Snapshot of the City of Lawrence’s demographics:
https://www.areavibes.com/lawrence-ks/demographics
Statistic | Lawrence | Kansas | National |
Population | 92,611 | 2,913,314 | 328,239,523 |
Population density (sq mi) | 2,712 | 36 | 91 |
Median age | 27.3 | 36.2 | 37.7 |
Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
Married (15yrs & older) | 39% | 59% | 55% |
Families w/ Kids under 18 | 44% | 45% | 43% |
Speak English | 89% | 89% | 79% |
Speak Spanish | 4% | 8% | 13% |
Race | Lawrence | Kansas | National |
White | 82.02% | 85.19% | 73.35% |
Black | 4.30% | 5.79% | 12.63% |
Asian | 5.45% | 2.68% | 5.22% |
American Indian | 2.28% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
Native Hawaiian | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.18% |
Mixed race | 4.74% | 3.31% | 3.06% |
Other race | 1.18% | 2.15% | 4.75% |
In Lawrence, 6.6% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.
Source: The Lawrence, KS demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).