Lawrence vs Oak

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

Lawrence and Oak 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 57 in Oak). Lawrence has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $43,125 in Oak). Lawrence has the higher median home value ($81,300 vs $15,600 in Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	Oak
Population	217	57
Median age	53.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$43,125
Median home value	$81,300	$15,600
Housing units	124	19
Homeownership rate	98.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	39.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	Oak
Population	391 → 217 (-44.5%)	32 → 57 (+78.1%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $72,500 (+52.6%)	$38,125 → $43,125 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $81,300 (+32.6%)	$26,100 → $15,600 (-40.2%)

Lawrence

Population

391217

Median household income

$47,500$72,500

Median home value

$61,300$81,300

Oak

Population

3257

Median household income

$38,125$43,125

Median home value

$26,100$15,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence	Oak
Under 5	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	10.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.7%	5.3%
35 to 44	7.8%	40.4%
45 to 54	8.8%	29.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	7.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	3.5%
75 and over	18.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	Oak
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	Oak
No high school diploma	1.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	40.5%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	3.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	Oak
Drove alone	85.2%	34.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	65.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	Oak
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	Oak
Poverty rate	3.7%	50.9%
Average household size	2.09	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	30	13
Median year structure built	1966	1938