Lancaster is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 40,215 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Lancaster is the 85th largest community in Texas.

A relatively large number of people in Lancaster telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Lancaster, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.42 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall education level of Lancaster is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.66% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lancaster in 2022 was $31,055, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,220 for a family of four. However, Lancaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lancaster is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lancaster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lancaster residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lancaster also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include English, German, Irish, African, and European.

The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.