Kansas · Census place 38900
Lawrence city, KS
Quick answer
Lawrence city has 95,459 residents, ranking #6 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $62,838, the median home is worth $269,500 and median gross rent runs $1,054 a month.
- Population
- 95,459Lawrence city residents
- Median household income
- $62,838Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $269,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,054Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lawrence city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lawrence city median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 42.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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