Lawrence city, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 49,218 ( 3,217 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.1 square miles
Population density: 2442.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	23,636	48.02%	12.1%
Black:	13,185	26.79%	12.7%
Indian:	15	0.03%	85.3%
Asian:	751	1.53%	7.7%
2+ races:	2,137	4.34%	60.8%
Hispanic:	9,100	18.49%	76.5%

Total non-White:	25,582	51.98%	33.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-3,251	-8.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,468	17.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
46,001
26,887	58.45%
11,703	25.44%
102	0.22%
697	1.52%
1,329	2.89%
5,155	11.21%
19,114	41.55%

2000
39,237
29,604	75.45%
6,073	15.48%
132	0.34%
602	1.53%
849	2.16%
1,889	4.81%
9,633	24.55%

1990
26,763
22,750	85.01%
2,830	10.57%
96	0.36%
494	1.85%
n/a
593	2.22%
4,013	14.99%

1980
25,591
22,631	88.43%
2,187	8.55%
52	0.20%
294	1.15%
n/a
407	1.59%
2,960	11.57%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,717	-6.9
9,481	24.2

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a
n/a

6,854	25.6
5,620	21.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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119	0.5
1,053	4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence city, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.4
13,199	26.8%
36,019	73.2%
5,534	11.2%

18,993
2.58

11,495	60.5%
8,322	72.4%
1,391	12.1%
7,498	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
34.2
12,970	28.2%
33,031	71.8%
4,399	9.6%

17,864
2.56

11,949	66.9%
7,887	66.0%
2,020	16.9%
5,915	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
32.1
11,582	29.5%
27,655	70.5%
3,123	8.0%

14,932
2.61

10,331	69.2%
7,794	75.4%
1,314	12.7%
4,601	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
7,124	26.6%
19,639	73.4%
2,413	9.0%

10,629
2.47

7,296	68.6%
5,610	76.9%
785	10.8%
3,333	31.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
6,647	26.0%
18,944	74.0%
1,631	6.4%

9,370
2.52

6,513	69.5%
5,274	81.0%
685	10.5%
2,857	30.5%

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,188	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	300	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	696	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	717	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	854	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	663	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	581	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	956	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	628	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,591	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,052	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,490	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,837	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,155	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,219	11.7%
$200,000 or more	1,066	5.6%

Median Household Income	70,762
Per Capita Income	35,101

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,093	5.8%
Public Assistance	52	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,201	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	20,801	77.0%
Unemployed	1,327	4.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	22,128	82.0%
Not in Labor Force	4,871	18.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,790	8,729	52.9%
Non-Profit	688	1,617	29.8%
Self-Employed	988	472	67.7%

Local Government	571	853	40.1%
State Government	281	242	53.7%
Federal Government	649	972	40.0%

Total Private + Self	10,778	9,201	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,189	3,684	37.3%
Total	12,967	12,885	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,739	18.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,212	24.0%
Professional, Technical	5,040	19.5%
Service Occupations	3,496	13.5%
All others	6,380	24.7%

White Collar		61.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	3,408	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	2,952	11.4%
Manufacturing	2,434	9.4%
Construction	2,211	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,000	7.7%
Educational services	1,832	7.1%
Public administration	1,801	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,744	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1,313	5.1%
Other services	1,298	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,151	4.4%
Finance and insurance	1,014	3.9%
Wholesale trade	912	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	733	2.8%
Utilities	428	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	301	1.2%
Information	297	1.1%
Management	19	0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,890	11.97%
Puerto Rican	502	1.02%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	12	0.02%

Total Central American	1,191	2.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	539	1.10%
Honduran	421	0.86%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	207	0.42%
Other Central American	24	0.05%

Total South American	626	1.27%
Argentinean	8	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	527	1.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	80	0.16%
Other South American	11	0.02%

Other Hispanic	879	1.79%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	236	0.48%
Filipino	170	0.35%
Indian	139	0.28%
Chinese	54	0.11%
Vietnamese	41	0.08%
Thai	28	0.06%
Korean	16	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	38,231	83.6%
Spanish	5,966	13.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	381	0.8%
Other Asian	283	0.6%
Other	265	0.6%
Other Indo-European	210	0.5%
Tagalog	151	0.3%
German, other Germanic	79	0.2%
Chinese	54	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	5,813	11.8%
Irish	4,520	9.2%
English	3,515	7.1%
American	2,148	4.4%
African	1,148	2.3%
European	944	1.9%
Italian	859	1.7%
French	777	1.6%
Scottish	722	1.5%
Polish	543	1.1%
Other Subsaharan African	401	0.8%
Dutch	400	0.8%
Welsh	400	0.8%
Swiss	312	0.6%
Swedish	295	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	46,000	93.5%
Not a citizen	3,218	6.5%

Native	44,107	89.6%
Foreign-born	5,111	10.4%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence city, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,114	3.5%	2,532	7.9%	9,180	28.8%	8,486	26.6%	7,033	22.0%	3,580	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,114	3.5%
9-12 Years	2,532	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,180	28.8%
Some College	8,486	26.6%
Bach. Degree	7,033	22.0%
Grad Degree	3,580	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	57%	Woody Myers (D)	10,837	51.5%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	8,359	39.7%	1,837 [+]	8.7%	21,033	-17	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 1,837 (8.7%);
2018	S1	45%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	10,344	63.0%	Mike Braun (R)	5,496	33.5%	581 [+]	3.5%	16,421	-17	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 581 (3.5%);
2016	S3	54%	Evan Bayh (D)	10,903	56.5%	Todd Young (R)	7,332	38.0%	1,072 [+]	5.6%	19,307	-14	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 1,060 (5.5%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%);
2016	G	54%	John Gregg (D)	11,402	59.2%	Eric Holcomb (R)	7,246	37.6%	617 [+]	3.2%	19,265	-14	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 602 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	20,275
Median Value	$193,100

Occupied	18,993	93.7%
Vacant	1,282	6.3%

Owned	12,298	64.8%
Rented	6,695	35.2%
Median Rent	$1,064

Single-Family Units	14,004	69.1%
Detached	13,093	64.6%
Attached	911	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,643	18.0%
Mobile Homes	2,069	10.2%

Lawrence city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lawrence city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lawrence city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence city, IN