COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lecompton vs Lawrence
PLACE A
Lecompton, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Lawrence, Kansas
Lecompton is 99% smaller than Lawrence. Lecompton earns more, with a median household income $3,968 higher. Lawrence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -6%).
LECOMPTONLAWRENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population57296,367−99% vs Lawrence
Population density3262,813−2,488
Population growth-5.9%8.3%−14.2 pts
Median age39.629.3+10.3
Male52.4%48.8%+3.6 pts
Female47.6%51.2%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.8%73.0%+7.8 pts
Black0.5%4.8%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%7.9%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Other14.1%9.1%+5.0 pts
Median household income$68,977$65,009+$3,968
Per capita income$35,012$39,194−$4,182
Poverty rate7.9%17.4%−9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%55.8%−36.3 pts
Graduate degree2.7%26.9%−24.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%4.4%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation75.8%70.0%+5.7 pts
Median home value$203,800$292,700−$88,900
Median gross rent$925$1,091−$166
Owner-occupied73.4%43.6%+29.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%6.7%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households36.6%50.5%−13.8 pts
Average commute33.119.8+13.3
Worked from home4.1%15.5%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Uninsured8.0%8.9%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025