People QuickFacts Lawrence Massachusetts Population, 2011 estimate 76,976 6,587,536 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 76,377 6,547,629 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.8% 0.6% Population, 2010 76,377 6,547,629 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.4% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 29.0% 21.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.6% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.9% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 42.8% 80.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 7.6% 6.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.5% 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 6.5% 2.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 73.8% 9.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 20.5% 76.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 81.3% 86.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 36.0% 14.5% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 74.9% 21.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 64.3% 88.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 11.6% 38.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 23.4 27.3  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 34.8% 64.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 74.2% 41.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $258,100 $352,300 Households, 2006-2010 26,397 2,512,552 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.82 2.48 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $16,557 $33,966 Median household income 2006-2010 $31,631 $64,509 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 26.5% 10.5%     Business QuickFacts Lawrence Massachusetts Total number of firms, 2007 4,329 596,790 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.4% 3.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.0% 4.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 37.5% 3.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 39.7% 29.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 851,233 86,428,959 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 538,232 95,275,672 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 429,589 88,082,966 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,140 $13,553 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 42,072 14,917,210     Geography QuickFacts Lawrence Massachusetts Land area in square miles, 2010 6.93 7,800.06 Persons per square mile, 2010 11,027.6 839.4 FIPS Code 34550 25 Counties Essex 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