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Lawrence, KS Metro Area

121,989 Population
455.8 square miles 267.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.7 ±1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,758 ±$2,949 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,449 ±$5,490 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.3% ±2.8% (17,384  ±3,221) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.8 minutes ±1.1 (1,268,015  ±98,863) 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

51,307 ±1,405 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (113,286  ±199) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2% ±1.5% (701  ±505) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,280 ±93 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$330,200 ±$19,997 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

21.3% ±3% (25,736  ±3,572.7) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.5% ±5.7% (70,272  ±4,552.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
55.4% ±4.3% (41,175  ±3,340.6) 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

6.7% (8,114  ±1,761) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±1.3% (5,380  ±1,284) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,380 Total veterans ±1,284 4,297 Male ±1,031 1,083 Female ±562

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