2024 population: 121,989 ( 3,212 from 2020)
Land area: 455.8 square miles
Population density: 267.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	93,257	76.45%	0.9%
Black:	5,332	4.37%	2.5%
Indian:	2,607	2.14%	4.1%
Asian:	6,690	5.48%	15.4%
2+ races:	5,055	4.14%	9.9%
Hispanic:	9,048	7.42%	9.9%

Total non-White:	28,732	23.55%	9.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,209	8.9
Deaths:	3,612	7.6
Net Migration:	-450	-0.9
Net Immigration:	3,016	6.3

Change in White population:	812	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,400	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
118,777
92,445	77.83%
5,201	4.38%
2,504	2.11%
5,795	4.88%
4,598	3.87%
8,234	6.93%
26,332	22.17%

2010
110,826
90,532	81.69%
4,204	3.79%
2,636	2.38%
4,171	3.76%
3,479	3.14%
5,651	5.10%
20,294	18.31%

2000
99,962
84,543	84.58%
4,148	4.15%
2,401	2.40%
3,149	3.15%
2,320	2.32%
3,268	3.27%
15,419	15.42%

1990
81,798
71,858	87.85%
3,308	4.04%
2,007	2.45%
2,634	3.22%
n/a
1,991	2.43%
9,940	12.15%

1980
67,640
60,100	88.85%
2,966	4.38%
1,716	2.54%
1,301	1.92%
n/a
1,435	2.12%
7,540	11.15%

1970
57,932
53,251	91.92%
2,109	3.64%
1,262	2.18%
392	0.68%
n/a
686	1.18%
4,681	8.08%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,149	10.1
6,242	5.6
1,442	1.3
5,122	4.6

1,913	1.7
6,038	5.4

Number	Rate
2000's
11,606	11.6
5,286	5.3
2,907	2.9
2,929	2.9

5,989	6.0
4,875	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
10,902	13.3
4,724	5.8
6,063	7.4
1,389	1.7

12,685	15.5
5,479	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
10,064	14.9
3,893	5.8
7,544	11.2
n/a

11,758	17.4
2,400	3.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,480	7.7
n/a

6,849	11.8
2,859	4.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
31.6
21,113	17.3%
100,876	82.7%
16,722	13.7%

50,406
2.21

26,318	52.2%
20,919	79.5%
2,364	9.0%
24,088	47.8%

2010
Number	Percent
28.4
21,131	19.1%
89,695	80.9%
9,867	8.9%

43,576
2.34

23,304	53.5%
17,815	76.4%
2,282	9.8%
20,272	46.5%

2000
Number	Percent
27.2
20,362	20.4%
79,600	79.6%
7,957	8.0%

38,526
2.37

21,368	55.5%
17,233	80.6%
2,011	9.4%
17,158	44.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
20,936	25.6%
60,862	74.4%
8,631	10.6%

35,679
2.02

21,702	60.8%
18,346	84.5%
1,476	6.8%
13,977	39.2%

1980
Number	Percent
24.5
13,907	20.6%
53,733	79.4%
5,063	7.5%

23,852
2.46

14,552	61.0%
12,514	86.0%
1,020	7.0%
9,300	39.0%

2024 Housing Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,267	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,959	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,807	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,790	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,620	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,986	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,656	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,993	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,579	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,079	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,905	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,939	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,871	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,601	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,065	8.1%
$200,000 or more	5,289	10.5%

Median Household Income	69,746
Per Capita Income	40,695

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,269	2.5%
Public Assistance	644	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,941	5.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	58,025	73.8%
Unemployed	2,673	3.4%
In Armed Forces	126	0.2%

Total Labor Force	60,824	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	17,756	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,213	18,220	54.9%
Non-Profit	1,775	4,897	26.6%
Self-Employed	3,439	1,970	63.6%

Local Government	1,758	2,774	38.8%
State Government	4,063	4,322	48.5%
Federal Government	705	570	55.3%

Total Private + Self	25,652	20,190	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,301	12,563	39.8%
Total	33,953	32,753	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	21.3%
Pct. Private + Self	68.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,862	16.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,859	17.8%
Professional, Technical	21,688	32.5%
Service Occupations	11,383	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	316	0.5%
All others	11,000	16.5%

White Collar		66.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	11,301	16.9%
Health care and social assistance	9,023	13.5%
Retail trade	7,143	10.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,604	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,373	8.0%
Manufacturing	4,988	7.5%
Construction	3,632	5.4%
Other services	3,476	5.2%
Finance and insurance	2,909	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,614	3.9%
Public administration	2,553	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,337	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,681	2.5%
Information	1,132	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	985	1.5%
Wholesale trade	908	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	609	0.9%
Utilities	381	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	121	0.2%
Management	22	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,728	4.76%
Puerto Rican	881	0.73%
Cuban	106	0.09%
Dominican	8	0.01%

Total Central American	273	0.23%
Costa Rican	16	0.01%
Guatemalan	38	0.03%
Honduran	128	0.11%
Nicaraguan	54	0.04%
Panamanian	14	0.01%
Salvadoran	23	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	590	0.49%
Argentinean	60	0.05%
Bolivian	41	0.03%
Chilean	15	0.01%
Colombian	155	0.13%
Ecuadorian	44	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	134	0.11%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	130	0.11%
Other South American	11	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,054	0.88%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,664	1.38%
Vietnamese	879	0.73%
Indian	772	0.64%
Korean	514	0.43%
Filipino	293	0.24%
Laotian	248	0.21%
Thai	110	0.09%
Japanese	61	0.05%
Bangladeshi	60	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	104,956	91.2%
Spanish	3,234	2.8%
Chinese	1,523	1.3%
Other Indo-European	1,151	1.0%
Other Asian	952	0.8%
Vietnamese	690	0.6%
Other	650	0.6%
Arabic	638	0.6%
German, other Germanic	459	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	33,924	28.2%
English	18,444	15.3%
Irish	17,185	14.3%
American	4,389	3.6%
Italian	3,698	3.1%
Scottish	3,568	3.0%
French	3,074	2.6%
European	2,743	2.3%
Swedish	2,500	2.1%
Polish	2,130	1.8%
Norwegian	1,497	1.2%
Dutch	1,444	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	1,362	1.1%
Welsh	1,314	1.1%
Czech	1,284	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	115,996	96.4%
Not a citizen	4,306	3.6%

Native	113,054	94.0%
Foreign-born	7,248	6.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,019	1.4%	2,142	3.0%	13,325	18.6%	17,086	23.8%	20,569	28.7%	17,585	24.5%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,019	1.4%
9-12 Years	2,142	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	13,325	18.6%
Some College	17,086	23.8%
Bach. Degree	20,569	28.7%
Grad Degree	17,585	24.5%
Average years of education: 14.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	89,312	85,124	4,188	4.7%
1991	91,870	87,700	4,170	4.5%
1992	95,648	91,484	4,164	4.4%
1993	97,398	92,676	4,722	4.8%
1994	99,666	94,954	4,712	4.7%
1995	102,792	97,972	4,820	4.7%
1996	102,958	98,142	4,816	4.7%
1997	105,534	101,094	4,440	4.2%
1998	108,200	103,630	4,570	4.2%
1999	109,858	105,724	4,134	3.8%

2000	116,748	113,452	3,296	2.8%
2001	117,762	113,920	3,842	3.3%
2002	118,934	114,376	4,558	3.8%
2003	122,956	118,154	4,802	3.9%
2004	125,914	120,620	5,294	4.2%
2005	125,762	120,714	5,048	4.0%
2006	125,160	120,376	4,784	3.8%
2007	124,384	119,526	4,858	3.9%
2008	122,910	117,766	5,144	4.2%
2009	125,906	118,674	7,232	5.7%

2010	128,768	121,254	7,514	5.8%
2011	128,118	120,984	7,134	5.6%
2012	127,480	120,946	6,534	5.1%
2013	127,372	121,240	6,132	4.8%
2014	129,490	124,242	5,248	4.1%
2015	129,872	125,084	4,788	3.7%
2016	131,134	126,510	4,624	3.5%
2017	130,810	126,646	4,164	3.2%
2018	130,750	126,812	3,938	3.0%
2019	131,232	127,370	3,862	2.9%

2020	128,450	120,674	7,776	6.1%
2021	129,596	125,434	4,162	3.2%
2022	132,594	129,174	3,420	2.6%
2023	133,160	129,720	3,440	2.6%
2024	142,694	138,042	4,652	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	53,675
Median Value	$309,400

Occupied	50,406	93.9%
Vacant	3,269	6.1%

Owned	25,246	50.1%
Rented	25,160	49.9%
Median Rent	$1,099

Single-Family Units	33,365	62.2%
Detached	28,739	53.5%
Attached	4,626	8.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,413	26.9%
Mobile Homes	922	1.7%

Lawrence, KS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area