Population & Demographics
Lawrence, KS
Lawrence is home to 96,051 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 43,820 resident workers commute each day.
96,051 residents
Median age 29.3 · 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.
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).
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.
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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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Lawrence
43,820 commutes, one dot at a time
Lawrence
Where 43,820 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Lawrence, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Lawrence.
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%.
Internet options for Lawrence
The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.
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).