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Massachusetts·Essex County
18 tracts·89K people·$415K median·12,805/mi²
Hispanic 83 · White 12 · Black 2 · Asian 2 · Multiracial 1 · Other 0
Other 45 · Married couple 28 · Living alone 27
Health 44 · Manufacturing 23 · Professional 10 · Retail 9 · Public admin 6 · Leisure 4 · Other 3
Production · transport 26 · Service 24 · Management · business · science · arts 22 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 6 · Transit 4 · Walk 3 · Bike 0
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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 $415,200 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Lawrence has 88,736 residents across 18 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.6; the population is 83.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% White, 2.0% Black, 1.7% Asian, 1.1% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 16.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.6% (Census ACS).
Community Day Charter Public School (45%), Robert Frost (31%) and John K Tarbox (26%) lead the elementary schools; Parthum Middle School (26%), Spark Academy (25%) and Frost Middle School (21%) lead the middle schools; Lawrence High School is the high school with reported scores (19%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,662/month, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lawrence is $60,433 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lawrence, median rent is $1,662/month and the median home value is $415,200 (Census ACS).
Lawrence reported 4.8 violent crimes and 10.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lawrence are ice storm (89), earthquake (85) and inland flooding (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lawrence, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).