Lancaster, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lancaster, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 182,305. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LANCASTER-CA · Lancaster, CA 3 ZIPs · 182,305 pop · #9331/25278 · Los Angeles County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $79,710
  • RANK-UPPER #9331/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pomona
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-MID 182,305
  • SPREAD-MOD 93534→93536
  • HOME-HIGH $430,167

Nearest income peer: Pomona, CA ( $618 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lancaster

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lancaster on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lancaster, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
182,305
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,710
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 93535 (72,046 residents). Household income $79,710 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,784 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Janesville is the closest lower-income city and Camino the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lancaster.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Lancaster differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Lancaster. ZIP 93534 reports $61,866 in median household income, while ZIP 93536 reports $106,903. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

93534 to 93536

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

93534 to 93536

Poverty-rate spread
6.4 points

93536 to 93534

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lancaster residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Lancaster: the largest, 93535, is only about 40% of 182,305 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Lancaster's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 2,539 establishments, 39,955 employees , annual payroll $2,040,245k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93534 (1,265 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (489) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Lancaster, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Lancaster. See the Los Angeles County roll-up →

Lancaster sits in the lower half of Los Angeles County on income: Long Beach, Whittier and Torrance report more, Van Nuys and Inglewood report less. Pasadena marks the far end of that range at $110,117, 38% above Lancaster.

Side-by-side: Compare 93535 vs 93536 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93535 72,046 $70,360 551 108
93536 70,918 $106,903 723 113
93534 39,341 $61,866 1,265 856

Lancaster roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lancaster, .