Living in Lawrence Unified School District 497 Area

Explore Lawrence Unified School District 497 with social, economic, demographic, and housing information.

Living Summary
40,402
households
93,798
Total Population
$200,500
Average House Value
$924
Average Housing Rent
$55,196
Average Household Income
92.48%
Health Insurance Coverage
100%
Household with Internet
Academic Summary view more
21
Schools
11,820
Total Students
PK-12
Grades Offered
15 to 1
Students to Teacher Ratio
38%
Percent Proficient - Math
44%
Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 40,402 households are located in Lawrence Unified School District 497 area. Among them, 9,521 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.93 people. The total number of children in the region is 20,315 and 38,053 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
6% (5,582) of residents are non-citizens and 12% (11,297) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Social Characteristics of Lawrence Unified School District 497, Kansas
Household40,402
Population93,798
Household with Child (age 18 and under)9,521
(24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)20,315
Total Students38,053
Pre-Kindergarten1,660
Kindergarten864
Grade 1-87,733
Grade 9-123,710
College/Graduate School24,086
Veterans83,937
Non-citizen5,582
Non-English Home Language11,297
Internet Coverage100%

Employment Statistics

85,871 residents are over the age of 16 and 61,236 people are in labor force. Among them, 61,097 people are in civilian labor force and 139 are in armed labor force. 58,553 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.20%.
The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lawrence Unified School District 497 area.

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $77,824 for the 40,402 households in Lawrence Unified School District 497 area, Kansas. The average income of a single worker is $25,107. 93,201 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.48%.

Housing

There are 43,433 housing units in Lawrence Unified School District 497 area, Kansas with 40,402 units (93.02%) occupied. 19,044 houses (47.14%) are occupied by owner and 21,358 houses (52.86%) are rented. The average housing value is $200,500 and the average rental cost is $924. 1,448 houses (3.33%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,139 houses (11.83%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

Demographic

A total of 101,386 people lives in Lawrence Unified School District 497 area, Kansas with 50,030 male and 51,356 female. The males to female ratio is 49.35 to 50.65. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.