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Lawrence

Indiana · 50,420 residents (2025 est.) · 20.1 sq mi
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Lawrence is a city of 49,517 people in Indiana. This skews young, with a median age of 34.3. The population is up 27% since 2000. There are 2,458 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $230,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.7% of people here.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,022, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Lawrence

What changed most since 1990

  • White share85.0% → 46.1% (−38.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Black share10.6% → 28.4% (+17.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
  • Population26,763 → 49,517 (+85%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 88 cities and towns in the Indianapolis city metro

  • 50th in household income$74,022
  • 32nd in share with a bachelor's degree35.6%
  • 38th in home value$230,100
  • 1st in diversity score83.8

Its weight in Marion County

Lawrence's population equals 5.1% of Marion County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.9% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
49,517
+27%since 2000
from 38,915 in 2000
50,420 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,458 / sq mi
+27%since 2000
from 1,931 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.3
+6%since 2000
from 32.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
20.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K31K38K45K52K19902000201020202024Lawrence
202450K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 58.1%(3,993)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(3,407)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(3,518)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(3,160)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.9%(3,930)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.3%(7,057)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.7%(7,291)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(5,409)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.3%(5,618)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.3%(3,608)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(1,846)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(680)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$74,022
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $47,838 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,079
+60%since 2000
from $22,543 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.0%
+12.9 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.403
−1%since 2010
from 0.409 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$230,100
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $102,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,178
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $590 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.1%
−9.7 ptssince 2000
from 75.8% in 2000
33.9% rent
Vacancy rate
4.1%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.51 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.62 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.1%
−9.8 ptssince 2009
from 24.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.0%
+9.6 ptssince 2009
from 43.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+39%since 2009
from 2.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76%(29,559)
Black15.3%(5,964)
Hispanic / Latino4.7%(1,840)
Asian1.8%(694)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic46.1%(22,847)
Black28.4%(14,076)
Hispanic / Latino18%(8,899)
Asian2%(993)
Other5.5%(2,702)
Diversity Score
84
+36%since 2009
from 62 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11.3%(5,586)
Central American3.5%(1,717)
Guatemalan1.4%(688)
Colombian1.3%(653)
Puerto Rican1.1%(565)
Honduran1.1%(554)
Salvadoran0.9%(426)
Spaniard0.2%(106)
Venezuelan0.2%(105)
Nicaraguan0.1%(48)
Argentine0%(19)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(295)
Burmese0.5%(268)
Filipino0.5%(229)
Chinese0.2%(99)
Vietnamese0.1%(59)
Korean0.1%(31)
Cambodian0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(92)
Tongan0%(1)
Ancestry
German12.8%(6,322)
English8%(3,957)
Irish7.3%(3,622)
American4.3%(2,119)
Italian1.6%(770)
Scottish1.4%(672)
Nigerian1.3%(619)
French1.2%(602)
Polish1.2%(587)
Russian0.9%(440)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(427)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.7%(336)
Swedish0.6%(303)
Dutch0.6%(278)
Haitian0.5%(255)
Norwegian0.5%(244)
Swiss0.5%(223)
Ukrainian0.4%(185)
Kenyan0.3%(141)
Welsh0.3%(140)
Hungarian0.3%(129)
British0.2%(118)
Greek0.2%(106)
Ethiopian0.2%(89)
Turkish0.2%(84)
Danish0.1%(68)
Austrian0.1%(48)
Croatian0.1%(44)
Macedonian0.1%(41)
Ghanaian0.1%(39)
Portuguese0.1%(34)
Czech0.1%(30)
Belgian0.1%(28)
Slovak0.1%(26)
Latvian0%(22)
Jamaican0%(21)
Slovene0%(19)
Iranian0%(17)
Arab0%(12)
Lebanese0%(12)
Canadian0%(10)
Finnish0%(9)
Serbian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.6%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 26.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.1%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 85.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.0%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.7 min
+56%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.2%
−11.1 ptssince 2009
from 83.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.6%
+11.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 8.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 73.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.8%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
52.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
11.6%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.3%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.9%
+1.9 ptssince 2012
from 11.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.0%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 15.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+17.8 ptssince 2017
from 74.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.4%
+8.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 90.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.8%
−6.8 ptssince 2016
from 87.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.2%
+4.2 ptssince 2016
from 10.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.3%(7,055)
Married49.1%(8,819)
Widowed1.5%(275)
Divorced10%(1,804)
Women 15+
Never married39.1%(8,068)
Married41.6%(8,586)
Widowed6.9%(1,425)
Divorced12.4%(2,567)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.0%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 15.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.1%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 57.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.0%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
25.8%
+7.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.2%
+7.4 ptssince 2020
from 29.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.7%(358)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.1%(633)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23%(440)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,912 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Lawrence, decade by decade

Lawrence population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199026,763$71,167$152,64417.3%33.2
200038,915$87,144$187,44826.8%49.6
201046,001$82,790$188,16530.0%72.5
202049,370$75,458$193,32035.0%84.6
202449,517$74,022$230,10035.6%83.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lawrence, Indiana?

Lawrence, Indiana has about 49,517 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lawrence, Indiana?

The typical household in Lawrence, Indiana earns about $74,022 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lawrence, Indiana expensive?

In Lawrence, Indiana, the median home is worth about $230,100, and the typical rent is about $1,178 a month.

How educated are people in Lawrence, Indiana?

About 35.6% of adults age 25 and over in Lawrence, Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lawrence, Indiana?

About 8.7% of people in Lawrence, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lawrence, Indiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Lawrence, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 22,754 residents, a change of about 85 percent over that period.

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