Lancaster, CA Profile

Lancaster, CA, population 145,776, is located in California's Los Angeles county, about 8.3 miles from Palmdale and 31.4 miles from Santa Clarita.

Through the 90's Lancaster's population has grown by about 22%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Lancaster has grown by about 13%. Since 2005 Lancaster's population has grown by about 10%.

Lancaster's property crime levels tend to be about the same as California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Lancaster tend to be much higher than California's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	51%
	Females	49%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	63%
	African American	16%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	16%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	118,718	N/A
2001	121,005	1.93%
2002	123,282	1.88%
2003	124,722	1.17%
2004	127,385	2.14%
2005	132,391	3.93%
2006	138,209	4.39%
2007	141,473	2.36%
2008	144,156	1.90%
2009	145,776	1.12%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$41,127

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	962
2002	1,107
2003	1,009
2004	857
2005	914
2006	942
2007	909
2008	809
2009	656
2010	606

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	7	56	263	837
2002	12	57	313	980
2003	18	68	322	862
2004	15	46	321	709
2005	16	54	347	769
2006	19	56	432	767
2007	12	59	435	805
2008	10	61	354	765
2009	10	60	322	584
2010	7	60	255	578

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,964
2002	3,056
2003	3,205
2004	3,432
2005	3,627
2006	3,717
2007	3,506
2008	3,083
2009	2,358
2010	2,295

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,159	1,909	516
2002	1,179	1,893	689
2003	1,075	2,026	934
2004	1,068	2,236	1,067
2005	1,260	2,436	1,011
2006	1539	2440	1048
2007	1612	2599	845
2008	1562	2465	505
2009	1206	1829	472
2010	1033	1939	439