Gobles vs Lawrence

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

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

Lawrence has the higher population (1,186 vs 598 in Gobles). Gobles has the higher median household income ($39,931 vs $36,188 in Lawrence). Lawrence has the higher median home value ($106,700 vs $100,000 in Gobles).

Population, income & housing

	Gobles	Lawrence
Population	598	1,186
Median age	50.0 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,931	$36,188
Median home value	$100,000	$106,700
Median gross rent	$589	$586
Housing units	357	458
Homeownership rate	69.4%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gobles	Lawrence
Population	840 → 598 (-28.8%)	1,029 → 1,186 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$51,429 → $39,931 (-22.4%)	$43,125 → $36,188 (-16.1%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $100,000 (+11.7%)	$74,300 → $106,700 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $589 (-0.8%)	$560 → $586 (+4.6%)

Gobles

Population

840598

Median household income

$51,429$39,931

Median home value

$89,500$100,000

Median gross rent

$594$589

Lawrence

Population

1,0291,186

Median household income

$43,125$36,188

Median home value

$74,300$106,700

Median gross rent

$560$586

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gobles	Lawrence
Under 5	2.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	24.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	12.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.1%
55 to 64	21.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	19.1%	7.7%
75 and over	6.9%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gobles	Lawrence
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	56.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	40.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gobles	Lawrence
No high school diploma	12.5%	26.8%
High school graduate	40.8%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gobles	Lawrence
Drove alone	77.3%	82.7%
Carpooled	5.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	5.9%	3.9%
Other means	3.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gobles	Lawrence
1-unit, detached	68.1%	48.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	36.9%
20 or more units	8.1%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Gobles	Lawrence
Poverty rate	22.7%	32.5%
Average household size	1.77	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1955	1976