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):

2022
Number	Percent
30.7
21,143	17.3%
100,846	82.7%
15,681	12.9%

49,605
2.22

25,673	51.8%
20,631	80.4%
2,274	8.9%
23,932	48.2%

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
26.0
16,692	20.4%
65,106	79.6%
6,681	8.2%

30,105
2.43

17,297	57.5%
14,398	83.2%
1,310	7.6%
12,808	42.5%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,666	7.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,634	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,974	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,777	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,183	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,719	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,532	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,407	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,242	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,793	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,407	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,874	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,186	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,705	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,242	8.6%
$200,000 or more	4,264	8.6%

Median Household Income	66,153
Per Capita Income	37,261

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,065	2.1%
Public Assistance	772	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,829	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	58,391	74.1%
Unemployed	3,115	4.0%
In Armed Forces	199	0.3%

Total Labor Force	61,705	78.3%
Not in Labor Force	17,093	21.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,655	18,499	55.0%
Non-Profit	2,249	4,437	33.6%
Self-Employed	2,750	1,827	60.1%

Local Government	1,702	2,768	38.1%
State Government	3,842	4,733	44.8%
Federal Government	667	590	53.1%

Total Private + Self	25,405	20,326	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,460	12,528	40.3%
Total	33,865	32,854	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	21.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,766	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,856	19.2%
Professional, Technical	21,238	31.8%
Service Occupations	11,742	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	304	0.5%
All others	11,201	16.8%

White Collar		65.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	11,639	17.4%
Health care and social assistance	8,391	12.6%
Retail trade	7,721	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	6,131	9.2%
Manufacturing	5,701	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,853	7.3%
Other services	3,213	4.8%
Construction	3,151	4.7%
Finance and insurance	2,783	4.2%
Public administration	2,748	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,500	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,301	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,882	2.8%
Wholesale trade	1,022	1.5%
Information	936	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	711	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	525	0.8%
Utilities	507	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	73	0.1%
Management	15	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,368	4.51%
Puerto Rican	841	0.71%
Cuban	96	0.08%
Dominican	42	0.04%

Total Central American	303	0.25%
Costa Rican	50	0.04%
Guatemalan	21	0.02%
Honduran	112	0.09%
Nicaraguan	17	0.01%
Panamanian	27	0.02%
Salvadoran	76	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	504	0.42%
Argentinean	53	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	135	0.11%
Ecuadorian	29	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	114	0.10%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	161	0.14%
Other South American	12	0.01%

Other Hispanic	796	0.67%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,327	1.95%
Vietnamese	1,163	0.98%
Indian	563	0.47%
Filipino	322	0.27%
Laotian	295	0.25%
Korean	257	0.22%
Japanese	137	0.12%
Taiwanese	58	0.05%
Thai	35	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	102,133	89.8%
Spanish	3,593	3.2%
Chinese	2,454	2.2%
Other Indo-European	1,094	1.0%
Other Asian	844	0.7%
Vietnamese	771	0.7%
Other	720	0.6%
Arabic	613	0.5%
German, other Germanic	449	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	31,933	26.8%
English	16,202	13.6%
Irish	15,531	13.0%
American	5,425	4.6%
Scottish	3,860	3.2%
European	3,202	2.7%
Italian	3,138	2.6%
French	2,902	2.4%
Swedish	2,592	2.2%
Polish	2,010	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,625	1.4%
Dutch	1,570	1.3%
Norwegian	1,514	1.3%
Czech	1,230	1.0%
Welsh	1,179	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	114,410	96.1%
Not a citizen	4,684	3.9%

Native	111,436	93.6%
Foreign-born	7,658	6.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,070	1.5%	1,702	2.4%	13,451	19.3%	17,040	24.4%	20,252	29.0%	16,231	23.3%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,070	1.5%
9-12 Years	1,702	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	13,451	19.3%
Some College	17,040	24.4%
Bach. Degree	20,252	29.0%
Grad Degree	16,231	23.3%
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	52,818
Median Value	$259,500

Occupied	49,605	93.9%
Vacant	3,213	6.1%

Owned	25,004	50.4%
Rented	24,601	49.6%
Median Rent	$1,041

Single-Family Units	33,478	63.4%
Detached	28,432	53.8%
Attached	5,046	9.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,498	25.6%
Mobile Homes	844	1.6%

Lawrence, KS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lawrence, KS Metro Area