COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fishers vs Lawrence
PLACE A
Fishers, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Lawrence, Kansas
Fishers is 9% larger than Lawrence. Fishers earns more, with a median household income $65,194 higher. Fishers has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs 8%).
FISHERSLAWRENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population104,81296,367+9% vs Lawrence
Population density2,9072,813+94
Population growth28.9%8.3%+20.6 pts
Median age37.629.3+8.3
Male49.6%48.8%+0.8 pts
Female50.4%51.2%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born11.5%7.3%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.2%73.0%+4.2 pts
Black5.1%4.8%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%7.9%−3.2 pts
Asian7.9%5.1%+2.8 pts
Other5.0%9.1%−4.1 pts
Median household income$130,203$65,009+$65,194
Per capita income$57,737$39,194+$18,543
Poverty rate4.0%17.4%−13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher66.4%55.8%+10.7 pts
Graduate degree24.4%26.9%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%4.4%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation73.1%70.0%+3.1 pts
Median home value$391,000$292,700+$98,300
Median gross rent$1,611$1,091+$520
Owner-occupied76.2%43.6%+32.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%6.7%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households38.1%50.5%−12.3 pts
Average commute26.719.8+6.9
Worked from home25.5%15.5%+10.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Uninsured3.2%8.9%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025