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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lawrenceville is $54,689, which is much higher than the state average of $36,359 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Lawrenceville median household income is $94,583, which has grown by 27.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lawrenceville residents spend 34.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #82

Lawrenceville, NJ	54,689 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrenceville, NJ	62,404 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrenceville, NJ	77,321 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrenceville, NJ	43,529 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #143

Lawrenceville, NJ	94,583 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lawrenceville, NJ	112,445 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #263

Lawrenceville, NJ	27.63%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lawrenceville, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	43.42%	$8,850, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.24%	$24,233, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.99%	$7,741, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.36%	$25,543, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lawrenceville, NJ	126,719 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lawrenceville, NJ	142,787 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lawrenceville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$94,259, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Hispanic	$187,614, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$143,859, see rank	$103,101	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lawrenceville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$107,105, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$94,554, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$86,458, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lawrenceville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,033, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	1,490, 49.13%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,281, 85.97%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,281, 85.97%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,165, 90.94%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	116, 9.06%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	209, 14.03%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,543, 50.87%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,027, 66.56%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,027, 66.56%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	969, 94.35%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	58, 5.65%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	516, 33.44%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lawrenceville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,134, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,580, 74.04%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	84, 3.94%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	247, 11.57%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	40, 1.87%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	30, 1.41%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	153, 7.17%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lawrenceville, NJ	34.2 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lawrenceville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,134	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	1,165, 54.59%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	754, 64.72%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	54, 4.64%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	272, 23.35%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 1.55%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	37, 3.18%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	969, 45.41%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	644, 66.46%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	89, 9.18%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	225, 23.22%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 1.14%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lawrenceville, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,134, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	46, 2.16%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	240, 11.25%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	36, 1.69%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	206, 9.65%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	96, 4.50%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	218, 10.22%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	312, 14.62%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	635, 29.76%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	122, 5.72%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	123, 5.76%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	100, 4.69%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lawrenceville, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	89	2.52%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.