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| Lancaster |
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| Population 2000: | 56,348 |
| Population 2002: | 55,628 |
| Area codes: | 717 |
| Elevation: | 368 feet |
| Land area: | 7.4 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 6.6% (3.3% Latin America, 1.9% Asia, 1.0% Europe) |
| County: | Lancaster |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (23.7%), Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Retail trade (13.2%). |
| Population growth: | -720 (-1.28%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 51.8% |
| Hispanic: | 30.8% |
| Other race: | 17.4% |
| Black: | 14.1% |
| Two or more races: | 3.9% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.2% |
| American Indian: | 1.0% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 39.8% |
| Now married: | 37.7% |
| Divorced: | 12.1% |
| Widowed: | 6.7% |
| Separated: | 3.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $71,300 |
| Household income: | $29,770 |
| Resident age: | 30.4 years |
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| Lancaster Compared to Pennsylvania State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
| Population density: | above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 66.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 14.0% |
| Unemployed: | 7.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 613 (1083.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 520.1 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 341 (602.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 239 (422.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 191 (337.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 43 (76.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 4 (7.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,294 (4053.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 20.9% |
| Irish: | 7.6% |
| United States: | 5.6% |
| English: | 4.4% |
| Italian: | 3.9% |
| French: | 1.5% |