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Lawrence KS - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	80,098	336 (of 25,150) (99%)	6 (of 631) (99%)
Average Income	$34,669	12,385 (51%)	210 (67%)
Median House Value	$118,400	5,814 (77%)	19 (97%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	83.8%	18,099 (of 25,150) (28%)	593 (of 631) (6%)
% Black Population	5.1%	5,613 (78%)	23 (96%)
% Hispanic Population	3.6%	7,596 (70%)	142 (77%)
% Asian Population	3.8%	1,637 (93%)	6 (99%)
% American Indian Population	2.9%	1,967 (92%)	59 (91%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	92.8%	2,416 (of 25,150) (90%)	48 (of 631) (92%)
% College Graduates	47.7%	1,299 (95%)	18 (97%)
% Never Married	47.8%	428 (98%)	3 (100%)
% Married	40.0%	23,733 (6%)	620 (2%)
% Seperated	0.7%	18,976 (25%)	325 (48%)
% Divorced	8.4%	16,640 (34%)	410 (35%)
% Foreign Born	6.2%	5,071 (80%)	39 (94%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	32,792	327 (of 25,150) (99%)	6 (of 631) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	11.2%	15,928 (37%)	586 (7%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.3%	6,553 (74%)	216 (66%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	19,429 (23%)	583 (8%)
% Households with No Car	6.0%	13,627 (46%)	264 (58%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	16.7%	13,914 (45%)	533 (16%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.2%	2,936 (88%)	24 (96%)
Median House Value	$118,400	5,814 (77%)	19 (97%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.6%	12,865 (49%)	360 (43%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.8%	4,410 (82%)	39 (94%)
Average Monthly Rent	$555	7,369 (71%)	56 (91%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	70.7%	4,184 (of 25,150) (83%)	103 (of 631) (84%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.1%	15,569 (38%)	421 (33%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.1%	5,890 (77%)	36 (94%)
% Walk to Work	7.5%	3,496 (86%)	109 (83%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	18.4	20,454 (19%)	400 (37%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.6%	8,013 (68%)	179 (72%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.6%	5,667 (77%)	68 (89%)
Median Household Income	$34,669	12,385 (51%)	210 (67%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.0%	14,849 (41%)	338 (46%)
Per Capita Income	$19,378	7,775 (69%)	77 (88%)
Male Worker Income	$33,481	9,795 (61%)	118 (81%)
Female Worker Income	$27,436	5,681 (77%)	54 (91%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	7.3%	13,114 (48%)	315 (50%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	18.9%	5,576 (78%)	68 (89%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Kansas City, Missouri	39 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Columbia, Missouri	0.94
Redding, California	0.93
Denton, Texas	0.92
Cranston, Rhode Island	0.90
Ogden, Utah	0.89
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	0.89
Iowa City, Iowa	0.89
Westland, Michigan	0.88
Norman, Oklahoma	0.88
Greeley, Colorado	0.88

Lawrence KS Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	7,520	66
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	24,192	72
American Indian and Alaska Native Population	2,344	86
20 to 24 year Old Population	18,106	95
American Indian Plus Other Race Population	3,172	97

Lawrence KS Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 631)
Japanese Population	280	1
Population in Group Quarters	7,957	1
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	7,520	1
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	24,192	1
People Who Walk to Work	3,331	1

Lawrence KS Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	32.1%	24,560
Percent Family Households	50.1%	24,508
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	18.4%	24,412
Median Age	25	24,307
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	45.9%	24,240

Lawrence KS Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 631)
Median Age	25	627
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	45.9%	626
Percent Spouse in Household Population	14.9%	625
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	32.1%	622
Percent Married Couple Family Households	38.0%	621

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lawrence KS	Columbia, Missouri
Total Population	80,098	84,531
Average Age	25.3	26.8
Average Income	$34,669	$33,729
Median House Value	$118,400	$118,500
% White Population	83.8%	81.5%
% Black Population	5.1%	10.9%
% Asian Population	3.8%	4.3%
% Hispanic Population	3.6%	2.1%

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