What is the population of Lawrence, Massachusetts?

The population of Lawrence, Massachusetts is 82,960.

What is the median household income in Lawrence, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Lawrence, Massachusetts is $58,502, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Lawrence, Massachusetts is $618,010, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Lawrence, Massachusetts is 8.7%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Lawrence	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	82,960	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	11167.8	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.59%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	33.7	40.0	37.1
Households	31,039	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Lawrence

Group	Share

Lawrence has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Lawrence	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$58,502	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.99%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Lawrence	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$618,010	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$1,569	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	30.4%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Lawrence	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.3	25.7	22.5
Work from home	5.8%	16.7%	13.4%

Lawrence has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Lawrence	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.85	2.45	2.54

Lawrence has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Lawrence	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.6	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	22.5%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	17.5%	13.9%	19.0%