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Lawrence, Massachusetts QuickFacts

	Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
Total population	72,043	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	lawrence

Lawrence, Massachusetts Population

	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
Male	34,439	47.8%	49.06%
Female	37,604	52.2%	50.94%
Median age (years)	29.5		35.3

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	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
18 years and over	49,024	68.05%	74.31%
21 years and over	45,631	63.34%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,167	11.34%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,075	9.82%	12.43%

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	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
White	35,044	48.64%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,516	4.88%	12.32%
Asian	1,910	2.65%	3.64%
Some other race	27,072	37.58%	5.46%
Two or more races	4,501	6.25%	2.43%

Lawrence, Massachusetts Housing

	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
Total households	24,463		105,480,101
Family households (families)	16,905	69.1%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,558	30.9%	31.94%

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	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
Total housing units	25,601		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,138	4.45%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	24,463	95.55%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,876	30.76%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	16,587	64.79%	30.77%

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	Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	133	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,458	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,043	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	540	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	93	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	56	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	114,100	119,600

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	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,724	27.49%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	8,182	33.45%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,554	14.53%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,606	10.65%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,257	5.14%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,140	8.75%	9.65%

Lawrence, Massachusetts Education

	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	22,677		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,418	6.25%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,296	5.72%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11,373	50.15%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,133	22.64%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,457	15.24%	22.81%

Lawrence, Massachusetts Economy

	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
Population 16 years and over	51,287		217,168,077
In labor force	28,148	54.88%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	28,148	54.88%	63.39%
- - Employed	25,772	50.25%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,376	4.63%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	23,139	45.12%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	27,635	53.88%	51.66%
In labor force	14,171	27.63%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,171	27.63%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,017	25.38%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,001	13.65%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,084		12,787,501

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	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	24,477		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,643	18.97%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,453	10.02%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,893	15.9%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,485	14.24%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,699	15.11%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,640	14.87%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,439	5.88%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	923	3.77%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	82	0.34%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	220	0.9%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,983		41,994

	Lawrence, Massachusetts	%, Lawrence, Massachusetts	United States
With earnings	18,308	35.7%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,900		56,604
With Social Security income	5,992	11.68%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,655		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,103	6.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,442		6,320
With public assistance income	2,204	4.3%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,956		3,032
With retirement income	2,720	5.3%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	11,895		17,376

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