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Lawrence, Kansas QuickFacts

	Lawrence, Kansas	United States
Total population	80,098	281,421,906
State	Kansas
City	lawrence

Lawrence, Kansas Population

	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
Male	39,803	49.69%	49.06%
Female	40,295	50.31%	50.94%
Median age (years)	25.3		35.3

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	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
18 years and over	65,227	81.43%	74.31%
21 years and over	53,895	67.29%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,675	8.33%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,755	7.18%	12.43%

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	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
White	67,122	83.8%	75.14%
Black or African American	4,078	5.09%	12.32%
Asian	3,030	3.78%	3.64%
Some other race	3,486	4.35%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,382	2.97%	2.43%

Lawrence, Kansas Housing

	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
Total households	31,388		105,480,101
Family households (families)	15,737	50.14%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	15,651	49.86%	31.94%

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	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
Total housing units	32,792		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,373	4.19%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	31,388	95.72%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	14,393	43.89%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	16,995	51.83%	30.77%

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	Lawrence, Kansas	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	373	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,052	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,231	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,803	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,439	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	346	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	101	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	29	0.57%
Median (dollars)	118,400	119,600

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	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,696	37.26%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	9,967	31.75%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,094	13.04%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,238	10.32%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,349	4.3%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,091	3.48%	9.65%

Lawrence, Kansas Education

	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	36,543		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,566	4.29%	6.47%
Kindergarten	760	2.08%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,725	18.4%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,300	9.03%	21.38%
College or graduate school	24,192	66.2%	22.81%

Lawrence, Kansas Economy

	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
Population 16 years and over	66,862		217,168,077
In labor force	47,265	70.69%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	47,128	70.49%	63.39%
- - Employed	44,705	66.86%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,423	3.62%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	137	0.2%	0.53%
Not in labor force	19,597	29.31%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	33,793	50.54%	51.66%
In labor force	22,385	33.48%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	22,369	33.46%	29.65%
- - Employed	21,394	32.0%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,976	7.44%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,200		12,787,501

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	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	31,435		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,267	13.57%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,456	7.81%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,809	15.3%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,302	13.69%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,087	16.18%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,287	16.82%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,540	8.08%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,639	5.21%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	533	1.7%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	515	1.64%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,669		41,994

	Lawrence, Kansas	%, Lawrence, Kansas	United States
With earnings	27,642	41.34%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,588		56,604
With Social Security income	4,688	7.01%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,008		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	796	1.19%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,458		6,320
With public assistance income	623	0.93%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,282		3,032
With retirement income	2,981	4.46%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,724		17,376

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