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