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Population (year 2000): 25,894. Estimated
population in July 2005: 32,233 (+24.5% change)
Males: 11,949 (46.1%), Females: 13,945 (53.9%)
Dallas County
Zip codes:
75134,
75146.
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $43,773 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,100 (year 2000)
Races in Lancaster:
- Black (53.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (33.6%)
- Hispanic (11.6%)
- Other race (6.6%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (5.1%), German (5.0%),
English (4.6%), Irish (4.6%), Subsaharan African (1.7%), French
(1.4%).
Land area: 29.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lancaster
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lancaster city
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 12.8%
5.2% Foreign born (4.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,562 (+16.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Lancaster:
- MEDICAL CENTER AT LANCASTER (2600 W PLEASANT
RUN RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lancaster:
- CEDARS HOSPITAL,THE (about 6 miles; DESOTO, TX)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL SOUTH DALLAS (about 6
miles; DESOTO, TX)
- MARGARET JONSSON CHARLTON METH HOSP (about 9 miles;
DALLAS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lancaster:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 17 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 43 miles; FORT WORTH,
TX; ID: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lancaster:
- LANCASTER (about 5 miles; LANCASTER, TX; ID: LNC)
- CARROLL AIR PARK (about 7 miles; DE SOTO, TX; ID:
F66)
- FERRIS RED OAK MUNI (about 8 miles; FERRIS/RED OAK,
TX; ID: 12T)
Amtrak station near Lancaster:
- 13 miles: DALLAS (400 S. HOUSTON ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
College/University in Lancaster:
- CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,907; Location: 3030 N DALLAS AVE; Public; Website:
www.dcccd.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lancaster:
- SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles;
DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,231)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DALLAS, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,029)
- DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; DALLAS,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 13 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,359)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,457)
- UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 22 miles; IRVING, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,400)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 22 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
Public high school in Lancaster:
- LANCASTER H S (Students: 1,416; Location: 822
W PLEASANT RUN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Lancaster:
- CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students:
116; Location: 643 W WINTERGREEN RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 84;
Location: 1400 W MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- BERNE ACADEMY (Students: 71; Location: 1311
JOHNS AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lancaster:
- LANCASTER J H (Students: 821; Location: 1109
W MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LANCASTER INT (Students: 706; Location: 1355
W BELT LINE RD; Grades: 05 - 06)
- ROLLING HILLS EL (Students: 483; Location:
450 ROLLING HILLS PL; Grades: PK - 04)
- ROSA PARKS/MILLBROOK EL (Students: 427;
Location: 630 MILLBROOK DR; Grades: PK - 04)
- PLEASANT RUN EL (Students: 365; Location: 427
W PLEASANT RUN RD; Grades: PK - 04)
- HOUSTON EL (Students: 272; Location: 3100 N
HOUSTON SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK - 03)
- WEST MAIN EL (Students: 258; Location: 531 W
MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- L ISD J J A E P (Students: 4; Location: 602 E
SECOND ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- ALTER SCH (Location: 602 E SECOND ST; Grades:
N - N )
Library in Lancaster:
- LANCASTER VETERANS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $545,928; Location: 1600 VETERANS
MEMORIAL PKWY; 42,050 books; 2,225 audio materials;
1,176 video materials; 106 serial subscriptions)
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