COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lawrence vs Fishers
PLACE A
Lawrence, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Fishers, Indiana
Lawrence is 8% smaller than Fishers. Fishers earns more, with a median household income $65,194 higher. Fishers has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs 8%).
LAWRENCEFISHERSDIFFERENCE
Total population96,367104,812−8% vs Fishers
Population density2,8132,907−94
Population growth8.3%28.9%−20.6 pts
Median age29.337.6−8.3
Male48.8%49.6%−0.8 pts
Female51.2%50.4%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born7.3%11.5%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.0%77.2%−4.2 pts
Black4.8%5.1%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.9%4.7%+3.2 pts
Asian5.1%7.9%−2.8 pts
Other9.1%5.0%+4.1 pts
Median household income$65,009$130,203−$65,194
Per capita income$39,194$57,737−$18,543
Poverty rate17.4%4.0%+13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.399+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher55.8%66.4%−10.7 pts
Graduate degree26.9%24.4%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%2.8%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation70.0%73.1%−3.1 pts
Median home value$292,700$391,000−$98,300
Median gross rent$1,091$1,611−$520
Owner-occupied43.6%76.2%−32.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%4.0%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%38.1%+12.3 pts
Average commute19.826.7−6.9
Worked from home15.5%25.5%−10.1 pts
Public transit to work2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Uninsured8.9%3.2%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025