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| Lancaster |
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| Population 2002: | 124,592 |
| Population 2000: | 118,718 |
| Elevation: | 2,355 feet |
| Area codes: | 661 |
| Land area: | 94.0 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 13.0% (8.3% Latin America, 2.9% Asia) |
| Population growth: | +5,874 (+4.95%) |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.2%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Retail trade (12.3%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 52.4% |
| Hispanic: | 24.1% |
| Black: | 16.0% |
| Other race: | 11.1% |
| Two or more races: | 5.0% |
| American Indian: | 2.3% |
| Filipino: | 1.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 49.4% |
| Never married: | 29.6% |
| Divorced: | 12.1% |
| Widowed: | 5.5% |
| Separated: | 3.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $103,700 |
| Household income: | $41,127 |
| Resident age: | 31.1 years |
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| Lancaster Compared to California State Average |
| House age: | much below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 78.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.8% |
| Unemployed: | 11.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 assaults: | 980 (796.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 689 (559.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 453.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 313 (254.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 57 (46.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 12 (9.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,179 (957.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,893 (1538.0 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 13.0% |
| Irish: | 9.3% |
| English: | 7.8% |
| United States: | 5.2% |
| Italian: | 4.2% |
| French: | 2.6% |