Humidity & wind
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Population
89,320
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$415,200
Owner-occupied units
Lawrence, MA
Massachusetts · 42.700° N, 71.161° W · 7 sq mi
Lawrence is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 89,320 and about 12,889 residents per square mile. The median household earns $60,433 a year, and the median home is worth $415,200.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
7 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
12,889
People per square mile
Rank by population
#422
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#859
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$60,433
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,662
Per month
Homeownership
28.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23 min
One way
People
Median age
32.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
16.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
44.6%
Households
31,142
2.82 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 19.6%
Manufacturing 17.9%
Professional & business services 12%
Retail trade 11.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Massachusetts
State bird
Black-capped Chickadee
State flower
Mayflower
State capital
Boston
Nickname
The Bay State
Compare Lawrence with
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Cities near Lawrence
- Methuen, MA3 mi · 54,584
- Haverhill, MA7 mi · 68,361
- Lowell, MA9 mi · 119,971
- Peabody, MA15 mi · 55,953
- Nashua, NH17 mi · 92,435
- Lynn, MA19 mi · 104,236
- Malden, MA19 mi · 66,370
- Medford, MA19 mi · 59,834
Cities about the same size
- Deerfield Beach, FL89,339
- Ogden, UT89,510
- Bloomington, MN89,034
- Danbury, CT89,033
- Mission, TX88,992
- Westminster, CA88,966
- Queen Creek, AZ89,770
- Santa Fe, NM89,837
More in Massachusetts
- Boston672,973
- Worcester213,862
- Springfield154,702
- Cambridge122,588
- Brockton106,134
- Quincy103,173
- New Bedford101,834
- Fall River95,298
Wealthiest person in Massachusetts
Name
Abigail Johnson
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$31.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Milton
Source of wealth
Fidelity
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector
Employer
Mass General Brigham
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Massachusetts
Company
TJX
Revenue
$56.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Framingham
Ticker
TJX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.