Lancaster, Texas


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Lancaster
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Population 2002:27,082
Population 2000:25,894
Land area:29.3 square miles
Foreign born:5.2% (4.3% Latin America)
Population growth:+1,188 (+4.59%)
County:Dallas
Industries:Educational,health and social services (22.6%), Manufacturing (11.7%).
Races
Black:53.0%
White Non-Hispanic:33.6%
Hispanic:11.6%
Other race:6.6%
Two or more races:1.9%
American Indian:1.0%
Marital Status
Now married:53.1%
Never married:25.3%
Divorced:12.8%
Widowed:5.9%
Separated:2.8%
Median
House value:$76,100
Household income:$43,773
Resident age:32.3 years
Lancaster Compared to Texas State Average
House age:much below
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Length of stay since moving in:much below
Black race population percentage:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Median age:below
Education
High school or higher:80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher:18.9%
Unemployed:7.7%
Graduate or professional degree:5.7%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:925 (3420.0 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:506.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:408 (1508.5 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:182 (672.9 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:175 (647.0 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:44 (162.7 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:7 (25.9 per 100,000)
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
United States:5.1%
German:5.0%
Irish:4.6%
English:4.6%
Subsaharan African:1.7%
French:1.4%
 

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Lancaster, Texas ZIP Codes: 75134 75146