Living in Lawrence School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 25,959 households are located in Lawrence School District area. Among them, 10,935 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.65 people. The total number of children in the region is 28,666 and 21,096 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

22% (17,302) of residents are non-citizens and 73% (57,609) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lawrence School District, Massachusetts
Household	25,959
Population	78,758
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	10,935 (42%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	28,666
Total Students	21,096
Pre-Kindergarten	1,219
Kindergarten	1,099
Grade 1-8	9,027
Grade 9-12	5,237
College/Graduate School	4,514
Veterans	58,920
Non-citizen	17,302
Non-English Home Language	57,609
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

61,396 residents are over the age of 16 and 41,130 people are in labor force. Among them, 41,118 people are in civilian labor force and 12 are in armed labor force. 37,312 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lawrence School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	36,184	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	24,736	68.36%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,721	15.81%
Public transportation	1,470	4.06%
Walked	1,606	4.44%
Other method	1,912	5.28%
Worked from home	739	2.04%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,312	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,246	16.74%
Service	10,688	28.64%
Sales and office	6,473	17.35%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,731	7.32%
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,174	29.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,312	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	54	0.14%
Construction	1,904	5.10%
Manufacturing	5,936	15.91%
Wholesale trade	1,078	2.89%
Retail trade	4,530	12.14%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,376	6.37%
Information	555	1.49%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,429	3.83%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,522	12.12%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	8,535	22.87%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,422	9.17%
Other services, except public administration	2,240	6.00%
Public administration	731	1.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	37,312	-
Private wage and salary workers	34,006	91.14%
Government workers	2,166	5.81%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,099	2.95%
Unpaid family workers	41	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $59,685 for the 25,959 households in Lawrence School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $26,786. 73,683 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.25%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,959	-
Less than $10,000	2,634	10.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,169	8.36%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,935	11.31%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,950	11.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,451	13.29%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,519	17.41%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,267	12.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,429	9.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,087	4.19%
More than $200,000	518	2.00%
Median Household Income	$44,613	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$59,685	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	17,919	-
Less than $10,000	1,095	6.11%
$10,000 - $14,999	985	5.50%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,158	12.04%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,061	11.50%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,673	14.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,429	19.14%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,551	14.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,642	9.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	889	4.96%
More than $200,000	436	2.43%

Median Family Income	$49,910	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,943	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,786	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,070	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,070	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	79,018	-
With health insurance coverage	73,683	93.25%
Public coverage	50,553	63.98%
Private health insurance	29,269	37.04%
Without health insurance coverage	5,335	6.75%

Housing

There are 27,681 housing units in Lawrence School District area, Massachusetts with 25,959 units (93.78%) occupied. 8,050 houses (31.01%) are occupied by owner and 17,909 houses (68.99%) are rented. The average housing value is $271,100 and the average rental cost is $1,145. 50 houses (0.18%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 16,776 houses (60.60%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,681	-
Occupied	25,959	93.78%
Owner Occupied	8,050	31.01%
Renter Occupied	17,909	68.99%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,557	20.08%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,029	7.33%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	20,048	72.43%
Mobile Homes	20	0.07%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	27	0.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,681	-
Built 2014 or later	50	0.18%
Built 2010 - 2013	156	0.56%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,024	3.70%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,036	3.74%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,468	8.92%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,076	7.50%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,020	7.30%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,075	7.50%
Built 1949 or earlier	16,776	60.60%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,681	-
1 room	1,240	4.48%
2 rooms	760	2.75%
3 rooms	3,393	12.26%
4 rooms	5,832	21.07%
5 rooms	7,369	26.62%
6 rooms	5,150	18.60%
7 rooms	2,112	7.63%
8 rooms	990	3.58%
9 rooms or more	835	3.02%
Median Number of Rooms	4.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,681	-
no bedroom	1,254	4.53%
1 bedroom	4,355	15.73%
2 bedrooms	8,567	30.95%
3 bedrooms	10,619	38.36%
4 bedrooms	2,377	8.59%
5 bedrooms or more	509	1.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,050	-
Less than $50,000	92	1.14%
$50,000 - $99,999	138	1.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	537	6.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,135	14.10%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,106	38.58%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,821	35.04%
$500,000 - $999,999	202	2.51%
$1,000,000 or more	19	0.24%
Median House Value	$271,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	17,585	-
Less than $500	3,013	17.13%
$500 - $999	3,439	19.56%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,309	41.56%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,160	17.97%
$2,000 - $2,499	584	3.32%
$2,500 - $2,999	65	0.37%
$3,000 or more	15	0.09%
Median Rental Costs	$1,145	-

Demographic

A total of 79,942 people lives in Lawrence School District area, Massachusetts with 39,118 male and 40,824 female. The males to female ratio is 48.93 to 51.07. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	79,942	-
Male	39,118	48.93%
Female	40,824	51.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	79,942	-
Under 5 years	6,237	7.80%
5 - 9 years	5,486	6.86%
10 - 14 years	5,785	7.24%
15 - 19 years	5,971	7.47%
20 - 24 years	6,813	8.52%
25 - 34 years	12,908	16.15%
35 - 44 years	10,323	12.91%
45 - 54 years	9,599	12.01%
55 - 59 years	4,612	5.77%
60 - 64 years	3,900	4.88%
65 - 74 years	4,713	5.90%
75 - 84 years	2,336	2.92%
85 years and older	1,259	1.57%
Median Age	32.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	79,942	-
One Race	77,452	96.89%
White	42,232	52.83%
Black or African American	4,530	5.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native	249	0.31%
Asian	1,363	1.70%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	29,078	36.37%

Two or more races	2,490	3.11%
White and Black or African American	1,359	1.70%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	30	0.04%
White and Asian	68	0.09%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	24	0.03%

Living in Lawrence School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic