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Lancaster, California: commercial real estate data.
Lancaster is a Census city of 169,169 people across 94.28 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $81,511, 60.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 149 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $85.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lancaster
What Lancaster is
- Census place typecity
- Land area94.28 sq mi
- Water area0.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,794
- County holding the largest share of its areaLos Angeles County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lancaster
How many people live in Lancaster
- Population169,169
- Median age34.5
- Population under 1845,199
- Share under 1826.7 percent
- Population 65 and over20,413
- Share 65 and over12.1 percent
- Households52,374
- Family households37,667
- Share of households that are families71.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lancaster
Income and work in Lancaster
- Median household income$81,511
- Per capita income$31,046
- Civilian labor force72,836
- Employed67,393
- Unemployed5,443
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over107,503
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lancaster
Housing in Lancaster
- Housing units55,273
- Occupied units52,374
- Vacant units2,899
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent
- Owner occupied31,615
- Renter occupied20,759
- Ownership rate60.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$446,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,764
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.0 percent
- Single family units39,814
- Share single family72.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,640
- Share in buildings of two or more21.1 percent
- Mobile homes3,755
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lancaster
How Lancaster gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute59,250
- Commuting under 15 minutes17,123
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more19,935
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent
- Drove alone72.1 percent
- Carpooled13.2 percent
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home9.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lancaster
SBA loans in Lancaster (7(a))
- Approvals149
- Gross approval$85,193,100
- Average approval$571,766
- Median approval$302,400
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,305,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,531
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome30
- Paid in full24
- Charged off6
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans20.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.5 percent
- Share to franchises8.7 percent
- Distinct lenders42
- Distinct industries by NAICS93
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lancaster, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lancaster
SBA loans in Lancaster (504)
- Approvals68
- Gross approval$49,741,000
- Average approval$731,485
- Median approval$444,000
- Largest approval$3,552,000
- Jobs supported531
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Charged off2
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lancaster, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lancaster
Flood risk in Lancaster
- NFIP communityCity of Lancaster
- NFIP community number060672
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08
The City of Lancaster participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060672 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Los Angeles County, not Lancaster
Los Angeles County context, not Lancaster figures
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lancaster.
All Los Angeles County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lancaster questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lancaster, California?
169,169, in 52,374 households. Lancaster city covers 94.28 square miles of land, which is 1,794 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lancaster in?
Los Angeles County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lancaster?
$81,511. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $446,600. Median gross rent is $1,764 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lancaster businesses?
149 7(a) approvals totaling $85.2 m since FY2020, across 42 lenders, median approval $302,400, plus 68 504 approvals worth $49.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lancaster, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lancaster borrowers get paid back?
Of the 30 loans that have reached a final outcome, 24 were paid in full and 6 charged off, a charge off rate of 20.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Lancaster in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lancaster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lancaster, city of, community 060672, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lancaster figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Los Angeles County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lancaster.
Is zoning published for Lancaster?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.