Indianapolis vs Lawrence

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

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

Indianapolis has the higher population (882,043 vs 49,284 in Lawrence). Lawrence has the higher median household income ($73,455 vs $62,995 in Indianapolis). Lawrence has the higher median home value ($220,400 vs $207,000 in Indianapolis).

Population, income & housing

	Indianapolis	Lawrence
Population	882,043	49,284
Median age	34.1 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,995	$73,455
Median home value	$207,000	$220,400
Median gross rent	$1,112	$1,084
Housing units	399,634	20,612
Homeownership rate	55.3%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.2%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indianapolis	Lawrence
Population	864,447 → 882,043 (+2.0%)	48,699 → 49,284 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$47,873 → $62,995 (+31.6%)	$56,819 → $73,455 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$137,000 → $207,000 (+51.1%)	$148,700 → $220,400 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$892 → $1,112 (+24.7%)	$903 → $1,084 (+20.0%)

Indianapolis

Population

864,447882,043

Median household income

$47,873$62,995

Median home value

$137,000$207,000

Median gross rent

$892$1,112

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)

	Indianapolis	Lawrence
Under 5	7.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.8%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	16.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	6.7%
75 and over	4.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indianapolis	Lawrence
White (non-Hispanic)	49.9%	45.8%
Black or African American	27.8%	27.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indianapolis	Lawrence
No high school diploma	12.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	26.8%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indianapolis	Lawrence
Drove alone	73.7%	72.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	12.8%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.3%	13.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indianapolis	Lawrence
1-unit, detached	59.4%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	14.2%
20 or more units	8.4%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Indianapolis	Lawrence
Poverty rate	15.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1972	1993