Lawrence, Kansas


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Lawrence
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Population 2002:81,604
Population 2000:80,098
Elevation:850 feet
Area codes:785
Land area:28.1 square miles
Foreign born:6.2% (3.6% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.9% Latin America)
Population growth:+1,506 (+1.88%)
County:Douglas
Industries:Educational,health and social services (30.3%), Retail trade (12.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.1%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:82.1%
Black:5.1%
American Indian:4.0%
Hispanic:3.6%
Two or more races:3.0%
Other race:1.4%
Chinese:1.2%
Other Asian:0.6%
Asian Indian:0.6%
Korean:0.5%
Marital Status
Never married:47.8%
Now married:40.0%
Divorced:8.4%
Widowed:3.0%
Separated:0.7%
Median
House value:$118,400
Household income:$34,669
Resident age:25.3 years
Lawrence Compared to Kansas State Average
Number of college students:much above
Number of rooms per house:below
Length of stay since moving in:much below
Black race population percentage:much below
Foreign-born population percentage:below
Median age:much below
Renting percentage:above
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher:47.7%
Graduate or professional degree:20.8%
Unemployed:5.1%
Crime Statistics
Ancestries
German:26.3%
Irish:12.9%
English:12.9%
United States:5.6%
French:3.5%
Italian:2.8%
 

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Lawrence, Kansas ZIP Codes: 66044 66046 66047 66049