Demographics of Lawrence city, Massachusetts

Lawrence city, Massachusetts had 89,320 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +417 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

89,320
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 88,736 ±36.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +417 people.; 32.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,433 ±$2,529
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, Massachusetts's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence city, Massachusetts'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, Massachusetts's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence city, Massachusetts'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	88,903	100.0	100.0
2021	88,437	99.5	100.2
2022	88,324	99.3	100.7
2023	88,899	100.0	101.6
2024	89,493	100.7	102.5
2025	89,320	100.5	103.1

Population of Lawrence city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	88,903	—
2021	88,437	−466
2022	88,324	−113
2023	88,899	+575
2024	89,493	+594
2025	89,320	−173

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.6 ±0.9: for men 30.9 ±0.9 and for women 35.0 ±1.3. 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	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	6,293 ±769	7.1% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	17,069 ±1,156	19.2% ±1.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,954 ±826	11.2% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	26,147 ±1,383	29.5% ±1.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,955 ±1,086	22.5% ±1.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,318 ±763	10.5% ±0.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,433 ±$2,529, and income per person $28,249 ±$1,315, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	6,583 ±745	21.1% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,348 ±810	20.4% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,080 ±777	19.5% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,006 ±630	12.9% ±2.0	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,528 ±637	14.5% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,999 ±396	6.4% ±1.3	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,598 ±365	5.1% ±1.2	22.3% ±0.2	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	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	15,466 ±1,635	17.6% ±1.9	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,545 ±895	24.1% ±3.5	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,326 ±733	12.3% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,595 ±554	26.9% ±3.7	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	31,845 ±759	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.8% ±0.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.2% ±0.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	28.1% ±2.5	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	71.9% ±2.4	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$415,200 ±$23,415	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,662 ±$50	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1950 ±4	1964 ±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	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	73,851 ±1,386	83.2% ±1.6	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,265 ±1,132	11.6% ±1.3	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,775 ±638	2.0% ±0.7	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,477 ±533	1.7% ±0.6	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	127 to 637	0.1% to 0.7%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	972 ±458	1.1% ±0.5	5.1% ±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	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	35,134 ±1,567	39.6% ±1.8	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,004 ±1,000	6.8% ±1.1	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8,028 ±1,071	9.0% ±1.2	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	39,570 ±1,826	44.6% ±2.1	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17,749 ±1,378	20.0% ±1.6	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	21,821 ±1,752	24.6% ±2.0	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lawrence city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

12th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Lawrence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Quincy city	102,114 ±45
Lynn city	101,709 ±39
New Bedford city	100,998 ±45
Fall River city	94,082 ±120
Newton city	89,044 ±48
Lawrence city	88,736 ±36
Somerville city	81,036 ±33
Framingham city	72,399 ±45
Haverhill city	67,698 ±63
Malden city	65,906 ±67
Waltham city	64,902 ±43

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lawrence city, Massachusetts

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by foreign-born share
No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 4 Places in Massachusetts by poverty rate
No. 59 Places by foreign-born share
No. 86 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 95 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

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