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Lancaster Central School District

Lancaster Central School District is a unified school district in New York with a community population of 45,861. The median household income is $89,331 and the median age is 46.3.

45,861

Population

1363

People / sq mi

$89,331

Median Income

46.3

Median Age

Lancaster Central School District covers 34 sq mi of land at 1363.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White92.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian66.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$89,331

Median Household Income

$49,498

Per Capita Income

3.3%

Poverty Rate

1.5%

Unemployment

Housing

$268,000

Median Home Value

$1,152

Median Rent

79.1%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

94.4%

High School+

38.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lancaster Central School District serves a community with a population of 45,861 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in New York.

The median household income in Lancaster Central School District is $89,331, with a per capita income of $49,498. The poverty rate is 3.3%.

Lancaster Central School District is 92.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 66.9% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Lancaster Central School District, 94.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 38.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Lancaster Central School District is $268,000, with a median rent of $1,152. The homeownership rate is 79.1%.

Data for Lancaster Central School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3616680).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.