Lawrenceville, GA

Census Place

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2024 Population

30,954

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

32.9

0.92% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.4%

10.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,561

5.04% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$350,600

4.63% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,206

0.715% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lawrenceville, GA 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.

82.4% of the residents in Lawrenceville, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lawrenceville, GA are Georgia Gwinnett College (1,194 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Lawrenceville, GA was $350,600, and the homeownership rate was 47%.

Most people in Lawrenceville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lawrenceville, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lawrenceville, GA is home to a population of 31k people, from which 82.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.4% of Lawrenceville, GA residents were born outside of the country (8.49k people).

In 2024, there were 1.05 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.55k people) in Lawrenceville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.11k White (Non-Hispanic) and 5.84k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.4%

2024 Citizenship

83.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.4% of Lawrenceville, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lawrenceville, GA was 83.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lawrenceville, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.55k ± 1.27k
White (Non-Hispanic)
8.11k ± 1.16k
Other (Hispanic)
5.84k ± 1.17k

31.3%

Hispanic Population

9.69k people

31.3% of the people in Lawrenceville, GA are hispanic (9.69k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lawrenceville, GA 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 Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

27.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8.49k people

26.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.08k people

As of 2024, 27.4% of Lawrenceville, GA residents (8.49k 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 Lawrenceville, GA was 26.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
383 ± 195
Vietnam
240 ± 110
Gulf War (1990s)
223 ± 120

Lawrenceville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lawrenceville, GA.

Health

82% of the population of Lawrenceville, GA has health coverage, with 37.4% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 7.79% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 0.689% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 26% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

18%

Uninsured

37.4%

Employer Coverage

20.5%

Medicaid

7.79%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

0.689%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lawrenceville, GA grew by 2.01% from 17.7% to 18%.

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

Economy

The economy of Lawrenceville, GA employs 15.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lawrenceville, GA were Retail Trade (2,255 people), Construction (1,945 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,432 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($103,688), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,000), and Educational Services ($51,193).

Employment

Occupations

15.2k

2024 Value

± 1,184

0.715%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawrenceville, GA grew at a rate of 0.715%, from 15.1k employees to 15.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawrenceville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,875 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,393 people), and Material Moving Occupations (1,302 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawrenceville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

15.2k

2024 Value

± 1,184

0.715%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawrenceville, GA grew at a rate of 0.715%, from 15.1k employees to 15.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawrenceville, GA, are Retail Trade (2,255 people), Construction (1,945 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,432 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawrenceville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Lawrenceville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,828

Median earning men ± $1,546

$40,276

Median earning women ± $3,804

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($80,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,986).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($104,438), Public Administration ($50,500), and Construction ($49,643).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% 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 11.9%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 13 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 Lawrenceville, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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

Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

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 Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Lawrenceville, GA awarded 1,194 degrees. The student population of Lawrenceville, GA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 4,946 male students and 7,284 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lawrenceville, GA are White (323 and 28.1%), Hispanic or Latino (318 and 27.7%), Black or African American (297 and 25.8%), and Asian (142 and 12.3%).

The largest universities in Lawrenceville, GA by number of degrees awarded are Georgia Gwinnett College (1,194 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lawrenceville, GA are General Business (278 and 23.3%), Information Technology (161 and 13.5%), and General Psychology (125 and 10.5%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $3,288 for in-state students and $12,600 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Lawrenceville, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 95.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 44.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 12,230 (40.4% men and 59.6% 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 2024 there were 12,230 students enrolled in Lawrenceville, GA, 40.4% men and 59.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 4,021 records, of which 60.8% were women and 39.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
278 degrees awarded
Information Technology
161 degrees awarded
General Psychology
125 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lawrenceville, GA was General Business with 278 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Georgia Gwinnett College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,194 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Georgia Gwinnett College with 1,194 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 473 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lawrenceville, GA, which is 0.656 times less than the 721 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 323 degrees mean that there were 1.02 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 318 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 ($3,288) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,244) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,550) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lawrenceville, GA was $350,600 in 2024, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $335,100 to $350,600, a 4.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Lawrenceville, GA is 47%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lawrenceville, GA have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lawrenceville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$350,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,114

$5,040

Median Property Taxes

±$637

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 Lawrenceville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

47%

Homeownership

2024

69.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 47% of the housing units in Lawrenceville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 49.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$61,561

Median Household Income

± $6,072

10.7k

Number of Households

± 1,011

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.7k households in Lawrenceville, GA grew to $61,561 from the previous year's value of $58,606.

The following chart displays the households in Lawrenceville, GA 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lawrenceville, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.1%)
Carpooled (16.9%)
Worked At Home (11.2%)

In 2024, 66.1% of workers in Lawrenceville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.9%) and those who worked at home (11.2%).

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

32.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lawrenceville, GA have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.48% of the workforce in Lawrenceville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawrenceville, GA (4.65k out of 30.2k 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 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lawrenceville, GA is Black, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.