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Lancaster School District

Lancaster School District is a unified school district in Pennsylvania with a community population of 75,890. The median household income is $68,076 and the median age is 34.0.

75,890

Population

5849

People / sq mi

$68,076

Median Income

34.0

Median Age

Lancaster School District covers 13 sq mi of land at 5848.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White50.0%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian33.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.5%

Economy & Income

$68,076

Median Household Income

$35,312

Per Capita Income

13.9%

Poverty Rate

5.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$238,300

Median Home Value

$1,285

Median Rent

53.0%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

86.3%

High School+

32.3%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lancaster School District serves a community with a population of 75,890 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Pennsylvania.

The median household income in Lancaster School District is $68,076, with a per capita income of $35,312. The poverty rate is 13.9%.

Lancaster School District is 50.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 33.8% Asian, and 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Lancaster School District, 86.3% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 32.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Lancaster School District is $238,300, with a median rent of $1,285. The homeownership rate is 53.0%.

Data for Lancaster School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4213140).

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.

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.

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.