Lawrence, MA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lawrence, MA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 76,383. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LAWRENCE-MA · Lawrence, MA 3 ZIPs · 76,383 pop · #19796/25278 · Essex County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH
- INC-MID $55,589
- RANK-LOWER #19796/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Lynn
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-RENT 22% owners
- POP-SMALL 76,383
- SPREAD-MOD 01840→01843
- HOME-HIGH $416,250
Nearest income peer: Lynn, MA (+ $16,189 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lawrence
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lawrence on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lawrence · this city · lowest $55,589
Lawrence · this city · lowest
$55,589 median HH income
- Lynn · near $71,778
Lynn · near
$71,778 median HH income
- Gloucester · near
Gloucester · near
$83,883 median HH income
- Salem · near
Salem · near
$85,041 median HH income
- Haverhill · near
Haverhill · near
$91,730 median HH income
- Marblehead · highest
Marblehead · highest
$179,583 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lawrence, MA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 22nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 76,383
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $55,589
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 3 ZIPs ($55,589 average) · poverty 19.1%. The primary code (01841) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (21.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,610 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Massachusetts, Orange is the closest lower-income city and Turners Falls the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lawrence.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Lawrence differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Lawrence. ZIP 01840 reports $42,211 in median household income, while ZIP 01843 reports $67,585. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 9.9 points
01840 to 01843
01841 to 01843
01843 to 01840
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 01841 skews compact Lawrence
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 01841 covers about 62% of Lawrence's 76,383 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Lawrence
Citywide ZBP: 1,476 establishments, 22,690 employees , annual payroll $1,352,284k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01843 (572 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (232) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Lawrence, MA
These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 43 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Lawrence. See the Essex County roll-up →
Every one of the 12 cities sharing Essex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lawrence, Lynn, Haverhill and Peabody among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Marblehead marks the far end of that range at $179,583, 223% above Lawrence.
Side-by-side: Compare 01841 vs 01843 →
Lawrence roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lawrence, .