Massachusetts-Lowell's Living Circumstances

Lowell School District Overview

University of Massachusetts-Lowell located in Lowell School District area. A total of 39,421 households are located in Lowell School District area. Among them, 12,480 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.35 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 32,167 and 31,245 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14.50% (15,456) of residents are non-citizens and 41.17% (43,878) 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 Lowell School District, Massachusetts
Household	39,421
Population	106,570
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	12,480 (31.66%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	32,167
Total Students	31,245
Pre-Kindergarten	1,602
Kindergarten	1,623
Grade 1-8	10,303
Grade 9-12	4,728
College/Graduate School	12,989
Veterans	87,703
Non-citizen	15,456
Non-English Home Language	43,878
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

90,068 residents are over the age of 16 and 59,615 people are in labor force. Among them, 59,615 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 56,168 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,078	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	41,710	75.73%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,386	9.78%
Public transportation	1,943	3.53%
Walked	2,969	5.39%
Other method	1,016	1.84%
Worked from home	2,054	3.73%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	56,168	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	17,860	31.80%
Service	12,914	22.99%
Sales and office	10,832	19.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,259	7.58%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,303	18.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	56,168	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	196	0.35%
Construction	3,132	5.58%
Manufacturing	9,677	17.23%
Wholesale trade	861	1.53%
Retail trade	6,044	10.76%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,323	4.14%
Information	1,031	1.84%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,164	3.85%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,250	11.13%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,938	24.81%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,791	10.31%
Other services, except public administration	2,744	4.89%
Public administration	2,017	3.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	56,168	-
Private wage and salary workers	47,439	84.46%
Government workers	6,310	11.23%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,262	4.03%
Unpaid family workers	157	0.28%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $72,670 for the 39,421 households in Lowell School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $32,443. 104,626 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.93%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	39,421	-
Less than $10,000	3,528	8.95%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,898	7.35%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,762	9.54%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,095	7.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,568	11.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,267	15.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,430	13.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,052	15.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,284	5.79%
More than $200,000	1,537	3.90%
Median Household Income	$56,878	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$72,670	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	24,260	-
Less than $10,000	1,252	5.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,026	4.23%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,093	8.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,903	7.84%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,853	11.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,046	16.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,495	14.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,631	19.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,754	7.23%
More than $200,000	1,207	4.98%

Median Family Income	$67,963	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,434	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,443	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,006	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,006	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	110,219	-
With health insurance coverage	104,626	94.93%
Public coverage	52,331	47.48%
Private health insurance	62,429	56.64%
Without health insurance coverage	5,593	5.07%

Housing

There are 41,786 housing units in Lowell School District area, Massachusetts with 39,421 units (94.34%) occupied. 16,680 houses (42.31%) are occupied by owner and 22,741 houses (57.69%) are rented. The average housing value is $269,800 and the average rental cost is $1,158. 268 houses (0.64%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 22,205 houses (53.14%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,786	-
Occupied	39,421	94.34%
Owner Occupied	16,680	42.31%
Renter Occupied	22,741	57.69%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,248	31.70%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,329	5.57%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	26,129	62.53%
Mobile Homes	58	0.14%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	22	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,786	-
Built 2014 or later	268	0.64%
Built 2010 - 2013	372	0.89%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,678	4.02%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,838	4.40%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,485	8.34%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,074	9.75%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,137	9.90%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,729	8.92%
Built 1949 or earlier	22,205	53.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,786	-
1 room	1,516	3.63%
2 rooms	1,105	2.64%
3 rooms	5,074	12.14%
4 rooms	9,982	23.89%
5 rooms	9,196	22.01%
6 rooms	6,928	16.58%
7 rooms	3,598	8.61%
8 rooms	2,154	5.15%
9 rooms or more	2,233	5.34%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,786	-
no bedroom	1,629	3.90%
1 bedroom	6,464	15.47%
2 bedrooms	15,395	36.84%
3 bedrooms	12,682	30.35%
4 bedrooms	4,456	10.66%
5 bedrooms or more	1,160	2.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,680	-
Less than $50,000	375	2.25%
$50,000 - $99,999	123	0.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,007	6.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,156	12.93%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,624	39.71%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,606	33.61%
$500,000 - $999,999	708	4.24%
$1,000,000 or more	81	0.49%
Median House Value	$269,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	22,296	-
Less than $500	3,283	14.72%
$500 - $999	4,884	21.91%
$1,000 - $1,499	9,113	40.87%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,952	17.73%
$2,000 - $2,499	820	3.68%
$2,500 - $2,999	174	0.78%
$3,000 or more	70	0.31%
Median Rental Costs	$1,158	-

Demographic

A total of 111,306 people lives in Lowell School District area, Massachusetts with 55,617 male and 55,689 female. The males to female ratio is 49.97 to 50.03. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	111,306	-
Male	55,617	49.97%
Female	55,689	50.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	111,306	-
Under 5 years	7,001	6.29%
5 - 9 years	6,697	6.02%
10 - 14 years	6,456	5.80%
15 - 19 years	7,936	7.13%
20 - 24 years	11,121	9.99%
25 - 34 years	18,826	16.91%
35 - 44 years	13,524	12.15%
45 - 54 years	14,175	12.74%
55 - 59 years	7,175	6.45%
60 - 64 years	6,179	5.55%
65 - 74 years	7,482	6.72%
75 - 84 years	3,054	2.74%
85 years and older	1,680	1.51%
Median Age	33.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	111,306	-
One Race	108,491	97.47%
White	67,849	60.96%
Black or African American	8,934	8.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native	854	0.77%
Asian	25,647	23.04%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	165	0.15%
Other	5,042	4.53%

Two or more races	2,815	2.53%
White and Black or African American	1,211	1.09%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	265	0.24%
White and Asian	463	0.42%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	29	0.03%