Population 2,238 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lancing
Household size in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.36 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.33 | 2.46 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.59 | 2.55 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.58 | 2.47 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.23 | +0.06 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Lancing average 2.58 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). The typical household here is bigger than in the wider Knoxville area, where it has 2.47 people. Household size has climbed from 2.36 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.0 | 40.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.7 | 41.0 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.3 | 41.6 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 45.7 | 41.6 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.7 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 45.7, Lancing is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.9% | 9.4% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.8% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.8% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.2 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 3.8% of households in Lancing, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lancing
Renters in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.3% | 28.6% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.5% | 31.2% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.1% | 31.1% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 12.7% | 29.6% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | +1.0 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 12.7% of households in Lancing rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. More than half of owners (55.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.3% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.7% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +4.4 pts | −0.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
A few more homes sit empty in Lancing than nationally: 12.1%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1985 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
Lancing has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1988, versus 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across the Knoxville area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $460 | $707 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $592 | $787 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $718 | $882 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $725 | $1,212 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$265 | +$505 | +$526 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Lancing costs $725 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 30.2% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lancing
Bachelor's degrees in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.6% | 26.7% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.8% | 27.7% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.7% | 30.0% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.3% | 33.5% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.7 pts | +6.8 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Lancing have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 11.3%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.2% | 84.6% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 80.3% | 86.9% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.5% | 88.9% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.8% | 90.9% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.6 pts | +6.3 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Lancing never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lancing
| Period | Lancing | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.1% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.6% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.9% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −3.4 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 4.9%, unemployment in Lancing is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is higher than in the Knoxville area overall (3.6%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lancing compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancing | 2.58 | 45.7 | 3.8% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 1988 | $725 | 11.3% | 83.8% | 4.9% |
| Frankfort | 2.47 | 35.7 | 8.6% | 14.3% | 12.3% | 1995 | $643 | 3.6% | 76.8% | 10.9% |
| Pilot Mountain | 2.62 | 50.3 | 0.5% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 1987 | $717 | 15.4% | 85.9% | 2.7% |
| Sunbright | 2.76 | 43.7 | 7.7% | 17.4% | 19.0% | 1982 | $1,027 | 8.7% | 85.6% | 2.1% |
| Deer Lodge | 2.87 | 30.5 | 16.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 1993 | $971 | 7.9% | 79.2% | 5.0% |
| Wartburg | 2.65 | 42.3 | 11.9% | 21.0% | 16.2% | 1981 | $747 | 11.2% | 84.6% | 7.2% |
| High Point | 2.54 | 34.9 | 9.5% | 15.0% | 13.8% | 1995 | $668 | 4.0% | 77.2% | 9.9% |
| White Oak | 2.76 | 42.2 | 16.6% | 14.3% | 19.1% | 1989 | $891 | 19.0% | 88.0% | 3.4% |
| Huffman | 2.77 | 43.8 | 7.6% | 17.6% | 19.1% | 1982 | $1,034 | 8.7% | 85.6% | 2.0% |
| Glades | 3.04 | 28.1 | 18.2% | 15.0% | 21.1% | 1992 | $1,072 | 8.1% | 79.1% | 2.3% |
| Mill Creek | 2.34 | 54.6 | 2.3% | 15.4% | 13.4% | 1982 | $736 | 10.1% | 91.3% | 5.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lancing. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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