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Unified School District · OH

Lancaster City School District

Lancaster City School District is a unified school district in Ohio with a community population of 50,491. The median household income is $63,782 and the median age is 39.1.

50,491

Population

873

People / sq mi

$63,782

Median Income

39.1

Median Age

Lancaster City School District covers 58 sq mi of land at 872.8 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White90.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian60.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.1%

Economy & Income

$63,782

Median Household Income

$34,936

Per Capita Income

7.8%

Poverty Rate

2.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$209,800

Median Home Value

$1,093

Median Rent

63.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

91.6%

High School+

22.4%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lancaster City School District serves a community with a population of 50,491 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Ohio.

The median household income in Lancaster City School District is $63,782, with a per capita income of $34,936. The poverty rate is 7.8%.

Lancaster City School District is 90.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 60.0% Asian, and 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Lancaster City School District, 91.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 22.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Lancaster City School District is $209,800, with a median rent of $1,093. The homeownership rate is 63.4%.

Data for Lancaster City School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3904420).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

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