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| Lowell |
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| Population 2000: | 105,167 |
| Population 2002: | 104,901 |
| Area codes: | 978 |
| Elevation: | 102 feet |
| Foreign born: | 22.1% (11.9% Asia, 4.9% Latin America, 3.5% Europe) |
| Land area: | 13.8 square miles |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (24.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Retail trade (10.1%). |
| Population growth: | -266 (-0.25%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 62.5% |
| Hispanic: | 14.0% |
| Other Asian: | 11.8% |
| Other race: | 6.5% |
| Black: | 4.2% |
| Two or more races: | 3.9% |
| Asian Indian: | 2.3% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.5% |
| Chinese: | 0.6% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 43.5% |
| Never married: | 37.0% |
| Divorced: | 9.3% |
| Widowed: | 7.1% |
| Separated: | 3.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $134,200 |
| Household income: | $39,192 |
| Resident age: | 31.4 years |
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| Lowell Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | 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: | 71.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 18.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.7% |
| Unemployed: | 6.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 822 (772.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 637 (598.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 630 (591.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 369.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 158 (148.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 47 (44.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 7 (6.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,957 (1838.0 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 19.5% |
| French: | 11.0% |
| French Canadian: | 8.4% |
| English: | 5.9% |
| Portuguese: | 5.8% |
| Italian: | 5.7% |