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Kansas·Douglas County
24 tracts·88K people·$293K median·2,564/mi²
White 73 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 5 · Black 5 · Other 2
Married couple 36 · Living alone 35 · Other 29
Health 27 · Professional 17 · Leisure 16 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 6 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Service 18 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 68 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 14 · Walk 6 · Transit 3 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lawrence is $292,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Lawrence has 96,051 residents across 20 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 29.3; the population is 73.0% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Multiracial, 5.1% Asian, 4.8% Black and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 55.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.4% (Census ACS).
Langston Hughes Elem (71%), Quail Run Elementary (60%) and Deerfield Elem (49%) lead the elementary schools; Lawrence Southwest Middle School (43%), Lawrence West Middle School (27%) and Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School (21%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,091/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lawrence is $65,009 a year, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lawrence, median rent is $1,091/month and the median home value is $292,700 (Census ACS).
Lawrence reported 1.6 violent crimes and 7.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lawrence are winter weather (90), ice storm (83) and hail (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lawrence, 5.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).