Overview Lancaster is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 3,235 people and just one neighborhood, Lancaster is the 126th largest community in New Hampshire. Much of the housing stock in Lancaster was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns, Lancaster isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lancaster are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lancaster is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lancaster who work in office and administrative support (13.47%), sales jobs (12.69%), and management occupations (8.08%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Setting & Lifestyle The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lancaster has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lancaster a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Lancaster Demographics The percentage of people in Lancaster who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.22% of adults in Lancaster have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lancaster in 2022 was $64,847, which is wealthy relative to New Hampshire and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $259,388 for a family of four. However, Lancaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lancaster include English, Irish, French Canadian, French, and German. The most common language spoken in Lancaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.