Lancaster is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 57,153 people and 36 associated neighborhoods, Lancaster is the ninth largest community in Pennsylvania. Lancaster has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities, Lancaster isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lancaster are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lancaster is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lancaster who work in office and administrative support (9.72%), management occupations (9.15%), and sales jobs (8.78%). Also of interest is that Lancaster has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. For the size of the city, public transportation in Lancaster is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Lancaster, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The overall education level of Lancaster is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.41% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lancaster in 2022 was $28,653, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,612 for a family of four. However, Lancaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lancaster is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lancaster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lancaster, accounting for 39.37% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lancaster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Swiss. The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
