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Lowell, MA vs Lawrence, MA

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- Lawrence is 0% more densely populated than Lowell.
- People are 0.6% more likely to be married in Lawrence.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years younger in Lawrence.
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 Lowell, MALawrence, MAUnited States
 Population114,80487,798329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%50.2%50.5%
 Male Population50.3%49.8%49.5%
 Median Age34.432.238.4
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 Population - 2010106,78976,552309,327,143
 Population - 2000105,16772,043285,036,114
 Population - 1990103,43970,207251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now5.5%11.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.2%14.0%30.8%
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 Population Density8,437.112,667.493.4
 Land Area13.66.93,531,905.4
 Water Area0.90.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lowell, MALawrence, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%7.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.0%7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%7.7%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.9%4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%4.6%4.0%
 Age 21 to 247.2%6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.9%16.6%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4413.4%13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%11.4%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.5%5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%4.6%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.4%5.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%2.7%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.2%1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lowell, MALawrence, MAUnited States
 White48.3%13.2%59.4%
 Black8.2%1.9%12.2%
 Asian22.2%1.7%5.6%
 Native American0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.8%0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%0.4%3.2%
 Hispanic17.6%82.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lowell, MALawrence, MAUnited States
 Married Population38.2%38.5%49.8%
     Currently Married36.2%34.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%4.4%1.8%
 Single Population61.8%61.5%50.2%
 Never Married46.2%46.4%33.8%
 Divorced10.7%10.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%4.2%5.6%
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 Household Size2.602.862.60
 Households42,28530,291124,010,992
 Family Households24,99720,80180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.6%23.3%30.5%
     Married couple, no children31.7%22.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,2889,49043,255,233
     Single householder, w/children25.1%35.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.6%18.7%10.8%

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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Reviews for Lawrence    1 Reviews

Natives of the Boston area tend to be a bit provincial and quick to judge people by where they live. Lawrence has had some down years. It lacks the sterling reputation  More

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ZIPS IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
01852 01851 01854 01850
ZIPS IN LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS
01841 01843 01840

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