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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
26 tracts·118K people·$429K median·8,697/mi²
White 42 · Asian 22 · Hispanic 20 · Black 10 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 35 · Other 35 · Living alone 29
Health 45 · Professional 22 · Manufacturing 10 · Retail 10 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Service 21 · Production · transport 16 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 11 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · 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 Lowell is $429,200 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Lowell has 118,368 residents across 26 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.6; the population is 42.3% White, 22.0% Asian, 20.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Black, 4.4% Multiracial and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 30.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.9% (Census ACS).
Dr Gertrude Bailey (42%), Lowell Community Charter Public School (38%) and Charles W Morey (37%) lead the elementary schools; James S Daley Middle School (45%), Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School (27%) and B.F. Butler Middle School (26%) lead the middle schools; Lowell High (38%), Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School (12%) and The Career Academy (5%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,625/month, 3% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lowell is $78,658 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lowell, median rent is $1,625/month and the median home value is $429,200 (Census ACS).
Lowell reported 1.5 violent crimes and 8.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lowell are ice storm (84), earthquake (70) and inland flooding (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.33g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lowell, 4.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).