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Lawrence, KS Urban Area

97,387 Population
29.9 square miles 3,254.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.3 ±0.8 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,911 ±$3,607 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,120 ±$5,672 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.6% ±3.6% (16,727  ±3,200) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.1 minutes ±1.1 (988,035  ±86,817) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

41,022 ±1,590 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (89,557  ±422) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.3% ±1.4% (383  ±403) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

43,519 ±1,041 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$316,600 ±$27,480 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

24.2% ±3.5% (23,424  ±3,424.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94% ±6.5% (53,029  ±4,044.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
58.2% ±5.1% (32,820  ±3,054.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.2% ±1.8% (7,985  ±1,764) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.4% ±1.2% (3,571  ±1,000) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,571 Total veterans ±1,000 3,004 Male ±903 567 Female ±308

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