Lancaster County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Lancaster County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Lancaster County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median age (20th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (161st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,936	8,705,170	334,922,499	2421st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,713	$93,170	$80,734	1217th of 3,221
Median Age	58.2	39.0	38.9	20th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.3%	42.2%	35.7%	243rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$327,000	$383,700	$332,700	501st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,033	$1,579	$1,413	895th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.3%	9.9%	12.5%	2373rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.5%	4.3%	5.2%	161st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	82.0	220.5	n/a	1123rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	13.1%	14.1%	1245th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1780th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.5%	67.3%	65.2%	423rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.5	27.3	26.4	898th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.8%	18.3%	15.1%	446th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1395th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.4%	48.7%	46.9%	2154th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.3%	n/a	n/a	2830th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lancaster County, Virginia

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.4%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	25.5%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.8	60.7	61.4

Age in Lancaster County, Virginia

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	58.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	14.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.4%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	6.5%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	39.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Lancaster County, Virginia

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	5,701	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.6%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	16.6%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.1%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.0%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	19.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lancaster County, Virginia

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,443	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.1%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.6%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.3%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.2%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Lancaster County, Virginia

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	7,496	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.7%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.6%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.9%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.5%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.5%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,558	$2,790	n/a

Education in Lancaster County, Virginia

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	12.9%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.1%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.0%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lancaster County, Virginia

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.8%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.5%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.3%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Lancaster County, Virginia

Statistic	Lancaster County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	14.3%	16.7%

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