Lawrence, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +176.7%
Males: 2,134 | (49.8%) |
Females: 2,150 | (50.2%) |
Median resident age: | 35.9 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Lawrence: | $102,410 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $51,652 (it was $29,002 in 2000)
Lawrence town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $355,394 (it was $163,800 in 2000)
Lawrence: | $355,394 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $287,597; detached houses: $299,013; townhouses or other attached units: $230,209; in 2-unit structures: $211,638; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $208,261; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $170,104; mobile homes: $72,078
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lawrence, WI
- 4,03694.2%White alone
- 1102.6%Asian alone
- 521.2%Hispanic
- 471.1%Two or more races
- 200.5%Black alone
- 190.4%American Indian alone
Races in Lawrence detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (14.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (15.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (14.1) | 4 (27.3) | 2 (12.9) | 2 (12.4) | 3 (18.0) | 1 (5.9) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.0) | 1 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (56.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (16.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (28.1) | 2 (13.6) | 6 (38.8) | 4 (24.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 10 (108.4) | 13 (124.2) | 22 (209.3) | 16 (150.7) | 22 (189.9) | 20 (161.2) | 10 (75.6) | 11 (79.8) | 7 (49.2) | 31 (211.4) | 8 (51.7) | 63 (389.4) | 80 (478.7) | 5 (29.5) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 29 (314.2) | 46 (439.5) | 34 (323.4) | 49 (461.6) | 49 (422.9) | 61 (491.6) | 54 (408.1) | 47 (340.8) | 43 (302.2) | 36 (245.4) | 35 (226.4) | 41 (253.4) | 39 (233.4) | 17 (100.3) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 1 (10.8) | 1 (9.6) | 2 (19.0) | 4 (37.7) | 5 (43.2) | 4 (32.2) | 4 (30.2) | 3 (21.8) | 3 (21.1) | 2 (13.6) | 1 (6.5) | 1 (6.2) | 3 (18.0) | 1 (5.9) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 21.0 | 27.0 | 32.0 | 43.3 | 33.7 | 36.8 | 36.1 | 50.0 | 36.2 | 52.3 | 31.3 | 52.7 | 58.6 | 11.3 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Lawrence detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 13 (12 officers - 11 male; 1 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 0.72 |
Wisconsin average: | 2.07 |
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Ancestries: German (42.7%), Dutch (21.3%), Irish (12.8%), Polish (9.8%), French (6.8%), English (4.5%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 15.4 square miles.
Population density: 278 people per square mile (very low).
13 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.8% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Lawrence town: | 1.7% ($2,848) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (9.9 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (93.8 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (178.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.40 N, Longitude: 88.14 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 920
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 54 buildings, average cost: $447,400
- 2021: 76 buildings, average cost: $354,700
- 2020: 62 buildings, average cost: $309,700
- 2019: 58 buildings, average cost: $305,600
- 2018: 49 buildings, average cost: $249,400
- 2017: 59 buildings, average cost: $248,900
- 2016: 57 buildings, average cost: $208,800
- 2015: 52 buildings, average cost: $207,000
- 2014: 47 buildings, average cost: $209,300
- 2013: 58 buildings, average cost: $198,600
- 2012: 47 buildings, average cost: $198,600
- 2011: 22 buildings, average cost: $216,000
- 2010: 35 buildings, average cost: $177,100
- 2009: 39 buildings, average cost: $133,700
- 2008: 20 buildings, average cost: $210,200
- 2007: 61 buildings, average cost: $149,200
- 2006: 55 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2005: 29 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 2004: 30 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 2003: 30 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 2002: 28 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 2000: 26 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 1997: 23 buildings, average cost: $167,200
Here: | 2.4% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Paper (9.6%)
- Construction (8.6%)
- Finance & insurance (6.5%)
- Health care (5.8%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
- Construction (13.4%)
- Paper (13.4%)
- Machinery (7.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
- Truck transportation (4.2%)
- Finance & insurance (3.0%)
- Finance & insurance (11.2%)
- Health care (10.9%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.5%)
- Paper (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.1%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.4%)
- Top executives (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.9%)
- Registered nurses (4.8%)
- Customer service representatives (4.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.0%)
- Top executives (3.5%)
Average climate in Lawrence, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 37.4. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 37.4 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.556. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.556 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 6.74. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.74 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Lawrence-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/27/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the Lawrence town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 7/5/1994, a category F4 tornado 18.0 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lawrence-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 202.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 411.7 miles away from Lawrence center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 207.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 386.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 411.8 miles away from Lawrence center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 169.2 miles away from Lawrence center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Brown County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Lawrence:
- RENNES HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; DE PERE, WI)
- HEARTLAND HOME HLTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; DE PERE, WI)
- UNITY HOSPICE (Hospital, about 7 miles away; DE PERE, WI)
- WOODSIDE LUTHERAN HOME (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; GREEN BAY, WI)
- KINDRED TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB-SAN LUIS (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; GREEN BAY, WI)
- SAN LUIS MANOR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; GREEN BAY, WI)
- ASERACARE HOSPICE (Hospital, about 9 miles away; GREEN BAY, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lawrence:
- Saint Norbert College (about 5 miles; De Pere, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 9 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 15 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
- Lawrence University (about 17 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 18 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (about 34 miles; Oshkosh, WI; FT enrollment: 10,637)
- Lakeland College (about 41 miles; Plymouth, WI; FT enrollment: 2,395)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Lawrence: Mid Vallee Golf Course (A), Klipstine School (B), Lawrence Township Fire Department Station 1 (C), Lawrence Township Fire Department Station 2 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Lawrence: Saint Michael Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: South Lawrence Cemetery (1), Lawrence Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: North Branch Ashwaubenon Creek (A), South Branch Ashwaubenon Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Lawrence: Lost Dauphin State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 72.6% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.8% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Lawrence:
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 74.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 1.9%
- Divorced: 5.7%
For population 25 years and over in Lawrence:
- High school or higher: 92.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes
Here: | 9.6 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Lawrence, WI (based on Brown County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
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Catholic | 110,123 | 35 |
Evangelical Protestant | 33,156 | 79 |
Mainline Protestant | 20,941 | 40 |
Other | 1,913 | 12 |
Orthodox | 100 | 1 |
None | 81,774 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Brown County: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 3.74 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Brown County: | 8.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Brown County: | 7.0% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Brown County: | 26.7% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Here: | 13.1% |
State: | 13.0% |
5.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,264 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.04% |
Wisconsin average: | 6.07% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($156 average AGI)
Brown County: 0.02% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Outagamie County, WI | 0.57% ($62,781 average AGI) |
from Oconto County, WI | 0.30% ($58,747) |
from Milwaukee County, WI | 0.24% ($65,632) |
4.95% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,518 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.95% |
Wisconsin average: | 6.10% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($127 average AGI)
Brown County: 0.02% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Outagamie County, WI | 0.61% ($50,685 average AGI) |
to Oconto County, WI | 0.40% ($62,455) |
to Winnebago County, WI | 0.21% ($39,806) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Lawrence:
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNFL (1440 AM; 5 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WDUZ (1400 AM; 1 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WJOK (1050 AM; 1 kW; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCUB (980 AM; 5 kW; TWO RIVERS, WI; Owner: CUB RADIO, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lawrence:
- WIXX (101.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKSZ (95.9 FM; DE PERE, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WOGB (103.1 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPNE-FM (89.3 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHID (88.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: BD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF WI SYS)
- WXWX (107.5 FM; BRILLION, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WORQ (90.1 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: LAKESHORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAPL-FM (105.7 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W270AJ (101.9 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WPCK (104.9 FM; KAUKAUNA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST DIMENSIONS, INC.)
- WEMY (91.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC)
- WJLW (106.7 FM; ALLOUEZ, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- WECB (104.3 FM; SEYMOUR, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQLH (98.5 FM; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNCY-FM (100.3 FM; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLFM (91.1 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN)
- WOZZ (93.5 FM; NEW LONDON, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WEMI (91.9 FM; APPLETON, WI; Owner: EVANGEL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WLYD (99.7 FM; STURGEON BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC)
TV broadcast stations around Lawrence:
- WBAY-TV (Channel 2; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF GREEN BAY, INC.)
- WPNE (Channel 38; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WFRV-TV (Channel 5; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WLUK-TV (Channel 11; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WGBA (Channel 26; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: ARIES TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
- WACY (Channel 32; APPLETON, WI; Owner: ACE TV, INC.)
- W49CB (Channel 49; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W30BU (Channel 30; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WMMF-TV (Channel 68; FOND DU LAC, WI; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF WISCONSIN, A CALIFORNIA LTD PARTNRSHP)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 18Number of bridges
- 115ft / 34.7mTotal length
- 366,551Total average daily traffic
- 27,849Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 41980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 42000-2009
- 92010-2019
- 64.5%Utility gas
- 17.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.6%Electricity
- 2.6%Wood
- 64.7%Utility gas
- 35.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Lawrence compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.