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Lancaster, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Lancaster is a Census city of 315 people across 2.33 square miles of land, in Kittson County. Median household income is $64,306, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lancaster
What Lancaster is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land135
- County holding the largest share of its areaKittson 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
- Population315
- Median age49.7
- Population under 1876 plus or minus 21
- Share under 1824.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over74 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households149
- Family households97 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families65.1 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$64,306 plus or minus $14,123
- Per capita income$38,543
- Civilian labor force149 plus or minus 30
- Employed145 plus or minus 30
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over213 plus or minus 43
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent plus or minus 26.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lancaster
Housing in Lancaster
- Housing units196
- Occupied units149
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate24.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied119 plus or minus 25
- Renter occupied30 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,300 plus or minus $56,196
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $541
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Single family units142 plus or minus 34
- Share single family72.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more15.3 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1957
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 commute134 plus or minus 29
- Commuting under 15 minutes47 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.1 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more26 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.4 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone73.8 percent
- Carpooled16.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lancaster
Flood risk in Lancaster
- NFIP communityCity of Lancaster
- NFIP community number270231
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Lancaster participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270231 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.
Kittson County, not Lancaster
Kittson County context, not Lancaster figures
- Establishments in Kittson County144
- Covered employment, Kittson County1,436
- Average annual pay, Kittson County$49,935
- Housing units permitted, Kittson County4
Every figure in this section is published for Kittson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lancaster.
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.
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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, Minnesota?
315, in 149 households. Lancaster city covers 2.33 square miles of land, which is 135 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?
Kittson 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?
$64,306. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,300. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lancaster in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lancaster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lancaster, city of, community 270231, 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 Kittson 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.
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