Lawrence, KS

Census Place

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2023 Population

95,459

0.374% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

17.6%

6.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$269,500

8.98% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Lawrence, KS had a population of 95.5k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lawrence, KS grew from 95,103 to 95,459, a 0.374% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lawrence, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.04%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.39%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.48%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.6%).

None of the households in Lawrence, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.1% of the residents in Lawrence, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lawrence, KS are University of Kansas (7,809 degrees awarded in 2023), Haskell Indian Nations University (115 degrees), and WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence (29 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Lawrence, KS was $269,500, and the homeownership rate was 42.9%.

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Population & Diversity

Lawrence, KS is home to a population of 95.5k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.29% of Lawrence, KS residents were born outside of the country (6.96k people).

In 2023, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (70.3k people) in Lawrence, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.72k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 5.14k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2023 Citizenship

95.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.1% of Lawrence, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lawrence, KS was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lawrence, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lawrence, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
70.3k ± 767
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
6.72k ± 778
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
5.14k ± 466

7.82%

Hispanic Population

7.47k people

7.82% of the people in Lawrence, KS are hispanic (7.47k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lawrence, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
82,300 ± 6,944 people
India
14,639 ± 2,963 people
Vietnam
10,989 ± 2,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 82,300 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,639 and Vietnam with 10,989.

Foreign-Born Population

7.29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.96k people

7.64%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

7.27k people

As of 2023, 7.29% of Lawrence, KS residents (6.96k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lawrence, KS was 7.64%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lawrence, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,204 ± 364
Vietnam
1,020 ± 293
Gulf War (1990s)
642 ± 196

Lawrence, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lawrence, KS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Lawrence, KS are Educational Services (9,448 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,117 people), and Retail Trade (6,405 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($176,591), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,694), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($77,694).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Lawrence, KS stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawrence, KS, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (6,036 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,533 people), and Management Occupations (5,305 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawrence, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawrence, KS, are Educational Services (9,448 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,117 people), and Retail Trade (6,405 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawrence, KS, though some of these residents may live in Lawrence, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,363), Public Administration ($60,202), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,008).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($82,703), Wholesale Trade ($58,468), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,722).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lawrence, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Lawrence, KS awarded 7,953 degrees. The student population of Lawrence, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 13,276 male students and 16,044 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lawrence, KS are White (5,392 and 72.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (678 and 9.06%), Asian (473 and 6.32%), and Two or More Races (403 and 5.39%).

The largest universities in Lawrence, KS by number of degrees awarded are University of Kansas (7,809 and 98.2%), Haskell Indian Nations University (115 and 1.45%), and WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence (29 and 0.365%).

The most popular majors in Lawrence, KS are General Psychology (341 and 4.29%), Social Work (293 and 3.68%), and General Business Administration & Management (265 and 3.33%).

The median tuition cost in Lawrence, KS for a public four year colleges is $10,596 for in-state students and $28,308 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Lawrence, KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 88.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 31.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 29,320 (45.3% men and 54.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 29,320 students enrolled in Lawrence, KS, 45.3% men and 54.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 18,729 records, of which 55.4% were women and 44.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Journalism
203 degrees awarded
General Psychology
291 degrees awarded
General Finance
206 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lawrence, KS was Journalism with 203 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Lawrence, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Kansas
7,809 degrees awarded
Haskell Indian Nations University
115 degrees awarded
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence
29 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Kansas with 7,809 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 3,472 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lawrence, KS, which is 0.775 times less than the 4,481 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,392 degrees mean that there were 7.95 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 678 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($10,596) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($852) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,412) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lawrence, KS was $269,500 in 2023, which is 0.888 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $247,300 to $269,500, a 8.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Lawrence, KS is 42.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Housing

Property

$269,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,117

$17,553

Median Property Taxes

±$1,122

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lawrence, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lawrence, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

42.9%

Homeownership

2023

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 42.9% of the housing units in Lawrence, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 43.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lawrence, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Lawrence, KS colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

41k

Number of Households

± 1,804

In N/A, the median household income of the 41k households in Lawrence, KS N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Lawrence, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lawrence, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Lawrence, KS N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lawrence, KS have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 0.871% of the workforce in Lawrence, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lawrence, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lawrence, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lawrence, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawrence, KS (15.5k out of 88k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lawrence, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

91.5% of the population of Lawrence, KS has health coverage, with 57.6% on employee plans, 6.87% on Medicaid, 9.86% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 1.91% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, KS see 1065 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.27% decrease from the previous year (1101 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1530 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 305 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Douglas County, KS.

1,065 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Douglas County, KS

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, KS see an average of 1,065 patients per year. This represents a 3.27% decrease from the previous year (1,101 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Douglas County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.6% under 18 years, 38.7% between 18 and 34 years, 29.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.48%

Uninsured

57.6%

Employer Coverage

6.87%

Medicaid

9.86%

Medicare

15.2%

Non-Group

1.91%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lawrence, KS grew by 3.32% from 8.21% to 8.48%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lawrence, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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