Editing Lancaster, California (section)

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0640130|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030533/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0640130|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Lancaster city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Lancaster had a population of 156,633. The population density was {{convert|1,656.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Lancaster was 77,734 (49.6%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (34.2% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=quick>{{Cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0640130.html|title=Lancaster (city) Quickfacts|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913002240/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0640130.html|archive-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> 32,083 (20.5%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1,519 (1.0%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6,810 (4.3%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (2.2% Filipino, 0.4% Chinese, 0.4% Indian, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.3% Korean, 0.2% Japanese), 362 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 29,728 (19.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8,397 (5.4%) from two or more races. There were 59,556 people of [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] ancestry, of any race (38.0%).

The Census reported that 148,374 people (94.7% of the population) lived in households, 1,484 (0.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6,775 (4.3%) were institution

There were 46,992 households, out of which 22,021 (46.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 22,108 (47.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 9,481 (20.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,389 (7.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,374 (7.2%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 376 (0.8%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 9,239 households (19.7%) were made up of individuals, and 3,060 (6.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16. There were 34,978 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (74.4% of all households); the average family size was 3.62.

The population was spread out, with 47,160 people (30.1%) under the age of 18, 18,607 people (11.9%) aged 18 to 24, 42,575 people (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 35,632 people (22.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 12,659 people (8.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

There were 51,835 housing units at an average density of {{convert|548.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 28,366 (60.4%) were owner-occupied, and 18,626 (39.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%. 90,064 people (57.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 58,310 people (37.2%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Lancaster had a median household income of $50,193, with 21.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=quick/>