Lawrence, KS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	80,098	100.0

Male	39,803	49.7
Female	40,295	50.3

Under 5 years	4,345	5.4
5 to 9 years	4,075	5.1
10 to 14 years	4,065	5.1
15 to 19 years	8,849	11.0
20 to 24 years	18,106	22.6
25 to 34 years	13,009	16.2
35 to 44 years	9,791	12.2
45 to 54 years	8,162	10.2
55 to 59 years	2,304	2.9
60 to 64 years	1,637	2.0
65 to 74 years	2,891	3.6
75 to 84 years	2,135	2.7
85 years and over	729	0.9

Median age (years)	25.3	(X)

18 years and over	65,227	81.4
Male	32,324	40.4
Female	32,903	41.1
21 years and over	53,895	67.3
62 years and over	6,675	8.3
65 years and over	5,755	7.2
Male	2,331	2.9
Female	3,424	4.3

RACE
One race	77,716	97.0
White	67,122	83.8
Black or African American	4,078	5.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,344	2.9
Asian	3,030	3.8
Asian Indian	493	0.6
Chinese	991	1.2
Filipino	184	0.2
Japanese	280	0.3
Korean	431	0.5
Vietnamese	195	0.2
Other Asian ¹	456	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	56	0.1
Native Hawaiian	21	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	22	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	1,086	1.4
Two or more races	2,382	3.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	69,202	86.4
Black or African American	4,930	6.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,172	4.0
Asian	3,596	4.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	147	0.2
Some other race	1,610	2.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	80,098	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,921	3.6
Mexican	1,895	2.4
Puerto Rican	166	0.2
Cuban	71	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	789	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	77,177	96.4
White alone	65,774	82.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	80,098	100.0
In households	72,141	90.1
Householder	31,388	39.2
Spouse	11,914	14.9
Child	16,457	20.5
Own child under 18 years	13,974	17.4
Other relatives	1,946	2.4
Under 18 years	599	0.7
Nonrelatives	10,436	13.0
Unmarried partner	1,846	2.3
In group quarters	7,957	9.9
Institutionalized population	437	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	7,520	9.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	31,388	100.0
Family households (families)	15,737	50.1
With own children under 18 years	7,869	25.1
Married-couple family	11,914	38.0
With own children under 18 years	5,497	17.5
Female householder, no husband present	2,746	8.7
With own children under 18 years	1,830	5.8
Nonfamily households	15,651	49.9
Householder living alone	9,613	30.6
Householder 65 years and over	1,754	5.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	8,299	26.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,994	12.7

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	2.93	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	32,761	100.0
Occupied housing units	31,388	95.8
Vacant housing units	1,373	4.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	43	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	31,388	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	14,393	45.9
Renter-occupied housing units	16,995	54.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.07	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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