Beech Grove vs Lawrence

A side-by-side comparison of Beech Grove and Lawrence: population, income, housing, and more.

Beech Grove and Lawrence are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lawrence has the higher population (49,284 vs 15,082 in Beech Grove). Lawrence has the higher median household income ($73,455 vs $49,452 in Beech Grove). Lawrence has the higher median home value ($220,400 vs $169,500 in Beech Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Beech Grove	Lawrence
Population	15,082	49,284
Median age	36.4 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,452	$73,455
Median home value	$169,500	$220,400
Median gross rent	$978	$1,084
Housing units	6,983	20,612
Homeownership rate	55.3%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beech Grove	Lawrence
Population	14,990 → 15,082 (+0.6%)	48,699 → 49,284 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$43,802 → $49,452 (+12.9%)	$56,819 → $73,455 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $169,500 (+66.8%)	$148,700 → $220,400 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $978 (+25.4%)	$903 → $1,084 (+20.0%)

Beech Grove

Population

14,99015,082

Median household income

$43,802$49,452

Median home value

$101,600$169,500

Median gross rent

$780$978

Lawrence

Population

48,69949,284

Median household income

$56,819$73,455

Median home value

$148,700$220,400

Median gross rent

$903$1,084

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beech Grove	Lawrence
Under 5	6.7%	7.5%
5 to 17	20.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	15.4%
35 to 44	16.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	6.7%
75 and over	6.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beech Grove	Lawrence
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	45.8%
Black or African American	6.3%	27.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beech Grove	Lawrence
No high school diploma	11.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beech Grove	Lawrence
Drove alone	83.5%	72.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	12.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.5%	13.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beech Grove	Lawrence
1-unit, detached	59.4%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	14.2%
20 or more units	4.6%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Beech Grove	Lawrence
Poverty rate	10.3%	8.4%
Average household size	2.29	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1966	1993