Lawrence

Population: 88,297
Median household income: $57,903
Median home value: $393,500

Lawrence, a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, has 88,297 residents. At $57,903, its median household income sits below Essex County's $99,431.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lawrence's population grew 10.5% from 79,942 to 88,297, while its median home value rose 45.1% from $271,100 to $393,500.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 82.3% of the population. 67.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,297
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,903
Median home value: $393,500
Median gross rent: $1,569
Housing units: 31,929
Homeownership rate: 30.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

79,94288,297

Median household income

$44,613$57,903

Median home value

$271,100$393,500

Median gross rent

$1,145$1,569

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	79,942	$44,613	$271,100	$1,145
2020	80,022	$45,045	$280,800	$1,188
2021	87,798	$47,542	$311,500	$1,303
2022	88,067	$53,977	$370,600	$1,502
2023	88,297	$57,903	$393,500	$1,569

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,928	7.8%
5 to 17	16,856	19.1%
18 to 24	9,404	10.7%
25 to 34	14,162	16.0%
35 to 44	11,687	13.2%
45 to 54	10,809	12.2%
55 to 64	9,598	10.9%
65 to 74	5,312	6.0%
75 and over	3,541	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,094	12.6%
Black or African American	1,838	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.0%
Asian	1,486	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	512	0.6%
Two or more races	723	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72,628	82.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.2%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,988	27.2%
High school graduate	19,228	34.9%
Some college or associate's	11,828	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,394	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,671	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit3.6%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means6.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,704	67.2%
Carpooled	5,592	13.6%
Public transit	1,479	3.6%
Walked	1,247	3.0%
Bicycle	176	0.4%
Worked from home	2,368	5.7%
Other means	2,663	6.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,557	32.3%
15 to 29 min	13,825	35.6%
30 to 44 min	7,369	19.0%
45 to 59 min	2,832	7.3%
60+ min	2,278	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 18.2% (15,881 of 87,280)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,230	68.5%
Nonfamily households	9,779	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,009	97.1%
Vacant	920	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,407	30.3%
Renter-occupied	21,602	69.7%

1-unit, detached19.8%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units44.4%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units15.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,331	19.8%
1-unit, attached	2,454	7.7%
2 to 4 units	14,192	44.4%
5 to 19 units	3,868	12.1%
20 or more units	5,006	15.7%
Mobile home & other	78	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2534550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.5 sq mi
Center point: 42.7003, -71.1614