SOCDS Census Data: Output for Lancaster city,CA

Due to a lack of sufficiently detailed income distribution data to accurately estimate medians and percentile breaks, 2005 and 2006 income percentiles and suburban median incomes are not provided.

Poverty Rate (Percent)

 Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA PMSA Central city of:
Lancaster city, CA		 Suburbs*
1969 10.7 No Data 8.9
1979 13.4 8.7 11.1
1989 15.1 9.9 12.2
1993 Estimated* 23.8 13.6 19.3
1995 Estimated* 22.7 12.6 18.3
1997 Estimated* 20.5 10.9 16.6
1998 Estimated* 18.9 10.0 15.3
1999 17.9 16.4 14.5
2003 Estimated* 17.7 15.1 14.4
*Estimated poverty rates for 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2003 are derived from the Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates.

Median Family Income in 2009 Dollars

 Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA PMSA Central city of:
Lancaster city, CA		 Suburbs*
1969 $63,508 No Data $65,478
1979 $62,426 $66,639 $65,635
1989 $67,536 $71,522 $72,520
1999 $59,818 $57,537 $66,100


Percent of Families in National Income Brackets

 Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA PMSA Central city of:
Lancaster city, CA		 Suburbs*
Low Income
(National Lowest 20%)		 1969 15.7 No Data 13.4
1979 19.5 15.2 16.6
1989 19.3 14.1 15.9
1999 25.3 25.5 20.9
Middle Income
(National Middle 60%)		 1969 56.7 No Data 58.6
1979 54.8 59.7 56.6
1989 53.1 61.0 54.5
1999 53.1 58.6 55.6
High Income
(National Top 20%)		 1969 27.6 No Data 28.0
1979 25.7 25.2 26.8
1989 27.6 24.9 29.6
1999 21.7 15.9 23.5


Median Household Income in 2009 Dollars

 Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA PMSA Central city of:
Lancaster city, CA		 Suburbs*
1969 $49,466 No Data $55,441
1979 $50,753 $59,580 $56,480
1989 $60,494 $66,417 $66,020
1999 $54,328 $52,961 $61,170
2007 ACS No Data No Data No Data


Percent of Households in National Income Brackets

 Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA PMSA Central city of:
Lancaster city, CA		 Suburbs*
Low Income
(National Lowest 20%)		 1969 16.6 No Data 13.2
1979 19.2 14.9 15.8
1989 16.7 13.9 No Data
1999 21.3 21.5 17.5
Middle Income
(National Middle 60%)		 1969 58.3 No Data 59.0
1979 57.3 59.1 58.0
1989 55.4 59.9 55.4
1999 55.8 60.6 57.0
High Income
(National Top 20%)		 1969 25.1 No Data 27.8
1979 23.5 26.0 26.2
1989 27.9 26.2 30.8
1999 22.9 17.9 25.5

*Suburb data are defined as the total for the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA less the sum of data for these cities: Lancaster city, CA ; Long Beach city, CA ; Los Angeles city, CA ; Pasadena city, CA ; click a highlighted city to see its Poverty and Income table.

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