Demographics of Lawrence city, Indiana

Lawrence city, Indiana had 50,420 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,083 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lawrence city, in four figures

50,420
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 49,517 ±55.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,083 people.; 34.3 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,022 ±$3,986
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lawrence city, Indiana's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lawrence city, Indiana's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	49,337	100.0	100.0
2021	49,418	100.2	100.2
2022	49,505	100.3	100.7
2023	49,834	101.0	101.6
2024	50,257	101.9	102.5
2025	50,420	102.2	103.1

Population of Lawrence city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	49,337	—
2021	49,418	+81
2022	49,505	+87
2023	49,834	+329
2024	50,257	+423
2025	50,420	+163

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.3 ±1.9: for men 33.2 ±1.5 and for women 35.8 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lawrence city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	3,993 ±861	8.1% ±1.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,198 ±917	18.6% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,817 ±770	9.7% ±1.6	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,348 ±1,217	29.0% ±2.5	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,027 ±1,019	22.3% ±2.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,134 ±610	12.4% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,022 ±$3,986, and income per person $36,079 ±$1,605, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lawrence city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	2,604 ±688	13.3% ±3.5	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,788 ±683	19.3% ±3.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,586 ±580	18.3% ±2.9	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,799 ±539	14.3% ±2.7	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,077 ±448	15.7% ±2.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,527 ±448	12.9% ±2.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,198 ±237	6.1% ±1.2	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lawrence city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	4,298 ±1,025	8.7% ±2.1	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,264 ±415	9.6% ±3.0	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,952 ±450	7.3% ±1.6	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	535 to 1,629	11.7% ±5.7	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	20,422 ±683	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±1.2	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% ±1.4	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.1% ±2.6	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.9% ±3.9	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$230,100 ±$8,648	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,178 ±$77	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lawrence city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,899 ±1,445	18.0% ±2.9	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,847 ±1,776	46.1% ±3.6	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14,076 ±1,486	28.4% ±3.0	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	420 to 1,566	0.8% to 3.2%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 44	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	61 ±24	0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	114 to 618	0.2% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,251 ±600	4.5% ±1.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lawrence city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	30,568 ±1,459	61.7% ±2.9	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,038 ±1,143	24.3% ±2.3	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,144 ±562	2.3% ±1.1	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,767 ±1,022	11.6% ±2.1	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,968 ±568	4.0% ±1.1	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,799 ±901	7.7% ±1.8	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lawrence city among the places of Indiana

22nd of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Lawrence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Westfield city	54,677 ±34
Elkhart city	53,733 ±41
Columbus city	51,824 ±661
Jeffersonville city	51,043 ±516
Mishawaka city	51,021 ±49
Lawrence city	49,517 ±55
West Lafayette city	45,159 ±328
Portage city	38,082 ±104
New Albany city	37,581 ±30
Merrillville town	36,476 ±80
Plainfield town	36,369 ±228

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lawrence city, Indiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Indiana by foreign-born share
No. 11 Places in Indiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 14 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 28 Places in Indiana by median household income
No. 30 Places in Indiana by per capita income
No. 31 Places in Indiana by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026