Lawrence vs Nora

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

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

Lawrence has the higher population (217 vs 28 in Nora). Nora has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $72,500 in Lawrence). Since 2019, Nora's population has grown faster (+366.7% vs -44.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	Nora
Population	217	28
Median age	53.6 yrs	55.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$250,001
Median home value	$81,300	—
Housing units	124	11
Homeownership rate	98.1%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	Nora
Population	391 → 217 (-44.5%)	6 → 28 (+366.7%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $72,500 (+52.6%)	—
Median home value	$61,300 → $81,300 (+32.6%)	$80,000 → $85,000 (+6.3%)

Lawrence

Population

391217

Median household income

$47,500$72,500

Median home value

$61,300$81,300

Nora

Population

628

Median home value

$80,000$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence	Nora
Under 5	6.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.4%	7.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.7%	3.6%
35 to 44	7.8%	14.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	3.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	35.7%
65 to 74	13.8%	28.6%
75 and over	18.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	Nora
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence	Nora
No high school diploma	1.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.5%	4.2%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	Nora
Drove alone	85.2%	35.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	28.6%
Other means	0.0%	35.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	Nora
1-unit, detached	96.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence	Nora
Poverty rate	3.7%	14.3%
Average household size	2.09	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1966	1971