Lawrenceville

Population: 3,947
Median household income: $118,482
Median home value: $413,600

Lawrenceville, a community in Mercer County, New Jersey, has 3,947 residents. Its median household income of $118,482 runs above the Mercer County figure of $96,333.

From 2019 to 2023, Lawrenceville's population held roughly steady from 3,949 to 3,947, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $316,000 to $413,600.

The median resident is 43.4 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 19.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,947
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $118,482
Median home value: $413,600
Median gross rent: $2,250
Housing units: 1,890
Homeownership rate: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9493,947

Median household income

$98,080$118,482

Median home value

$316,000$413,600

Median gross rent

$1,930$2,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,949	$98,080	$316,000	$1,930
2020	3,515	$89,234	$329,900	$1,962
2021	3,661	$107,768	$334,100	$1,974
2022	3,759	$115,577	$365,300	$1,874
2023	3,947	$118,482	$413,600	$2,250

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4419.6%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	195	4.9%
5 to 17	572	14.5%
18 to 24	321	8.1%
25 to 34	271	6.9%
35 to 44	772	19.6%
45 to 54	284	7.2%
55 to 64	699	17.7%
65 to 74	636	16.1%
75 and over	197	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,947	74.7%
Black or African American	250	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	349	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.5%
Two or more races	40	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	341	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's14.9%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree42.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	1.3%
High school graduate	337	11.8%
Some college or associate's	426	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	853	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,205	42.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone58.3%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit4.8%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home32.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,125	58.3%
Carpooled	67	3.5%
Public transit	92	4.8%
Walked	14	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	617	32.0%
Other means	14	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	225	17.1%
15 to 29 min	625	47.6%
30 to 44 min	115	8.8%
45 to 59 min	136	10.4%
60+ min	211	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 2.2% (88 of 3,947)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,111	61.9%
Nonfamily households	685	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,796	95.0%
Vacant	94	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,534	85.4%
Renter-occupied	262	14.6%

1-unit, detached39.2%

1-unit, attached46.5%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	741	39.2%
1-unit, attached	878	46.5%
2 to 4 units	46	2.4%
5 to 19 units	197	10.4%
20 or more units	28	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3439570
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3026, -74.7385