Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA

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2022 Population

124,456

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

34.5

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2022 Poverty Rate

14.8%

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2022 Median Household Income

$73,637

2022 Median Property Value

$534,500

About

In 2022, Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA had a population of 124k people with a median age of 34.5 and a median household income of $73,637.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA are Other (Hispanic) (36.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (29.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.1%), White (Hispanic) (10.5%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.65%).

60.6% of the households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA 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.

81.8% of the residents in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA are Massachusetts School of Law (49 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was $534,500, and the homeownership rate was 45.6%.

Most people in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was 2 cars per household.

Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA borders Middlesex County (Northeast)--Billerica, Tewksbury & Dracut PUMA, MA, Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA, Middlesex County--Woburn, Melrose & Reading PUMA, MA, Essex County (Northwest)--Haverhill & Methuen PUMA, MA, and Essex County (North)--Newburyport, Amesbury & North Andover PUMA, MA.

United States Massachusetts

Population & Diversity

Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA is home to a population of 124k people, from which 81.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 35.3% of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA residents were born outside of the country (43.9k people).

In 2022, there were 1.22 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (45.3k people) in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 37.1k White (Non-Hispanic) and 13.9k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA are Spanish (61,632 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (1,542 households), and Vietnamese (686 households).

Citizenship

81.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2022, 81.8% of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA

Other (Hispanic)
45.3k ± 2.3k
White (Non-Hispanic)
37.1k ± 1.38k
Two+ (Hispanic)
13.9k ± 2.08k

60.7%

Hispanic Population

75.6k people

60.7% of the people in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA are hispanic (75.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

35.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

43.9k people

As of 2022, 35.3% of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA residents (43.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
61,632 households (53.3%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
1,542 households (1.33%)
Vietnamese
686 households (0.593%)

60.6% of the households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. 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.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was Spanish. 53.3% of the households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
603 ± 231
Vietnam
517 ± 138
Gulf War (1990s)
262 ± 110

Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA are Elementary & secondary schools (3,570 people), Construction (3,184 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,157 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($243,201), Advertising, public relations & related services ($182,905), and Offices of other health practitioners ($172,801).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY

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Women

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Men

N/A%

The workforce of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA.

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Occupations

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In N/A, there were N/A employees (± N/A) in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA, are Other managers (1,935 people), Personal care aides (1,321 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,313 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (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

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In N/A, there were N/A employees (± N/A) in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,570 people), Construction (3,184 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,157 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA, though some of these residents may live in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,338

Median earning men ± $2,822

$36,855

Median earning women ± $2,101

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,128), Public Administration ($82,887), and Information ($79,402).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($66,406), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,798), and Information ($52,361).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (65.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (31.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.29%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

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 Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 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 Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA awarded 49 degrees. The student population of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 110 male students and 185 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA are White (32 and 65.3%), followed by Black or African American (9 and 18.4%), Hispanic or Latino (6 and 12.2%), and Asian (2 and 4.08%).

The largest universities in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA by number of degrees awarded are Massachusetts School of Law (49 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA are Law (49 and 100%).

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.1% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.1% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (27.9k), Some college (16.9k), and Bachelors Degree (16.4k).

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 Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was $534,500 in 2022, which is 1.9 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between N/A and 2022 the median property value increased from N/A to $534,500, a N/A N/A. The homeownership rate in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA is 45.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA is $73,637. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA with a value of $198,790, followed by Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA and Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, with respective values of $172,007 and $157,236.

Property

$534,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$22,834

$19,943

Median Property Taxes

±$975

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 Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

45.6%

Homeownership

2022

65.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 45.6% of the housing units in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA were occupied by their owner.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA with a value of $198,790, followed by Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA and Middlesex County (West Central) PUMA, MA, with respective values of $172,007 and $157,236.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA 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.

$73,637

Median Household Income

± $2,911

43.7k

Number of Households

± 1,667

In 2022, the median household income of the 43.7k households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was $73,637.

The following chart displays the households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.484

2022 Wage GINI in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA

N/A Wage GINI in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA

In 2022, the income inequality in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was 0.484 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 51.6% decline from N/A to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (66.9%)
Worked At Home (11.2%)
Carpooled (10.6%)

In 2022, 66.9% of workers in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.2%) and those who carpooled to work (10.6%).

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

24.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.55% of the workforce in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA (18.1k out of 122k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA is Hispanic, followed by Other 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

95.6% of the population of Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA has health coverage, with 39.2% on employee plans, 39.6% on Medicaid, 6.08% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.305% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 966 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.625% increase from the previous year (960 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 930 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 142 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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966 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Massachusetts

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see an average of 966 patients per year. This represents a 0.625% increase from the previous year (960 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 22.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.42%

Uninsured

39.2%

Employer Coverage

39.6%

Medicaid

6.08%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

0.305%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Essex County (West)--Lawrence & Andover PUMA, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.