Editing Lancaster, Pennsylvania (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 3762
|1800= 4292
|1810= 5405
|1820= 6633
|1830= 7704
|1840= 8417
|1850= 12369
|1860= 17603
|1870= 20233
|1880= 25769
|1890= 32011
|1900= 41459
|1910= 47227
|1920= 53150
|1930= 59949
|1940= 61345
|1950= 63774
|1960= 61055
|1970= 57690
|1980= 54725
|1990= 55551
|2000= 56348
|2010= 59322
|2020= 58039
|estyear=2024
|estimate=58441

|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2020|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bethlehemcitypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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According to the [[2020 United States census]], Lancaster had a population of 58,039. Of which, 40.3% were Hispanic/Latino, 38.9% were non-Hispanic White, 12.6% were non-Hispanic Black, 3.8% were Asian, 4.4% mixed or other.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Lancaster%20city,%20Lancaster%20County,%20Pennsylvania&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

As of the 2010 census, the city was 55.2% [[White American|White]], 16.3% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.7% [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]], 3.0% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native Hawaiian]], and 5.8% were two or more races. 39.3% of the population were of [[Hispanic]] or [[Latinos|Latino]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA|title=Census 2010: Pennsylvania |website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 56,348 people, 20,933 households, and 12,162 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|7,616.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 23,024 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,112.1|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 61.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 17.44% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.94% from two or more races. 30.76% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race.

===Ethnic groups===
The largest ethnic groups in Lancaster as of recent estimates are:<ref>{{cite web |title=population |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP05&prodType=table |access-date=September 18, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214010550/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP05&prodType=table |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=population2 |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_3YR_C04006&prodType=table |access-date=September 18, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214060723/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_3YR_C04006&prodType=table |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]] 29.2%
*[[German American|German]] 21.2%
*[[African American]] 12.8%
*[[Irish people|Irish]] 8.6%
*[[English people|English]] 8.2%
*[[Italians|Italian]] 4.1%
*[[Dominican American (Dominican Republic)|Dominican]] 3.2%
*[[Polish American|Polish]] 2.0%
*[[Scottish American|Scottish]] 1.9%
*[[Mexican people|Mexican]] 1.8%
*[[Cuban American|Cuban]] 1.7%
*[[West Indian American|West Indian]] 1.0%

In 2010, 29.2% of Lancaster residents were of [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]] ancestry. The city has the second highest concentration of Puerto Ricans in Pennsylvania after [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]]. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Rose." Lancaster celebrates its Puerto Rican heritage once every year with the Puerto Rican Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Puerto Rican Festival |work=Lancaster Online |url=http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/25832 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109200622/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/25832 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 9, 2006 |access-date=September 18, 2006 }}</ref>

There were 20,933 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,770, and the median income for a family was $34,623. Males had a median income of $27,833 versus $21,862 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,955. 21.2% of the population and 17.9% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 29.2% of those under the age of 18 and 12.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Poverty in Lancaster is twice the state's average, and public school records list more than 900 children as homeless.<ref name=lat622>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-spycam-city21-2009jun21,0,3641451.story|title=Lancaster, Pa., keeps a close eye on itself|first=Bob|last=Drogin |date=21 June 2009|access-date=1 July 2016|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Although there are many [[Amish]] people from this area, not everyone from Lancaster is Amish, contrary to popular belief.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stuhldreher |first1=Tim |title=Plain & Growing: Amish population doubles every 20 years, now totaling 300,000 in US and Canada |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/plain-growing-amish-population-doubles-every-years-now-totaling-in/article_caa902dc-8fb3-11e5-b08a-c33a7cce45ff.html |website=Lancaster Online |date=November 23, 2015 |publisher=LNP Media Group |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>