People QuickFacts Lawrence Kansas Population, 2011 estimate 88,727 2,871,238 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 87,643 2,853,118 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.2% 0.6% Population, 2010 87,643 2,853,118 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.5% 7.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 17.5% 25.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.0% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.8% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 82.0% 83.8% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.7% 5.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.1% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.5% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.1% 3.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 5.7% 10.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 78.9% 78.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 66.7% 82.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 7.4% 6.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 10.6% 10.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 94.9% 89.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 52.6% 29.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 18.4 18.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 46.7% 69.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 38.1% 17.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $172,900 $122,600 Households, 2006-2010 34,319 1,101,672 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.24 2.48 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $23,666 $25,907 Median household income 2006-2010 $41,290 $49,424 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 23.4% 12.4%     Business QuickFacts Lawrence Kansas Total number of firms, 2007 7,883 237,040 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 2.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.3% 27.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 820,055 76,751,828 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 354,864 45,863,865 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,130,468 34,538,332 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,582 $12,444 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 203,029 4,192,347     Geography QuickFacts Lawrence Kansas Land area in square miles, 2010 33.56 81,758.72 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,611.2 34.9 FIPS Code 38900 20 Counties Douglas County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts