Lowell, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	105,167	100.0

Male	51,807	49.3
Female	53,360	50.7

Under 5 years	7,696	7.3
5 to 9 years	8,261	7.9
10 to 14 years	7,945	7.6
15 to 19 years	8,111	7.7
20 to 24 years	8,892	8.5
25 to 34 years	18,025	17.1
35 to 44 years	16,137	15.3
45 to 54 years	11,588	11.0
55 to 59 years	4,026	3.8
60 to 64 years	3,173	3.0
65 to 74 years	5,683	5.4
75 to 84 years	4,173	4.0
85 years and over	1,457	1.4

Median age (years)	31.4	(X)

18 years and over	76,826	73.1
Male	37,236	35.4
Female	39,590	37.6
21 years and over	71,273	67.8
62 years and over	13,116	12.5
65 years and over	11,313	10.8
Male	4,189	4.0
Female	7,124	6.8

RACE
One race	101,046	96.1
White	72,145	68.6
Black or African American	4,423	4.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	256	0.2
Asian	17,371	16.5
Asian Indian	2,424	2.3
Chinese	661	0.6
Filipino	106	0.1
Japanese	48	0.0
Korean	147	0.1
Vietnamese	1,598	1.5
Other Asian ¹	12,387	11.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	38	0.0
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	8	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	21	0.0
Some other race	6,813	6.5
Two or more races	4,121	3.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	75,049	71.4
Black or African American	5,209	5.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	676	0.6
Asian	18,781	17.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	276	0.3
Some other race	9,443	9.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	105,167	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	14,734	14.0
Mexican	282	0.3
Puerto Rican	9,604	9.1
Cuban	121	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	4,727	4.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	90,433	86.0
White alone	65,760	62.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	105,167	100.0
In households	101,326	96.3
Householder	37,887	36.0
Spouse	15,202	14.5
Child	33,515	31.9
Own child under 18 years	25,093	23.9
Other relatives	7,533	7.2
Under 18 years	2,518	2.4
Nonrelatives	7,189	6.8
Unmarried partner	2,883	2.7
In group quarters	3,841	3.7
Institutionalized population	1,120	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	2,721	2.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	37,887	100.0
Family households (families)	23,982	63.3
With own children under 18 years	12,894	34.0
Married-couple family	15,202	40.1
With own children under 18 years	7,627	20.1
Female householder, no husband present	6,602	17.4
With own children under 18 years	4,210	11.1
Nonfamily households	13,905	36.7
Householder living alone	10,969	29.0
Householder 65 years and over	3,522	9.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	14,166	37.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,005	21.1

Average household size	2.67	(X)
Average family size	3.35	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	39,468	100.0
Occupied housing units	37,887	96.0
Vacant housing units	1,581	4.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	87	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	37,887	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	16,309	43.0
Renter-occupied housing units	21,578	57.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.87	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.53	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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