Lawrence, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Back to: Lawrence, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. Total population: 70,592 (All urban) Houses: 25,601 (24,463 occupied: 7,869 owner occupied, 16,594 renter occupied) % of renters here: 68% State: 64% Housing density: 3678 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $342,737. Median contract rent in 2009: $757 (lower quartile is $477, upper quartile is $920) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $855 Median gross rent in Lawrence, MA in 2009: $922 Housing units in Lawrence with a mortgage: 3,082 (311 second mortgage, 290 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,241 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,281 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $38,087 Median monthly housing costs: $1,040 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Hispanic or Latino Median household income ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native Median household income ($) - Multirace Median household income ($) - Other Mortgage status - with mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with second mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - with both second mortgage and home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - without a mortgage (%) Median year house/condo built Median year apartment built Household type by relationship - Family households (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - In group quarters (%) Size of family households - 2-person household (%) Size of family households - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Lawrence, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Lawrence, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Housing prices in MA act like the recession never happened  (62 replies) Where to live if working in Lawrence?  (3 replies) Why is Massachusetts housing so expensive?  (141 replies) Lawrence vs Lowell  (22 replies) Brockton vs. Lawrence  (16 replies) Car Insurance rates, moving from Lawrence to Smaller town.  (2 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $244,700 (it was $116,400 in 2000) Lawrence: $244,700 Massachusetts: $338,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $187,600 - $312,200 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $260,168 Here: $260,168 State: $412,156 Townhouses or other attached units: $92,329 Here: $92,329 State: $346,236 In 2-unit structures: $170,036 Here: $170,036 State: $348,924 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $265,431 Here: $265,431 State: $354,648 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $183,662 Here: $183,662 State: $326,862 Median year house/condo built: 1945 Median year apartment built: 1953 Household type by relationship: Households: 70,996 In family households: 61,819 (8,793 male householders, 8,175 female householders) 9,132 spouses, 26,416 children (24,797 natural, 453 adopted, 1,166 stepchildren), 1,703 grandchildren, 1,462 brothers or sisters, 918 parents, 2,149 other relatives, 3,071 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 9,177 (3,434 male householders (2,643 living alone)), 4,075 female householders (3,572 living alone)), 1,668 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,047 (801 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 4,622 2-persons, 4,109 3-persons, 3,845 4-persons, 2,536 5-persons, 1,038 6-persons, 818 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 6,215 1-person, 1,044 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 7 6-persons. 9,555 married couples with children. 10,533 single-parent households (1,647 men, 8,886 women). 35.6% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home. 55.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 22,011 (30.6%) (28.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Lawrence, MA: Less than $10,000: 3 $10,000 to $14,999: 2 $15,000 to $19,999: 2 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 6 $40,000 to $49,999: 18 $50,000 to $59,999: 5 $60,000 to $69,999: 17 $70,000 to $79,999: 33 $80,000 to $89,999: 66 $90,000 to $99,999: 87 $100,000 to $124,999: 256 $125,000 to $149,999: 405 $150,000 to $174,999: 628 $175,000 to $199,999: 917 $200,000 to $249,999: 1894 $250,000 to $299,999: 1755 $300,000 to $399,999: 1711 $400,000 to $499,999: 269 $500,000 to $749,999: 154 $750,000 to $999,999: 55 $1,000,000 or more: 5

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Lawrence: Less than $100: 33 people $100 to $149: 100 $150 to $199: 316 $200 to $249: 1,104 $250 to $299: 367 $300 to $349: 440 $350 to $399: 229 $400 to $449: 268 $450 to $499: 358 $500 to $549: 289 $550 to $599: 438 $600 to $649: 338 $650 to $699: 459 $700 to $749: 470 $750 to $799: 485 $800 to $899: 1,428 $900 to $999: 1,602 $1,000 to $1,249: 3,768 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,715 $1,500 to $1,999: 648 $2,000 or more: 96 No cash rent: 124

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.7%
Number of people working at home: 496 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 620 5 to 9 minutes: 2927 10 to 14 minutes: 4773 15 to 19 minutes: 5234 20 to 24 minutes: 3420 25 to 29 minutes: 863 30 to 34 minutes: 2932 35 to 39 minutes: 447 40 to 44 minutes: 615 45 to 59 minutes: 1270 60 to 89 minutes: 813 90 or more minutes: 416

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,019 (65%) Carpooled: 5,412 (22%) Bus or trolley bus: 639 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 26 (0%) Subway or elevated: 56 (0%) Railroad: 106 (0%) Taxi: 745 (3%) Bicycle: 34 (0%) Walked: 822 (3%) Other means: 471 (2%) Worked at home: 496 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 4643 $10,000 to $14,999: 2453 $15,000 to $19,999: 2069 $20,000 to $24,999: 1824 $25,000 to $29,999: 1869 $30,000 to $34,999: 1616 $35,000 to $39,999: 1240 $40,000 to $44,999: 1306 $45,000 to $49,999: 1153 $50,000 to $59,999: 1955 $60,000 to $74,999: 1685 $75,000 to $99,999: 1439 $100,000 to $124,999: 705 $125,000 to $149,999: 218 $150,000 to $199,999: 82 $200,000 or more: 220

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 39122

Italian: 4039

Irish: 3198

French Canadian: 2905

French (except Basque): 2343

United States or American: 1975

English: 1611

Arab:: 1070

Lebanese: 1012

Portuguese: 734

Polish: 664

German: 633

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 288

Canadian: 266

Scottish: 209

Lithuanian: 204

Subsaharan African:: 191

Scotch-Irish: 184

Armenian: 139

African: 139

Haitian: 130

Russian: 121

Greek: 100

Swedish: 92

U.S. Virgin Islander: 60

Brazilian: 57

Jamaican: 48

Turkish: 41

Belgian: 41

Other Arab: 37

British West Indian: 36

European: 27

Norwegian: 26

Austrian: 25

Cape Verdean: 23

British: 23

Welsh: 23

Kenyan: 22

Arab/Arabic: 21

Bulgarian: 19

Ukrainian: 15

West Indian: 14

Dutch: 13

Eastern European: 11

Finnish: 10

Scandinavian: 8

Swiss: 8

Ethiopian: 7

Croatian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 7

Maltese: 6

Celtic: 6

Australian: 6

Israeli: 6

Iranian: 6

Basque: 5

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

• This state: 33753
• Northeast: 5041
• Midwest: 467
• South: 998
• West: 303

46% of Lawrence residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 766
• Nursery to 4th grade: 415
• 5th and 6th grade: 699
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,581
• 9th grade: 1,231
• 10th grade: 779
• 11th grade: 709
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,544
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,515
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,048
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,710
• Associate degree: 591
• Bachelor's degree: 1,239
• Master's degree: 529
• Professional school degree: 227
• Doctorate degree: 41

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,041
• Nursery to 4th grade: 564
• 5th and 6th grade: 904
• 7th and 8th grade: 2,123
• 9th grade: 1,436
• 10th grade: 989
• 11th grade: 884
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,449
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,606
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,220
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,900
• Associate degree: 1,158
• Bachelor's degree: 1,152
• Master's degree: 565
• Professional school degree: 281
• Doctorate degree: 44

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 25.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.9%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $39,237
• Black householders: $38,302
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,999
• Asian householders: $47,083
• Some other race householders: $28,795
• Two or more races householders: $30,224
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,034

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $245,120
• Black or African American householders: $224,728
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $271,608
• Asian householders: $203,706
• Some other race householders: $224,518
• Two or more races householders: $272,029
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $214,217

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,771
• One, attached: 1,131
• Two: 5,279
• 3 or 4: 7,859
• 5 to 9: 2,165
• 10 to 19: 1,433
• 20 to 49: 1,135
• 50 or more: 1,792
• Mobile homes: 23
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $332,095

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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