Lancaster is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 167,426 people and 47 associated neighborhoods, Lancaster is the 30th largest community in California.Unlike some cities, Lancaster isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lancaster are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lancaster is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lancaster who work in office and administrative support (11.35%), sales jobs (8.36%), and management occupations (7.23%). Also of interest is that Lancaster has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Lancaster is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.97% of adults 25 and older in Lancaster have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lancaster in 2022 was $31,046, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $124,184 for a family of four. However, Lancaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lancaster is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lancaster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lancaster, accounting for 48.18% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lancaster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African. In addition, Lancaster has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.44%). The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
