Lancaster, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	118,718	100.0

Male	60,257	50.8
Female	58,461	49.2

Under 5 years	9,544	8.0
5 to 9 years	11,295	9.5
10 to 14 years	10,970	9.2
15 to 19 years	10,209	8.6
20 to 24 years	7,650	6.4
25 to 34 years	16,379	13.8
35 to 44 years	20,830	17.5
45 to 54 years	13,763	11.6
55 to 59 years	4,438	3.7
60 to 64 years	3,439	2.9
65 to 74 years	5,466	4.6
75 to 84 years	3,562	3.0
85 years and over	1,173	1.0

Median age (years)	31.1	(X)

18 years and over	80,329	67.7
Male	40,539	34.1
Female	39,790	33.5
21 years and over	75,086	63.2
62 years and over	12,174	10.3
65 years and over	10,201	8.6
Male	4,246	3.6
Female	5,955	5.0

RACE
One race	112,786	95.0
White	74,573	62.8
Black or African American	19,009	16.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,213	1.0
Asian	4,523	3.8
Asian Indian	460	0.4
Chinese	449	0.4
Filipino	2,039	1.7
Japanese	321	0.3
Korean	314	0.3
Vietnamese	374	0.3
Other Asian ¹	566	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	278	0.2
Native Hawaiian	89	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	70	0.1
Samoan	60	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	59	0.0
Some other race	13,190	11.1
Two or more races	5,932	5.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	79,538	67.0
Black or African American	20,753	17.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,673	2.3
Asian	5,767	4.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	542	0.5
Some other race	15,895	13.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	118,718	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	28,644	24.1
Mexican	20,120	16.9
Puerto Rican	718	0.6
Cuban	263	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,543	6.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	90,074	75.9
White alone	62,256	52.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	118,718	100.0
In households	111,703	94.1
Householder	38,224	32.2
Spouse	18,899	15.9
Child	40,735	34.3
Own child under 18 years	33,403	28.1
Other relatives	7,181	6.0
Under 18 years	3,091	2.6
Nonrelatives	6,664	5.6
Unmarried partner	2,552	2.1
In group quarters	7,015	5.9
Institutionalized population	6,402	5.4
Noninstitutionalized population	613	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	38,224	100.0
Family households (families)	27,684	72.4
With own children under 18 years	16,342	42.8
Married-couple family	18,899	49.4
With own children under 18 years	10,401	27.2
Female householder, no husband present	6,515	17.0
With own children under 18 years	4,502	11.8
Nonfamily households	10,540	27.6
Householder living alone	8,437	22.1
Householder 65 years and over	2,637	6.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	18,004	47.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,232	18.9

Average household size	2.92	(X)
Average family size	3.41	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	41,745	100.0
Occupied housing units	38,224	91.6
Vacant housing units	3,521	8.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	108	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	38,224	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	23,468	61.4
Renter-occupied housing units	14,756	38.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.01	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.78	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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