Cumberland vs Lawrence

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

Cumberland 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 6,154 in Cumberland). Cumberland has the higher median household income ($84,167 vs $73,455 in Lawrence). Cumberland has the higher median home value ($241,200 vs $220,400 in Lawrence).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland	Lawrence
Population	6,154	49,284
Median age	38.3 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$84,167	$73,455
Median home value	$241,200	$220,400
Median gross rent	$990	$1,084
Housing units	2,680	20,612
Homeownership rate	75.7%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland	Lawrence
Population	5,718 → 6,154 (+7.6%)	48,699 → 49,284 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$69,711 → $84,167 (+20.7%)	$56,819 → $73,455 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $241,200 (+54.3%)	$148,700 → $220,400 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $990 (+18.6%)	$903 → $1,084 (+20.0%)

Cumberland

Population

5,7186,154

Median household income

$69,711$84,167

Median home value

$156,300$241,200

Median gross rent

$835$990

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)

	Cumberland	Lawrence
Under 5	2.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	21.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	18.7%	15.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.7%
75 and over	6.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland	Lawrence
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	45.8%
Black or African American	11.5%	27.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland	Lawrence
No high school diploma	5.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	30.1%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland	Lawrence
Drove alone	85.1%	72.3%
Carpooled	4.6%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.3%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland	Lawrence
1-unit, detached	79.3%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	14.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland	Lawrence
Poverty rate	4.3%	8.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1984	1993