Lawrenceville, GA

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2020 Population

30,125

1.37% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

32.9

0.904% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

19.3%

3.89% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$52,312

0.519% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$183,300

6.82% 1-year growth

2020 Employed Population

14,677

0.0613% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, Lawrenceville, GA had a population of 30.1k people with a median age of 32.9 and a median household income of $52,312. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Lawrenceville, GA grew from 29,719 to 30,125, a 1.37% increase and its median household income declined from $52,585 to $52,312, a −0.519% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lawrenceville, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (35.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (30.5%), Other (Hispanic) (8.75%), White (Hispanic) (8.52%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.82%).

None of the households in Lawrenceville, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.2% of the residents in Lawrenceville, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lawrenceville, GA are Georgia Gwinnett College (1,127 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in Lawrenceville, GA was $183,300, and the homeownership rate was 46.5%.

Most people in Lawrenceville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lawrenceville, GA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Lawrenceville, GA is home to a population of 30.1k people, from which 87.2% are citizens. As of 2020, 24% of Lawrenceville, GA residents were born outside of the country (7.23k people).

In 2020, there were 1.15 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.6k people) in Lawrenceville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.19k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.64k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.2%

2020 Citizenship

84.6%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 87.2% of Lawrenceville, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Lawrenceville, GA was 84.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lawrenceville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lawrenceville, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.6k ± 1.26k
White (Non-Hispanic)
9.19k ± 1.31k
Other (Hispanic)
2.64k ± 758

21.3%

Hispanic Population

6.41k people

21.3% of the people in Lawrenceville, GA are hispanic (6.41k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lawrenceville, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
234,298 ± 11,751 people
India
98,606 ± 7,673 people
Jamaica
44,462 ± 5,166 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 234,298 Georgia residents, followed by India with 98,606 and Jamaica with 44,462.

Foreign-Born Population

24%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

7.23k people

26.4%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

7.84k people

As of 2020, 24% of Lawrenceville, GA residents (7.23k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lawrenceville, GA was 26.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lawrenceville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
335 ± 123
Gulf War (1990s)
197 ± 123
Gulf War (2001-)
135 ± 98

Lawrenceville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lawrenceville, GA employs 14.7k people. The largest industries in Lawrenceville, GA are Retail Trade (1,784 people), Construction (1,636 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,284 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($67,228), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,235), and Educational Services ($55,417).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,276. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

14.7k

2020 Value

± 1,298

−0.0613%

1 Year decline

± 11.8%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Lawrenceville, GA declined at a rate of −0.0613%, from 14.7k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawrenceville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,043 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,455 people), and Material Moving Occupations (1,267 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawrenceville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.7k

2020 Value

± 1,298

−0.0613%

1 Year decline

± 11.8%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Lawrenceville, GA declined at a rate of −0.0613%, from 14.7k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawrenceville, GA, are Retail Trade (1,784 people), Construction (1,636 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,284 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawrenceville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Lawrenceville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,434

Median earning men ± $4,530

$29,451

Median earning women ± $3,354

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,298), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,857).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($80,040), Public Administration ($50,430), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,429).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $68.9B, followed by Mixed freight ($63.5B) and Electronics ($51.2B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Georgia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$626B

2020 Value in Georgia

$1.3T

Projected 2050 Value in Georgia

108% growth

In 2020, total outbound Georgia trade was $626B. This is expected to increase 108% to $1.3T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Georgia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Most Common Trade Partners

Florida
$57.7B
Tennessee
$34B
North Carolina
$30.2B

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Florida with $57.7B, followed by Tennessee with $34B and North Carolina and $30.2B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Georgia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Lawrenceville, GA awarded 1,127 degrees. The student population of Lawrenceville, GA in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 4,772 male students and 6,855 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lawrenceville, GA are White (415 and 38%), followed by Black or African American (322 and 29.5%), Hispanic or Latino (198 and 18.1%), and Asian (96 and 8.78%).

The largest universities in Lawrenceville, GA by number of degrees awarded are Georgia Gwinnett College (1,127 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lawrenceville, GA are General Business (359 and 31.9%), Information Technology (136 and 12.1%), and General Biological Sciences (132 and 11.7%).

The median tuition cost in Lawrenceville, GA for a public four year colleges is $3,214 for in-state students and $12,000 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2020 in Lawrenceville, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 94.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 41.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 11,627 (41% men and 59% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2020 there were 11,627 students enrolled in Lawrenceville, GA, 41% men and 59% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 3,739 records, of which 61.8% were women and 38.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
359 degree-majors awarded
Information Technology
136 degree-majors awarded
General Biological Sciences
132 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lawrenceville, GA was General Business with 359 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Lawrenceville, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Georgia Gwinnett College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,127 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Georgia Gwinnett College with 1,127 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2020, 470 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lawrenceville, GA, which is 0.715 times less than the 657 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 415 degrees mean that there were 1.29 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 322 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($3,214) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,734) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,440) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Measure

In 2020, 0.952% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.869% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (2.28M), Some college (1.79M), and Bachelors Degree (1.47M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lawrenceville, GA was $183,300 in 2020, which is 0.798 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $171,600 to $183,300, a 6.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Lawrenceville, GA is 46.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Lawrenceville, GA have an average commute time of 34.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lawrenceville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lawrenceville, GA is $52,312. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Lawrenceville, GA was Census Tract 505.49 with a value of $85,302, followed by Census Tract 505.21 and Census Tract 505.36, with respective values of $68,680 and $57,440.

Housing

Property

$183,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$16,156

$4,958

Median Property Taxes

±$674

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lawrenceville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lawrenceville, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

46.5%

Homeownership

2020

67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 46.5% of the housing units in Lawrenceville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 49%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lawrenceville, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 505.49
Census Tract 505.21
Census Tract 505.36

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lawrenceville, GA was Census Tract 505.49 with a value of $85,302, followed by Census Tract 505.21 and Census Tract 505.36, with respective values of $68,680 and $57,440.

The following map shows all of the places in Lawrenceville, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,312

Median Household Income

± $9,779

10.7k

Number of Households

± 1,043

In 2020, the median household income of the 10.7k households in Lawrenceville, GA declined from $52,312 from the previous year's value of $52,585.

The following chart displays the households in Lawrenceville, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lawrenceville, GA is from Georgia.

0.476

2020 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.477

2019 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2020, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.302% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (77.7%)
Carpooled (15%)
Worked At Home (4.81%)

In 2020, 77.7% of workers in Lawrenceville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15%) and those who worked at home (4.81%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lawrenceville, GA have a longer commute time (34.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.92% of the workforce in Lawrenceville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lawrenceville, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lawrenceville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lawrenceville, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawrenceville, GA (5.77k out of 29.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lawrenceville, GA is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

81.6% of the population of Lawrenceville, GA has health coverage, with 39.9% on employee plans, 22.9% on Medicaid, 6.89% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.74% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Georgia was $6,587 in 2014. This is a 5.41% increase from the previous year ($6,249).

Primary care physicians in Gwinnett County, GA see 1539 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.84% decrease from the previous year (1584 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1611 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 888 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Georgia. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Georgia, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Gwinnett County, GA.

1,539 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gwinnett County, GA

Primary care physicians in Gwinnett County, GA see an average of 1,539 patients per year. This represents a 2.84% decrease from the previous year (1,584 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gwinnett County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Georgia across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 27.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.4%

Uninsured

39.9%

Employer Coverage

22.9%

Medicaid

6.89%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

0.74%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lawrenceville, GA declined by 13% from 21.2% to 18.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lawrenceville, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.