Lowell

Population: 114,799
Median household income: $76,205
Median home value: $395,100

Lowell, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has 114,799 residents. Its median household income of $76,205 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, Lowell's population grew 3.1% from 111,306 to 114,799, while its median home value rose 46.4% from $269,800 to $395,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 44.2% of the population. 73.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 114,799
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $76,205
Median home value: $395,100
Median gross rent: $1,603
Housing units: 44,110
Homeownership rate: 44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

111,306114,799

Median household income

$56,878$76,205

Median home value

$269,800$395,100

Median gross rent

$1,158$1,603

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	111,306	$56,878	$269,800	$1,158
2020	111,311	$62,196	$285,200	$1,229
2021	114,804	$64,489	$312,600	$1,311
2022	114,737	$73,008	$362,800	$1,466
2023	114,799	$76,205	$395,100	$1,603

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,546	5.7%
5 to 17	17,769	15.5%
18 to 24	14,127	12.3%
25 to 34	18,105	15.8%
35 to 44	16,745	14.6%
45 to 54	12,772	11.1%
55 to 64	14,547	12.7%
65 to 74	8,760	7.6%
75 and over	5,428	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,707	44.2%
Black or African American	11,538	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93	0.1%
Asian	24,076	21.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	121	0.1%
Some other race	1,299	1.1%
Two or more races	4,777	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,188	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,764	16.7%
High school graduate	23,486	30.8%
Some college or associate's	17,305	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	13,736	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9,066	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit2.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41,946	73.0%
Carpooled	4,958	8.6%
Public transit	1,127	2.0%
Walked	2,217	3.9%
Bicycle	209	0.4%
Worked from home	5,764	10.0%
Other means	1,271	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,734	22.7%
15 to 29 min	17,187	33.2%
30 to 44 min	13,076	25.3%
45 to 59 min	5,235	10.1%
60+ min	4,496	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 16.0% (17,621 of 110,106)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,399	59.9%
Nonfamily households	16,984	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	42,383	96.1%
Vacant	1,727	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,650	44.0%
Renter-occupied	23,733	56.0%

1-unit, detached30.5%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units26.8%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units17.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,436	30.5%
1-unit, attached	3,414	7.7%
2 to 4 units	11,841	26.8%
5 to 19 units	7,436	16.9%
20 or more units	7,811	17.7%
Mobile home & other	172	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2537000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.92 sq mi
Center point: 42.6390, -71.3210