Lowell, MA

Census Place

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2024 Population
118,368
US Senator
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ed Markey
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.6
0.282% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.9%
5.66% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$78,658
3.22% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$429,200
8.63% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
60,811
3.07% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lowell, MA 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.

85.6% of the residents in Lowell, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lowell, MA are University of Massachusetts-Lowell (4,932 degrees awarded in 2023) and Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute (36 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Lowell, MA was $429,200, and the homeownership rate was 43.2%.

Most people in Lowell, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lowell, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lowell, MA is home to a population of 118k people, from which 85.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 30.6% of Lowell, MA residents were born outside of the country (36.2k people).

In 2024, there were 1.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (50.1k people) in Lowell, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 11.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.6%
2024 Citizenship
86.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.6% of Lowell, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lowell, MA was 86.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lowell, MA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    50.1k ± 1.93k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    26k ± 2.04k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    11.8k ± 1.65k
20%
Hispanic Population
23.7k people

In 2024, there were 1.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (50.1k people) in Lowell, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 11.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20% of the people in Lowell, MA are hispanic (23.7k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. China
    103,356 ± 7,834 people
  2. Brazil
    101,793 ± 7,776 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

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Foreign-Born Population

30.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
36.2k people
29.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
34k people

As of 2024, 30.6% of Lowell, MA residents (36.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lowell, MA was 29.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,027 ± 247
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    623 ± 225
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    351 ± 152

Lowell, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lowell, MA employs 60.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lowell, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (11,604 people), Manufacturing (9,435 people), and Retail Trade (5,773 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($85,612), Finance & Insurance ($80,831), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($79,733).

Employment

Occupations

60.8k
2024 Value
± 2,296
3.07%
1 Year growth
± 5.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lowell, MA grew at a rate of 3.07%, from 59k employees to 60.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lowell, MA, are Production Occupations (5,981 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,046 people), and Management Occupations (4,843 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lowell, MA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

60.8k
2024 Value
± 2,296
3.07%
1 Year growth
± 5.16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lowell, MA grew at a rate of 3.07%, from 59k employees to 60.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lowell, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,604 people), Manufacturing (9,435 people), and Retail Trade (5,773 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lowell, MA, though some of these residents may live in Lowell, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,769
Median earning men ± $2,800
$43,456
Median earning women ± $2,336

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($93,213), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,396), and Wholesale Trade ($74,786).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($77,054), Public Administration ($74,311), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,036).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.61%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% 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 17.5%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (61.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (36%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (1.48%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren
Senator from Massachusetts1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Ed Markey
Senator from Massachusetts2
Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

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

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Education

In 2023, universities in Lowell, MA awarded 4,968 degrees. The student population of Lowell, MA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 9,524 male students and 7,305 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lowell, MA are White (2,732 and 59.5%), Asian (567 and 12.3%), Hispanic or Latino (499 and 10.9%), and Unknown (340 and 7.4%).

The largest universities in Lowell, MA by number of degrees awarded are University of Massachusetts-Lowell (4,932 and 99.3%) and Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute (36 and 0.725%).

The most popular majors in Lowell, MA are General Business Administration & Management (1,152 and 23.2%), Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (376 and 7.57%), and Computer Science (288 and 5.8%).

The median tuition cost in Lowell, MA for a public four year colleges is $15,850 for in-state students and $34,676 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Lowell, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 16,829 (56.6% men and 43.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 16,829 students enrolled in Lowell, MA, 56.6% men and 43.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,460 records, of which 41.1% were women and 58.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Computer Science
    218 degrees awarded
  2. Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
    210 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    615 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lowell, MA was Computer Science with 218 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Massachusetts-Lowell
    4,932 degrees awarded
  2. Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute
    36 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Massachusetts-Lowell with 4,932 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,728 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lowell, MA, which is 1.22 times more than the 2,240 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 2,732 degrees mean that there were 4.82 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 567 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($15,850) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($720) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lowell, MA was $429,200 in 2024, which is 1.29 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $395,100 to $429,200, a 8.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Lowell, MA is 43.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lowell, MA have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lowell, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$429,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,507
$18,669
Median Property Taxes
±$1,055

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 Lowell, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

43.2%
Homeownership
2024
64.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 43.2% of the housing units in Lowell, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 44%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,658
Median Household Income
± $3,823
43.2k
Number of Households
± 1,757

In 2024, the median household income of the 43.2k households in Lowell, MA grew to $78,658 from the previous year's value of $76,205.

The following chart displays the households in Lowell, MA 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lowell, MA is from Massachusetts.
0.478
2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts
0.48
2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.6%)
  3. Carpooled (9.91%)

In 2024, 71% of workers in Lowell, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who carpooled to work (9.91%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lowell, MA have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.09% of the workforce in Lowell, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lowell, MA (19.2k out of 113k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lowell, MA is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

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.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Lowell, MA has health coverage, with 42% on employee plans, 33.2% on Medicaid, 6.73% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.83% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 25.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.12%
Uninsured
42%
Employer Coverage
33.2%
Medicaid
6.73%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
0.83%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lowell, MA grew by 3.28% from 3.99% to 4.12%.

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