Moving to Lancaster, Missouri

Population: 737. Estimated population in July 2024: 745 (+1.1% change)
Males: 328 (44.5%), Females: 409 (55.5%)

Zip code: 63548

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $27,202
Median house value: $47,700

Population by Race

Races in Lancaster:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

Ancestries: German (21.8%), United States (15.5%), Irish (10.9%), English (8.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), Dutch (2.2%).

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lancaster

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lancaster city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -50 (-6.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lancaster:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lancaster:

  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 31 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 41 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 100 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lancaster:

  • BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 16 miles; BLOOMFIELD, IA; Abbreviation: 4K6)
  • MEMPHIS MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; MEMPHIS, MO; Abbreviation: 03D)
  • CENTERVILLE MUNI (about 28 miles; CENTERVILLE, IA; Abbreviation: TVK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lancaster:

  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 99 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 104 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 116 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)