Lawrence

Population & Demographics

Lawrence, MA

Lawrence is home to 88,736 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 41,328 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
88,736
people
Population

88,736 residents

Median age 32.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lawrence population & demographics

Who lives in Lawrence — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
88,736
Median age
32.6yrs
Median household income
$60,433
Median home value
$415,200
Median gross rent
$1,662/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.8%
Poverty rate
17.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lawrence

How Lawrence breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino83.2%
White11.6%
Black2.0%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races1.1%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Lawrence

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lawrence.

Lawrence at a glance
Employed Residents
41,328
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
23.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lawrence proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lawrence commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lawrence

41,328 commutes, one dot at a time

Lawrence

Where 41,328 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lawrence, by worker count.

1Lawrence0.0 mi9,746
2Boston26.6 mi2,718
3Methuen1.8 mi2,538
4Haverhill6.5 mi1,867
5Woburn15.1 mi1,310
6Lowell8.9 mi1,193
7Wilmington10.0 mi1,081
8Danvers14.5 mi788

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lawrence.

1Lawrence0.0 mi9,746
2Methuen1.8 mi2,870
3Haverhill6.5 mi1,851
4Lowell8.9 mi1,324
5Boston26.6 mi549
6Lynn19.1 mi332
7Nashua16.5 mi326
8Springfield81.7 mi290

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lawrence’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance35.3%
MFManufacturing15.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.6%
COConstruction6.5%
EDEducational Services6.4%
PAPublic Administration6.1%
RTRetail Trade5.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lawrence

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lawrence

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).