occupied units

Lancaster, PA

Pennsylvania · 40.042° N, 76.301° W · 7 sq mi

Lancaster is a city in Pennsylvania, with a population of 58,366 and about 8,076 residents per square mile. The median household earns $63,690 a year, and the median home is worth $219,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

7 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

8,076

People per square mile

Rank by population

#755

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#857

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$63,690

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,240

Per month

Homeownership

48.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

23.6 min

One way

People

Median age

32.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

29.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

13.4%

Households

21,971

2.44 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 22^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 151^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 21^/yr

Days above 90° 17^/yr

Below freezing 83^/yr

Annual rainfall 43.7ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 87°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 27°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.7^%

Manufacturing 15^%

Retail trade 13.6^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Pennsylvania

Name

Jeff Yass

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$59B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Haverford

Source of wealth

Trading, investments

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Pennsylvania · private sector

Employer

UPMC

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Pennsylvania

Company

Cencora

Revenue

$294.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Conshohocken

Ticker

COR

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Pennsylvania

State bird

Ruffed Grouse

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Harrisburg

Nickname

The Keystone State

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