Lawrence, MA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 18.7%

Poverty (breakdown): (17.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.7% for Black residents, 19.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 65.3% for American Indian residents, 31.2% for other race residents, 14.3% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Massachusetts and other state lists, there were 84 registered sex offenders living in Lawrence, Massachusetts as of January 18, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Lawrence is 956 to 1.>

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (2.4%), Irish (2.3%), American (1.2%).

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $41,499 (it was $27,983 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $20,319 (it was $13,360 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $282,300 (it was $116,400 in 2000) Lawrence:$282,300MA:$385,400

Races:
      Hispanic - 69,768 - 86.2%
      White alone - 12,986 - 16.0%
      Black alone - 2,360 - 2.9%
      Asian alone - 2,227 - 2.8%
      Two or more races - 273 - 0.3%
      Other race alone - 138 - 0.2%
      American Indian alone - 101 - 0.1%

The future site of the city (formerly parts of Andover and Methuen), was purchased by a consortium of local industrialists. The Water Power Association members: Abbott Lawrence, Edmund Bartlett, Thomas Hopkinson of Lowell, John Nesmith and Daniel Saunders, had purchased control of Peter's Falls on the Merrimack River and hence controlled Bodwell's Falls the site of the present Great Stone Dam. The group allotted fifty thousand dollars to buy land along the river to develop.:11 In 1844, the group petitioned the legislature to act as a corporation, known as the Essex Company, which incorporated on April 16, 1845. The first excavations for the Great Stone Dam to harness the Merrimack River's water power were done on August 1, 1845.:17 The Essex Company would sell the water power to corporations such as the Arlington Mills, as well as organize construction of mills and build to suit. Until 1847, when the state legislature recognized the community as a town, it was called interchangeably the "New City", "Essex" or "Merrimac".:23 The post office, built in 1846, used the designation "Merrimac". Incorporation as a city would come in 1853, and the name "Lawrence", merely chosen as a token of respect to Abbott Lawrence, who it cannot be verified ever saw the city named after him.

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1 GENERAL ST 0.8 miles

1 GENERAL ST
LAWRENCE, MA 1841
Categories: LAWRENCE MA

60 EAST ST STE 1400 1.4 miles

60 EAST ST STE 1400
METHUEN, MA 1844
Categories: METHUEN MA

200 SUTTON ST STE 135 1.6 miles

200 SUTTON ST STE 135
NORTH ANDOVER, MA 1845
Categories: NORTH ANDOVER MA

138 Haverhill St, 2.6 miles

138 Haverhill St,
Andover, MA 1810
Categories: Andover MA

1 Branch St, 2.6 miles

1 Branch St,
Methuen, MA 1844
Categories: Methuen MA

380 MERRIMACK ST, STE B2 3.3 miles

380 MERRIMACK ST, STE B2
METHUEN, MA 1844
Categories: METHUEN MA

411 MERRIMACK ST STE 205 3.3 miles

411 MERRIMACK ST STE 205
METHUEN, MA 1844
Categories: METHUEN MA

P.O. Box 546 4.1 miles

P.O. Box 546
Andover, MA 1810
Categories: Andover MA

289 Main St, 6.0 miles

289 Main St,
Salem, NH 3079
Categories: Salem NH

31 STILES RD STE 1300 6.3 miles

31 STILES RD STE 1300
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

45 Stiles Rd Ste 102, 6.3 miles

45 Stiles Rd Ste 102,
Salem, NH 3079
Categories: Salem NH

159 N BROADWAY 6.4 miles

159 N BROADWAY
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

25 PELHAM RD, STE 103A 6.4 miles

25 PELHAM RD, STE 103A
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

296 Main Street 6.7 miles

296 Main Street
Haverhill, MA 1830
Categories: Haverhill MA

215 SUMMER ST STE 14 6.8 miles

215 SUMMER ST STE 14
HAVERHILL, MA 1830
Categories: HAVERHILL MA

345 MAIN ST 7.8 miles

345 MAIN ST
TEWKSBURY, MA 1876
Categories: TEWKSBURY MA

700 Rogers Street, 7.9 miles

700 Rogers Street,
Lowell, MA 1854
Categories: Lowell MA

1 HOSPITAL DR 8.2 miles

1 HOSPITAL DR
LOWELL, MA 1852
Categories: LOWELL MA

49 RANGE RD STE 101 8.5 miles

49 RANGE RD STE 101
WINDHAM, NH 3087
Categories: WINDHAM NH

66B CONCORD ST 10.1 miles

66B CONCORD ST
WILMINGTON, MA 1887
Categories: WILMINGTON MA

221 Boston Rd, Suite 1, 10.8 miles

221 Boston Rd, Suite 1,
Billerica, MA 1862
Categories: Billerica MA

10 RESEARCH PL STE 200 11.7 miles

10 RESEARCH PL STE 200
NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 1863
Categories: NORTH CHELMSFORD MA

510 BOSTON RD 12.0 miles

510 BOSTON RD
BILLERICA, MA 1821
Categories: BILLERICA MA

39 Village Square, 12.1 miles

39 Village Square,
Chelmsford, MA 1824
Categories: Chelmsford MA

194 NORTH ST 12.8 miles

194 NORTH ST
DANVERS, MA 1923
Categories: DANVERS MA

48 HAMILTON AVE 13.1 miles

48 HAMILTON AVE
BILLERICA, MA 1821
Categories: BILLERICA MA

17 MAIN ST APT 2A 13.4 miles

17 MAIN ST APT 2A
WAKEFIELD, MA 1880
Categories: WAKEFIELD MA

228 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY 14.2 miles

228 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY
NASHUA, NH 3060
Categories: NASHUA NH

50 NASHUA RD STE 301 14.5 miles

50 NASHUA RD STE 301
LONDONDERRY, NH 3053
Categories: LONDONDERRY NH

16 Main Street 14.6 miles

16 Main Street
Stoneham, MA 2180
Categories: Stoneham MA

800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225 14.6 miles

800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225
WOBURN, MA 1801
Categories: WOBURN MA

600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400 14.6 miles

600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400
Woburn, MA 1801
Categories: Woburn MA

On-site only 15.0 miles

On-site only
Wakefield, MA 1880
Categories: Wakefield MA

POH on-site only 15.1 miles

POH on-site only
WOBURN, MA 1801
Categories: WOBURN MA

Onsite Only 15.1 miles

Onsite Only
Woburn Ma, MA 1801
Categories: Woburn Ma MA

60 CRYSTAL AVE UNIT B STE 2 15.2 miles

60 CRYSTAL AVE UNIT B STE 2
DERRY, NH 3038
Categories: DERRY NH

24 MORRILL PL 15.3 miles

24 MORRILL PL
AMESBURY, MA 1913
Categories: AMESBURY MA

300 Main St, 15.4 miles

300 Main St,
Nashua, NH 3060
Categories: Nashua NH

140 Commonwealth Ave, 15.4 miles

140 Commonwealth Ave,
Danvers, MA 1923
Categories: Danvers MA

1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL 15.5 miles

1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL
PEABODY, MA 1960
Categories: PEABODY MA

229 Andover Street 15.5 miles

229 Andover Street
Peabody, MA 1960
Categories: Peabody MA

52 BOW ST 15.9 miles

52 BOW ST
STONEHAM, MA 2180
Categories: STONEHAM MA

90 MIDDLESEX TPKE 16.0 miles

90 MIDDLESEX TPKE
BURLINGTON, MA 1803
Categories: BURLINGTON MA

8 AUBURN ST 16.1 miles

8 AUBURN ST
NASHUA, NH 3064
Categories: NASHUA NH

166 KINSLEY ST STE 203 16.4 miles

166 KINSLEY ST STE 203
NASHUA, NH 3060
Categories: NASHUA NH

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 16.4 miles

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY
STONEHAM, MA 2180
Categories: STONEHAM MA

371 BROADWAY 16.6 miles

371 BROADWAY
SAUGUS, MA 1906
Categories: SAUGUS MA

14A BROAD ST 16.7 miles

14A BROAD ST
NASHUA, NH 3064
Categories: NASHUA NH

17 RIVERSIDE ST STE 202 17.4 miles

17 RIVERSIDE ST STE 202
NASHUA, NH 3062
Categories: NASHUA NH

271 WESTERN AVE STE102 17.7 miles

271 WESTERN AVE STE102
LYNN, MA 1904
Categories: LYNN MA

58 BEDFORD ST 17.8 miles

58 BEDFORD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
Categories: LEXINGTON MA

35 BEDFORD ST 17.8 miles

35 BEDFORD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
Categories: LEXINGTON MA

20 S BORDER RD 19.4 miles

20 S BORDER RD
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

219 CENTRE ST 20.0 miles

219 CENTRE ST
MALDEN, MA 2148
Categories: MALDEN MA

92 HIGH ST 20.1 miles

92 HIGH ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

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37 MANNING ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

1 CROSSWOODS PATH BLVD STE 3A 20.5 miles

1 CROSSWOODS PATH BLVD STE 3A
MERRIMACK, NH 3054
Categories: MERRIMACK NH

707 MILFORD RD RTE 101A, PINNACLE SQUARE 20.7 miles

707 MILFORD RD RTE 101A, PINNACLE SQUARE
MERRIMACK, NH 3054
Categories: MERRIMACK NH

340 HARVEY RD 21.0 miles

340 HARVEY RD
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

1 HIGHLANDER WAY 21.0 miles

1 HIGHLANDER WAY
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

101 STATION LNDG 21.3 miles

101 STATION LNDG
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100 21.9 miles

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

1279 S WILLOW ST ste E-G 22.1 miles

1279 S WILLOW ST ste E-G
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

2075 S WILLOW ST 22.1 miles

2075 S WILLOW ST
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

601 Concord Ave 22.1 miles

601 Concord Ave
Cambridge, MA 2138
Categories: Cambridge MA

5 MIDDLESEX AVE 22.2 miles

5 MIDDLESEX AVE
SOMERVILLE, MA 2145
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

19 HAMPTON RD STE 13 22.2 miles

19 HAMPTON RD STE 13
EXETER, NH 3833
Categories: EXETER NH

41 CARLETON RD 22.2 miles

41 CARLETON RD
BELMONT, MA 2478
Categories: BELMONT MA

10 CAMBRIA ST 22.3 miles

10 CAMBRIA ST
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

16 WESTWOOD RD 22.3 miles

16 WESTWOOD RD
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

91 PORTSMOUTH AVE 22.5 miles

91 PORTSMOUTH AVE
EXETER, NH 3833
Categories: EXETER NH

6 HAMPTON RD 22.5 miles

6 HAMPTON RD
EXETER, NH 3833
Categories: EXETER NH

200 GROTON RD 22.6 miles

200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 1432
Categories: AYER MA

12 EVERETT ST 22.7 miles

12 EVERETT ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

6 FREETOWN RD 22.8 miles

6 FREETOWN RD
RAYMOND, NH 3077
Categories: RAYMOND NH

380 LAFAYETTE RD 23.0 miles

380 LAFAYETTE RD
HAMPTON, NH 3842
Categories: HAMPTON NH

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST 23.2 miles

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST 23.3 miles

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

1030 MAIN ST 23.3 miles

1030 MAIN ST
WALTHAM, MA 2451
Categories: WALTHAM MA

7 WESTRIDGE DR 23.4 miles

7 WESTRIDGE DR
HAMPTON, NH 3842
Categories: HAMPTON NH

275 MAMMOTH RD STE 3 23.5 miles

275 MAMMOTH RD STE 3
MANCHESTER, NH 3109
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

168 S RIVER RD 23.5 miles

168 S RIVER RD
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

9 HOPE AVE 23.7 miles

9 HOPE AVE
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

376 Arsenal Street 23.7 miles

376 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 2472
Categories: Watertown MA

70 HOPE AVE APT 409 23.8 miles

70 HOPE AVE APT 409
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

101 RIVERWAY PL 23.8 miles

101 RIVERWAY PL
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

114 WESTERN AVE 23.8 miles

114 WESTERN AVE
ALLSTON, MA 2134
Categories: ALLSTON MA

124 WESTERN AVE 23.8 miles

124 WESTERN AVE
ALLSTON, MA 2134
Categories: ALLSTON MA

7 DEANE ST 23.9 miles

7 DEANE ST
MAYNARD, MA 1754
Categories: MAYNARD MA

156 SAINT ANDREW RD 23.9 miles

156 SAINT ANDREW RD
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
Categories: EAST BOSTON MA

40 S RIVER RD 23.9 miles

40 S RIVER RD
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

Onsite Only #1 24.0 miles

Onsite Only #1
Cambridge, MA 2139
Categories: Cambridge MA

1 HARBORSIDE DR 24.0 miles

1 HARBORSIDE DR
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
Categories: EAST BOSTON MA

185 QUEEN CITY AVE 3RD FL 24.0 miles

185 QUEEN CITY AVE 3RD FL
MANCHESTER, NH 3101
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107 24.2 miles

98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107
BOSTON, MA 2114
Categories: BOSTON MA

52 CREST AVE STE 7A 24.3 miles

52 CREST AVE STE 7A
WINTHROP, MA 2152
Categories: WINTHROP MA

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200 24.3 miles

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200
Waltham, MA 2453
Categories: Waltham MA

PO BOX 10547 24.7 miles

PO BOX 10547
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL 24.7 miles

736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL
BRIGHTON, MA 2135
Categories: BRIGHTON MA

53 ASH ST APT 1 24.7 miles

53 ASH ST APT 1
MANCHESTER, NH 3104
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

101 ARCH ST STE 20 24.9 miles

101 ARCH ST STE 20
BOSTON, MA 2110
Categories: BOSTON MA

1 MARINA PARK DR. 25.0 miles

1 MARINA PARK DR.
WEST NEWTON, MA 2465
Categories: WEST NEWTON MA

9 Faun Bar Avenue Ste 2 25.0 miles

9 Faun Bar Avenue Ste 2
WINTHROP, MA 2152
Categories: WINTHROP MA

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Local Area Info: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,377, which had risen to an estimated 78,197 as of 2014. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. Lawrence and Salem were the county seats of Essex County, until the Commonwealth abolished county government in 1999. Lawrence is part of the Merrimack Valley.

Manufacturing products of the city include electronic equipment, textiles, footwear, paper products, computers, and foodstuffs. Lawrence was the residence of poet Robert Frost for his early school years; his essays and poems were first published in the Lawrence High School newspaper.

Native Americans, namely the Pennacook or Pentucket tribe, had a presence in this area. Evidence of farming at Den Rock Park and arrowhead manufacturing on the site of where the Wood Mill now sits have been discovered.

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Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 18.7%

Poverty (breakdown): (17.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.7% for Black residents, 19.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 65.3% for American Indian residents, 31.2% for other race residents, 14.3% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Massachusetts and other state lists, there were 84 registered sex offenders living in Lawrence, Massachusetts as of January 18, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Lawrence is 956 to 1.>

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (2.4%), Irish (2.3%), American (1.2%).

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $41,499 (it was $27,983 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $20,319 (it was $13,360 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $282,300 (it was $116,400 in 2000) Lawrence:$282,300MA:$385,400

Races:
      Hispanic - 69,768 - 86.2%
      White alone - 12,986 - 16.0%
      Black alone - 2,360 - 2.9%
      Asian alone - 2,227 - 2.8%
      Two or more races - 273 - 0.3%
      Other race alone - 138 - 0.2%
      American Indian alone - 101 - 0.1%

The future site of the city (formerly parts of Andover and Methuen), was purchased by a consortium of local industrialists. The Water Power Association members: Abbott Lawrence, Edmund Bartlett, Thomas Hopkinson of Lowell, John Nesmith and Daniel Saunders, had purchased control of Peter's Falls on the Merrimack River and hence controlled Bodwell's Falls the site of the present Great Stone Dam. The group allotted fifty thousand dollars to buy land along the river to develop.:11 In 1844, the group petitioned the legislature to act as a corporation, known as the Essex Company, which incorporated on April 16, 1845. The first excavations for the Great Stone Dam to harness the Merrimack River's water power were done on August 1, 1845.:17 The Essex Company would sell the water power to corporations such as the Arlington Mills, as well as organize construction of mills and build to suit. Until 1847, when the state legislature recognized the community as a town, it was called interchangeably the "New City", "Essex" or "Merrimac".:23 The post office, built in 1846, used the designation "Merrimac". Incorporation as a city would come in 1853, and the name "Lawrence", merely chosen as a token of respect to Abbott Lawrence, who it cannot be verified ever saw the city named after him.

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