What percentage of people rent in Lawrence, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lawrence, MA, 2020–2024
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71.9% (±2.5 points) of the occupied homes in Lawrence, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 22,404 renting households against 8,738 that own their home.

In Lawrence, the share of households that rent went from 69.0% in 2015–2019 to 71.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 71.9% (±2.5 points)
Renting households: 22,404 (±944)
Median renter income: $53,016 (±$3,572)

Who rents and who owns in Lawrence

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lawrence	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	71.9% (±2.5 points)	36.5% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	22,404 (±944)	114,309 (±2,116)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,738 (±803)	198,838 (±2,170)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,016 (±$3,572)	$54,672 (±$1,972)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,271 (±$6,551)	$137,990 (±$2,343)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Lawrence, the renter share is higher than in Essex County (36.5%).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts (37.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Essex County, Lawrence ranks 1 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 351.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Lawrence has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	69.0% (±2.2 points)	71.9% (±2.5 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,145 (±$21)	$1,662 (±$50)	+45.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$44,613 (±$2,300)	$60,433 (±$2,529)	+35.5%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Lawrence

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lawrence
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lawrence	—	71.9% (±2.5 points)	—
Methuen	3.1 mi	27.7% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Andover (community)	3.2 mi	33.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Andover	3.6 mi	20.1% (±2.3 points)	Lower
North Andover	4.0 mi	30.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Salem	6.8 mi	24.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Haverhill	6.8 mi	37.2% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Boxford	6.9 mi	5.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Tewksbury	7.0 mi	15.5% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Methuen, MA (27.7%), Andover (community), MA (33.9%), Andover, MA (20.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lawrence	71.9% (±2.5 points)
2	Lynn	51.9% (±2.1 points)
3	Salem	50.3% (±3.2 points)
4	Beverly	39.9% (±2.9 points)
5	Haverhill	37.2% (±2.0 points)
6	Gloucester	36.1% (±3.3 points)
7	Peabody	34.4% (±2.7 points)

Showing 7 of 34 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lawrence

How many renters are there in Lawrence?

Lawrence has an estimated 22,404 (±944) renting households, 71.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lawrence?

In Lawrence, the share of households that rent went from 69.0% in 2015–2019 to 71.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lawrence?

A renting household in Lawrence has 2.6 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lawrence?

The median renting household in Lawrence, MA has an income of $53,016 (±$3,572) a year, against $91,271 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lawrence city, Massachusetts (place:34550, in state:25).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.