Lancaster's Livability
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About Lancaster, VA
Lancaster, VA is located in Lancaster County in the state of Virginia.
The total City Population for Lancaster is about 48 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $253,300, which is roughly 4% higher than the Average Home Value of $242,407 for the state of Virginia, and roughly 14% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $45,982, which is roughly 33% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $69,028 for the state of Virginia, and roughly 29% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.22Male Population Estimate: 35.4%
Female Population Estimate: 64.6%
Median Age: 63.5
Male Median Age: 51.2
Female Median Age: 52.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:29.2%
Hispanic:2.1%
Asian:0.7%
Indian:0.6%
Other:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 47.09%
Libertarian: 0.99%
Other: 0.22%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Lancaster specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lancaster County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lancaster County: About 155.067 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lancaster County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 46% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Virginia is ranked #23 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 49.97 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 32.22The average living wage for the state of Virginia is $33.68/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Virginia a minimum wage score of 33.02 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 0 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Virginia is $197.60, resulting in a UI benefit score of 29.33 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 22503Latitude: 37.767500
Longitude: -76.454900
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 80.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 804