Lawrence, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 43%

Household income 34%

Unemployment 93%

Index	Lawrence	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$17,059	$38,069	$29,829
Median household income	$36,754	$70,954	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$67,765	$95,052	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$29,103	$39,116	$35,192
Median earnings male	$27,436	$45,946	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,768	$32,028	$26,250
Unemployment rate	9.0%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	26.4%	11.4%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Lawrence is 43% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lawrence is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lawrence is 93% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lawrence is 75% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,500$36,754$73,508

City

$47,297$70,954$141,908

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Lawrence employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.3%	0.5%
Manufacturing sector	21.8%	0.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	16.9%	13.2%
Public administration	2.4%	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	8.4%	35.4%
Other	30.1%	28.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Boxford, MA	2,472	$135,662	145.2%
Topsfield, MA	3,435	$128,734	132.7%
Lynnfield, MA	12,489	$117,250	111.9%
Reading, MA	25,490	$108,894	96.8%
Wilmington, MA	23,310	$102,301	84.9%
Lawrence, MA	79,337	$36,754	33.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Rochelle, NY	79,299	$73,178	32.3%
Tustin, CA	79,396	$70,822	28.0%
Somerville, MA	79,507	$78,673	42.2%
Airdrie, AB	79,163	n/a
Napa, CA	79,567	$71,087	28.5%
Lawrence, MA	79,337	$36,754	33.6%

Source: The Lawrence, MA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).