Lawrence, MA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school22,677100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,4186.3
Kindergarten1,2965.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)11,37350.2
High school (grades 9-12)5,13322.6
College or graduate school3,45715.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over40,940100.0
Less than 9th grade8,09319.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma9,02122.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)12,12129.6
Some college, no degree5,87814.4
Associate degree1,7494.3
Bachelor's degree2,3915.8
Graduate or professional degree1,6874.1
Percent high school graduate or higher58.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher10.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over52,367100.0
Never married19,33836.9
Now married, except separated21,39040.8
Separated3,0675.9
Widowed3,4136.5
Female
2,7835.3
Divorced5,1599.9
Female
3,4536.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,163100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren82438.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over49,066100.0
Civilian veterans3,1616.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years20,106100.0
With a disability2,64913.2
Population 21 to 64 years38,412100.0
With a disability13,42434.9
Percent employed
49.8(X)
No disability24,98865.1
Percent employed
65.1(X)
Population 65 years and over6,411100.0
With a disability3,01747.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over65,730100.0
Same house in 199528,02342.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199532,30149.1
Same county
24,43037.2
Different county
7,87112.0
Same state
2,2493.4
Different state
5,6228.6
Elsewhere in 19955,4068.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population72,043100.0
Native50,03269.4
Born in United States
40,56256.3
State of residence
33,75346.9
Different state
6,8099.5
Born outside United States
9,47013.1
Foreign born22,01130.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
9,48913.2
Naturalized citizen
6,2148.6
Not a citizen
15,79721.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)22,011100.0
Europe9194.2
Asia1,9298.8
Africa990.4
Oceania100.0
Latin America18,50984.1
Northern America5452.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over65,730100.0
English only23,43235.6
Language other than English42,29864.4
Speak English less than 'very well
20,46431.1
Spanish
36,33355.3
Speak English less than "very well"
17,96727.3
Other Indo-European languages
3,4685.3
Speak English less than "very well"
1,0821.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,9192.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1,2061.8
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population72,043100.0

Total ancestries reported

68,49595.1
Arab1,2901.8
Czech170.0
Danish50.0
Dutch130.0
English2,3063.2
French (except Basque)13,3814.7
French Canadian13,1754.4
German1,1741.6
Greek1450.2
Hungarian60.0
Irish14,7226.6
Italian4,6466.4
Lithuanian3270.5
Norwegian670.1
Polish9211.3
Portuguese8051.1
Russian1770.2
Scotch-Irish3620.5
Scottish4120.6
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African2490.3
Swedish1090.2
Swiss190.0
Ukrainian390.1
United States or American1,9752.7
Welsh230.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3350.5
Other ancestries41,80558.0
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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