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Lawrence Unified School District 497 Overview

University of Kansas located in Lawrence Unified School District 497 area. 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 (under the age of 18) in the region is 20,315 and 38,053 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.95% (5,582) of residents are non-citizens and 12.04% (11,297) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Lawrence Unified School District 497, Kansas
Household	40,402
Population	93,798
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,521 (23.57%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	20,315
Total Students	38,053
Pre-Kindergarten	1,660
Kindergarten	864
Grade 1-8	7,733
Grade 9-12	3,710
College/Graduate School	24,086
Veterans	83,937
Non-citizen	5,582
Non-English Home Language	11,297
Internet Coverage	100.00%

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.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	57,411	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	43,980	76.61%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,979	8.67%
Public transportation	1,379	2.40%
Walked	3,235	5.63%
Other method	1,165	2.03%
Worked from home	2,673	4.66%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	58,553	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	26,201	44.75%
Service	10,969	18.73%
Sales and office	12,332	21.06%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,976	5.08%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,075	10.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	58,553	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	425	0.73%
Construction	2,097	3.58%
Manufacturing	4,537	7.75%
Wholesale trade	1,099	1.88%
Retail trade	7,403	12.64%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,723	2.94%
Information	1,292	2.21%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,362	5.74%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,705	9.74%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	17,858	30.50%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,732	13.21%
Other services, except public administration	2,668	4.56%
Public administration	2,652	4.53%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	58,553	-
Private wage and salary workers	43,211	73.80%
Government workers	12,892	22.02%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,355	4.02%
Unpaid family workers	95	0.16%

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%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,402	-
Less than $10,000	3,456	8.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,011	4.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,922	9.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,157	10.29%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,097	12.62%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,986	17.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,397	10.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,573	13.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,520	6.24%
More than $200,000	2,283	5.65%
Median Household Income	$55,196	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$77,824	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	20,173	-
Less than $10,000	529	2.62%
$10,000 - $14,999	393	1.95%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,165	5.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,211	6.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,877	9.30%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,466	17.18%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,921	14.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,462	22.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,222	11.01%
More than $200,000	1,927	9.55%

Median Family Income	$87,471	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$108,031	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,107	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,912	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,912	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	100,785	-
With health insurance coverage	93,201	92.48%
Public coverage	21,545	21.38%
Private health insurance	81,981	81.34%
Without health insurance coverage	7,584	7.52%

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.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	43,433	-
Occupied	40,402	93.02%
Owner Occupied	19,044	47.14%
Renter Occupied	21,358	52.86%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	22,024	50.71%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,291	9.88%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	16,351	37.65%
Mobile Homes	767	1.77%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	43,433	-
Built 2014 or later	1,448	3.33%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,849	4.26%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,171	16.51%
Built 1990 - 1999	9,068	20.88%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,525	12.72%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,127	14.11%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,234	9.75%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,872	6.61%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,139	11.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	43,433	-
1 room	1,348	3.10%
2 rooms	1,874	4.31%
3 rooms	5,297	12.20%
4 rooms	7,606	17.51%
5 rooms	7,523	17.32%
6 rooms	5,543	12.76%
7 rooms	4,627	10.65%
8 rooms	3,356	7.73%
9 rooms or more	6,259	14.41%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	43,433	-
no bedroom	1,486	3.42%
1 bedroom	6,141	14.14%
2 bedrooms	11,903	27.41%
3 bedrooms	14,480	33.34%
4 bedrooms	6,857	15.79%
5 bedrooms or more	2,566	5.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	19,044	-
Less than $50,000	541	2.84%
$50,000 - $99,999	882	4.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,087	16.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,984	26.17%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,092	26.74%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,333	17.50%
$500,000 - $999,999	967	5.08%
$1,000,000 or more	158	0.83%
Median House Value	$200,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	21,013	-
Less than $500	984	4.68%
$500 - $999	11,190	53.25%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,206	34.29%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,277	6.08%
$2,000 - $2,499	141	0.67%
$2,500 - $2,999	85	0.40%
$3,000 or more	130	0.62%
Median Rental Costs	$924	-

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.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	101,386	-
Male	50,030	49.35%
Female	51,356	50.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	101,386	-
Under 5 years	4,765	4.70%
5 - 9 years	5,160	5.09%
10 - 14 years	4,532	4.47%
15 - 19 years	9,602	9.47%
20 - 24 years	19,846	19.57%
25 - 34 years	15,614	15.40%
35 - 44 years	11,275	11.12%
45 - 54 years	9,578	9.45%
55 - 59 years	4,783	4.72%
60 - 64 years	4,562	4.50%
65 - 74 years	7,121	7.02%
75 - 84 years	3,143	3.10%
85 years and older	1,405	1.39%
Median Age	28.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	101,386	-
One Race	96,684	95.36%
White	81,637	80.52%
Black or African American	4,824	4.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,686	2.65%
Asian	6,278	6.19%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.02%
Other	1,240	1.22%

Two or more races	4,702	4.64%
White and Black or African American	1,819	1.79%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,131	1.12%
White and Asian	830	0.82%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	241	0.24%