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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lawrence Area is $26,790, which is about the same as the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lawrence Area median household income is $50,732. On average Lawrence Area residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #200

Lawrence Area	26,790 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrence Area	21,737 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrence Area	25,072 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrence Area	18,054 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #235

Lawrence Area	50,732 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lawrence Area	67,135 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lawrence Area	13.15%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Lawrence Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lawrence Area		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.74%	$13,370, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.77%	$18,696, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.23%	$3,047, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.83%	$25,151, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lawrence Area	71,184 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lawrence Area	89,512 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lawrence Area	Kansas	U.S.
White	$51,518, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$37,358, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,061, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Asian	$28,590, see rank	$60,287	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$61,071, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
One Race, Other	$63,512, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,487, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lawrence Area	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$17,894, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,844, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,779, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$43,039, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lawrence Area	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	94,239, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	46,880, 49.75%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	33,579, 71.63%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	103, 0.22%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	33,476, 71.41%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	31,236, 93.31%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,240, 6.69%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,301, 28.37%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	47,359, 50.25%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	32,142, 67.87%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	15, 0.03%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	32,127, 67.84%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,953, 93.23%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,174, 6.77%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	15,217, 32.13%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lawrence Area	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	59,594, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	45,545, 76.43%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,263, 10.51%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,179, 1.98%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	3,167, 5.31%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	1,100, 1.85%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,340, 3.93%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lawrence Area	20.1 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lawrence Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	61,189	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	31,236, 51.05%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,868, 41.20%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,999, 16.00%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,696, 18.24%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	235, 0.75%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,154, 6.90%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,690, 11.81%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	29,953, 48.95%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,295, 47.72%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,766, 19.25%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,633, 28.82%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	64, 0.21%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	67, 0.22%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,100, 3.67%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lawrence Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	61,189, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	599, 0.98%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	2,744, 4.48%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,254, 6.95%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,171, 1.91%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,402, 12.10%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,716, 2.80%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	1,871, 3.06%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,178, 5.19%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,012, 9.83%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	20,167, 32.96%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,895, 11.27%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,339, 3.82%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,841, 4.64%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lawrence Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	19,324	18.46%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,824	7.69%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.