Population

50,420

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$230,100

Owner-occupied units

Lawrence, IN

Indiana · 39.866° N, 85.990° W · 20 sq mi

Lawrence is a city in Indiana, with a population of 50,420 and about 2,502 residents per square mile. The median household earns $74,022 a year, and the median home is worth $230,100.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

20 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,502

People per square mile

Rank by population

#883

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#639

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$74,022

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,178

Per month

Homeownership

66.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.7 min

One way

People

Median age

34.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

35.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

11.6%

Households

19,579

2.51 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21^%

Retail trade 12.6^%

Professional & business services 11.7^%

Manufacturing 11^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Indiana

Name

Carl Cook

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$9.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Bloomington

Source of wealth

Medical devices

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Indiana · private sector

Employer

Indiana University Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Indiana

Company

Elevance Health

Revenue

$177.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Indianapolis

Ticker

ELV

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Indiana

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Peony

State capital

Indianapolis

Nickname

The Hoosier State

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