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Lawrence, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $291,100 (it was $112,800 in 2000)
Lawrence:

$291,100
Kansas:

$206,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $195,000 - $394,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $345,774
Here:

$345,774
State:

$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $242,673
Here:

$242,673
State:

$219,178

In 2-unit structures: $178,719
Here:

$178,719
State:

$190,919

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $160,335
Here:

$160,335
State:

$161,859

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,551
Here:

$139,551
State:

$267,030

Mobile homes: $35,061
Here:

$35,061
State:

$74,712

Total population: 92,763 (Urban population: 79,445, Rural population: 638 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 44,318 (41,109 occupied: 18,564 owner occupied, 22,545 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

55%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,577 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $799,112.

Median contract rent in 2022: $836 (lower quartile is $649, upper quartile is $1,200)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $908


Median gross rent in Lawrence, KS in 2022: $996

Housing units in Lawrence with a mortgage: 12,288 (1,686 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 1,238 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 283

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $104,162

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $64,732

Median monthly housing costs: $1,118

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Lawrence, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1986

Median year apartment built: 1986

Household type by relationship:

Households: 95,784
  • Male householders: 18,155 (5,261 living alone), Female householders: 22,954 (8,168 living alone)
  • 14,133 spouses (13,997 opposite-sex spouses), 4,706 unmarried partners, (4,178 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,535 children (16,882 natural, 235 adopted, 418 stepchildren), 1,176 grandchildren, 788 brothers or sisters, 605 parents, 0 foster children, 644 other relatives, 7,982 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,106

Size of family households: 8,904 2-persons, 4,067 3-persons, 4,416 4-persons, 599 5-persons, 842 6-persons, 145 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,429 1-person, 4,771 2-persons, 1,870 3-persons, 1,434 4-persons, 550 5-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.

10,974 married couples with children.
3,235 single-parent households (539 men, 2,696 women).

88.2% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
4.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 5,551 (5.8%)
(51.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lawrence, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lawrence, Kansas
  • 77no bedroom
  • 2431 bedroom
  • 2,1622 bedrooms
  • 7,6283 bedrooms
  • 6,7544 bedrooms
  • 1,7005+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence, Kansas
  • 1,147no bedroom
  • 5,8131 bedroom
  • 7,9162 bedrooms
  • 4,8823 bedrooms
  • 2,7364 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 154no vehicle
  • 4,6061 vehicle
  • 10,2212 vehicles
  • 2,6223 vehicles
  • 6184 vehicles
  • 3435+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,879no vehicle
  • 9,0981 vehicle
  • 5,5212 vehicles
  • 2,5913 vehicles
  • 1,2784 vehicles
  • 1785+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence, Kansas
  • 771 room
  • 412 rooms
  • 2743 rooms
  • 1,0464 rooms
  • 3,4615 rooms
  • 3,8816 rooms
  • 3,0197 rooms
  • 2,2298 rooms
  • 4,5369+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence, Kansas
  • 1,0571 room
  • 2,1602 rooms
  • 5,8813 rooms
  • 4,1314 rooms
  • 3,8605 rooms
  • 2,5226 rooms
  • 1,0867 rooms
  • 3428 rooms
  • 1,5069+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lawrence, KS
Lawrence city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Lawrence, KS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lawrence, KS in 2022
  • 3,386Less than $10,000
  • 2,926$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,640$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,187$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,378$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,051$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,851$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,828$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,824$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,093$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,195$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,750$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lawrence, KS

  • Distribution of house value in Lawrence, KS in 2022
  • 201Less than $10,000
  • 61$10,000 to $14,999
  • 42$15,000 to $19,999
  • 33$25,000 to $29,999
  • 72$35,000 to $39,999
  • 14$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12$50,000 to $59,999
  • 70$60,000 to $69,999
  • 66$70,000 to $79,999
  • 68$80,000 to $89,999
  • 69$90,000 to $99,999
  • 407$100,000 to $124,999
  • 659$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,943$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,663$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3,380$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,230$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,282$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,301$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,146$500,000 to $749,999
  • 231$750,000 to $999,999
  • 125$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 29$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lawrence, KS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lawrence, KS in 2022
  • 144Less than $100
  • 101$150 to $199
  • 68$200 to $249
  • 243$300 to $349
  • 505$350 to $399
  • 749$400 to $449
  • 85$450 to $499
  • 570$500 to $549
  • 772$550 to $599
  • 2,225$600 to $649
  • 1,941$650 to $699
  • 1,133$700 to $749
  • 1,360$750 to $799
  • 2,487$800 to $899
  • 1,213$900 to $999
  • 3,242$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,762$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,191$1,500 to $1,999
  • 467$2,000 to $2,499
  • 308$2,500 to $2,999
  • 130$3,000 to $3,499
  • 890$3,500 or more
  • 959No cash rent
Work and jobs in Lawrence: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.1%
Number of people working at home: 8,302 (14.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,287
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 9,081
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 11,109
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9,688
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,476
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,237
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,155
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,659
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,763
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,265
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 460
  • 90 or more minutes: 23
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lawrence

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 33,811 (66.0%)
  • Carpooled: 4,245 (8.3%)
  • Bus: 1,759 (3.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 41 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 643 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 678 (1.3%)
  • Walked: 2,691 (5.3%)
  • Worked at home: 8,005 (15.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 0.8%Males
  • 10.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.5%Males
  • 4.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 3.9%Females
Races in Lawrence detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lawrence, Kansas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lawrence, Kansas
  • 4,2922010 or later
  • 1,7462000 to 2009
  • 7831990 to 1999
  • 1,0881980 to 1989
  • 3491970 to 1979
  • 405Before 1970
Ancestries in Lawrence, KS

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 8,173 (18.9%)
  • English: 3,889 (9.0%)
  • American: 3,116 (7.2%)
  • Irish: 2,658 (6.1%)
  • European: 1,642 (3.8%)
  • Italian: 1,026 (2.4%)
  • Scottish: 972 (2.2%)
  • Iraqi: 486 (1.1%)
  • Polish: 472 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 408 (0.9%)
  • Norwegian: 398 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 395 (0.9%)
  • Senegalese: 328 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 323 (0.7%)
  • Czech: 239 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 226 (0.5%)
  • French: 197 (0.5%)
  • French Canadian: 168 (0.4%)
  • British: 157 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 154 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 142 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 130 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 128 (0.3%)
  • Croatian: 126 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 108 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 108 (0.2%)
  • African: 101 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 99 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 96 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 93 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 72 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 64 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 63 (0.1%)
  • Jordanian: 49 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 43 (0.10%)
  • Macedonian: 41 (0.09%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 41 (0.09%)
  • Slavic: 37 (0.09%)
  • Brazilian: 36 (0.08%)
  • Serbian: 35 (0.08%)
  • Canadian: 35 (0.08%)
  • Belgian: 34 (0.08%)
  • Lebanese: 30 (0.07%)
  • Syrian: 25 (0.06%)
  • Finnish: 23 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 23 (0.05%)
  • Slovak: 22 (0.05%)
  • Ethiopian: 19 (0.04%)
  • Arab: 18 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 14 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Romanian: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lawrence:

24.4% (1,824)
Kansas:

3.9% (8,053)

Mexico
Lawrence:

10.8% (807)
Kansas:

39.2% (81,282)

India
Lawrence:

10.5% (783)
Kansas:

6.5% (13,547)

Vietnam
Lawrence:

7.1% (534)
Kansas:

5.5% (11,323)

Senegal
Lawrence:

4.7% (353)
Kansas:

0.2% (397)

Canada
Lawrence:

3.0% (221)
Kansas:

1.2% (2,585)

Laos
Lawrence:

2.9% (217)
Kansas:

1.5% (3,082)

Philippines
Lawrence:

2.6% (197)
Kansas:

2.6% (5,492)

Japan
Lawrence:

2.2% (164)
Kansas:

0.7% (1,520)

Korea
Lawrence:

2.2% (163)
Kansas:

1.6% (3,345)

Nepal
Lawrence:

2.1% (155)
Kansas:

0.6% (1,155)

Kuwait
Lawrence:

1.8% (134)
Kansas:

0.2% (436)

Brazil
Lawrence:

1.7% (128)
Kansas:

0.9% (1,963)

Venezuela
Lawrence:

1.6% (118)
Kansas:

0.8% (1,695)

Iran
Lawrence:

1.6% (117)
Kansas:

0.7% (1,401)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 50,267
  • Other state: 38,219
  • Northeast: 3,023
  • Midwest: 17,150
  • South: 10,256
  • West: 7,790

71.2% of Lawrence residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46.6% lived in Kansas.


Lawrence:

71.2%
State average:

85.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 436
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 550
  • 9th grade: 39
  • 10th grade: 74
  • 11th grade: 145
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 40
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,223
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,666
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,305
  • Associate degree: 911
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,845
  • Master's degree: 2,353
  • Professional school degree: 1,099
  • Doctorate degree: 1,810
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 255
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 199
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 185
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,325
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,741
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,906
  • Associate degree: 1,706
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,959
  • Master's degree: 5,569
  • Professional school degree: 774
  • Doctorate degree: 1,267
Educational Attainment for Females
Lawrence marital status for males
Lawrence marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 21,207
  • One, attached: 3,586
  • Two: 1,187
  • 3 or 4: 3,684
  • 5 to 9: 3,786
  • 10 to 19: 5,613
  • 20 to 49: 1,711
  • 50 or more: 2,569
  • Mobile homes: 898
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 77

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lawrence
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lawrence, KS
  • 87.0%Utility gas
  • 12.1%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lawrence, KS
  • 50.7%Utility gas
  • 47.2%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,310
Here:

33.7%
Kansas:

14.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 128
Here:

3.9%
Kansas:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,175
Here:

6.6%
Kansas:

15.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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