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| Lawrence |
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| Population 2002: | 72,451 |
| Population 2000: | 72,043 |
| Area codes: | 978 508 |
| Population growth: | +408 (+0.57%) |
| Elevation: | 50 feet |
| Foreign born: | 30.6% (25.7% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 7.0 square miles |
| County: | Essex |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (26.2%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Retail trade (10.1%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 59.7% |
| Other race: | 36.7% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 34.1% |
| Two or more races: | 6.2% |
| Black: | 4.9% |
| American Indian: | 1.3% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.0% |
| Other Asian: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 40.8% |
| Never married: | 36.9% |
| Divorced: | 9.9% |
| Widowed: | 6.5% |
| Separated: | 5.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $114,100 |
| Household income: | $27,983 |
| Resident age: | 29.5 years |
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| Lawrence Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 58.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 10.0% |
| Unemployed: | 8.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 776 (1063.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 425.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 382 (523.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 344 (471.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 155 (212.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 27 (37.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 2 (2.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,509 (2068.9 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 6.6% |
| Italian: | 6.4% |
| French: | 4.7% |
| French Canadian: | 4.4% |
| English: | 3.2% |
| United States: | 2.7% |