Demographics of Lowell city, Massachusetts

Lowell city, Massachusetts had 119,971 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,188 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lowell city, in four figures

119,971
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 118,368 ±49.; +3.6%
Change since July 2020: +4,188 people.; 35.6 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,658 ±$3,823
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.

Lowell city, Massachusetts's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lowell 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

Lowell city, Massachusetts's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lowell 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	115,783	100.0	100.0
2021	117,874	101.8	100.2
2022	118,356	102.2	100.7
2023	118,857	102.7	101.6
2024	120,095	103.7	102.5
2025	119,971	103.6	103.1

Population of Lowell city, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	115,783	—
2021	117,874	+2,091
2022	118,356	+482
2023	118,857	+501
2024	120,095	+1,238
2025	119,971	−124

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.6 ±0.8: for men 34.7 ±1.1 and for women 36.4 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lowell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	6,950 ±810	5.9% ±0.7	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,699 ±1,256	15.8% ±1.1	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,089 ±1,077	11.9% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	35,926 ±1,718	30.4% ±1.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	27,744 ±1,326	23.4% ±1.1	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,960 ±907	12.6% ±0.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,658 ±$3,823, and income per person $36,400 ±$1,287, 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 Lowell city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	7,959 ±786	18.4% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,873 ±639	13.6% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,947 ±704	16.1% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,598 ±703	13.0% ±1.6	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,551 ±783	19.8% ±1.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,248 ±505	9.8% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,007 ±450	9.3% ±1.0	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 Lowell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	19,161 ±1,893	16.9% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,510 ±916	21.8% ±3.3	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9,709 ±1,075	14.7% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,942 ±574	17.8% ±2.4	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lowell city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lowell city	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	44,850 ±939	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±0.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.7% ±0.7	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.2% ±2.2	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.8% ±2.0	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$429,200 ±$10,507	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,625 ±$40	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±3	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 Lowell city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	23,687 ±1,556	20.0% ±1.3	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	50,095 ±1,929	42.3% ±1.6	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,776 ±1,645	9.9% ±1.4	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	26,021 ±2,042	22.0% ±1.7	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,527 ±545	1.3% ±0.5	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,239 ±1,005	4.4% ±0.8	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 Lowell city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	61,415 ±1,922	51.9% ±1.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,604 ±1,378	12.3% ±1.2	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6,294 ±895	5.3% ±0.8	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	36,055 ±1,698	30.5% ±1.4	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18,982 ±1,429	16.0% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17,073 ±1,607	14.4% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lowell city among the places and towns of Massachusetts

5th 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 Lowell city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Boston city	666,442 ±55
Worcester city	207,055 ±50
Springfield city	154,749 ±56
Cambridge city	118,796 ±73
Lowell city	118,368 ±49
Brockton city	105,386 ±39
Quincy city	102,114 ±45
Lynn city	101,709 ±39
New Bedford city	100,998 ±45
Fall River city	94,082 ±120

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lowell city, Massachusetts

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Massachusetts by poverty rate
No. 10 Places in Massachusetts by foreign-born share
No. 15 Places in Massachusetts by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 91 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 199 Places in Massachusetts by median home value
No. 209 Places in Massachusetts by median household income

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