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People QuickFacts |
Lawrence |
Kansas |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
88,605 | 2,764,075 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
10.5% | 2.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
80,098 | 2,688,418 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.4% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
18.6% | 26.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
7.2% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.3% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
83.8% | 86.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
5.1% | 5.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.9% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.8% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.0% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
3.6% | 7.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
32.1% | 52.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.2% | 5.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.9% | 8.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
92.8% | 86.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
47.7% | 25.8% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.4 | 19.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
32,761 | 1,131,200 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
45.9% | 69.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$118,400 | $83,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
31,388 | 1,037,891 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.30 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$34,669 | $40,624 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,378 | $20,506 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
18.9% | 9.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lawrence |
Kansas |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
302,808 | 44,117,100 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
826,968 | 26,505,396 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,208 | $9,772 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
149,129 | 3,196,947 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
6,613 | 219,378 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 2.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.3% | 1.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.7% | 27.2% |
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