Lawrence, Kansas

Demographic Snapshot

	Lawrence	Douglas County	Kansas City MSA
Population, 2017	96,892	120,793	2,128,912
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	13.18%	11.96%	7.47%
Median Age, 2016	27.3	29.1	37.4
Land Area (sq. mi.)	33.56	455.87	7,950
High School Grads, 2016	95.2%	95%	91.4%
College Grads, 2016	53.6%	49.7%	35%
Labor Force, 2017	52,326	65,199	1,128,859
Unemployment Rate, 2017	3.1%	3.2%	3.8%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Major Employers

Company	Type of Operation	Employees
Allen Press	Printing services	275
Amarr Garage Doors	Garage door mfg.	750
Baker University	Higher education	500
Berry Plastics	Injection molded plastic containers and lids mfg.	750
Big Heart Pet Brands	Pet food mfg.	160
Boston Financial Data Services	Financial services	405
City of Lawrence	Government	800
Community Living Opportunities	Not-for-profit providing residential & vocational services for adults with severe & profound developmental disabilities	222
Cottonwood Incorporated	Manufacturing	225
DCCCA	Not-for-profit alcohol and drug abuse counseling and information	295
Dillons	Grocery store	465
Douglas County	Government	384
Eudora School District	Education	232
General Dynamics	Information services	1,100
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America	Corporate headquarters	85
Grandstand	Glassware and apparel	210
Hallmark Cards, Inc.	Greeting card mfg.	772
Haskell Indian Nations University	Higher education	250
HP Pelzer	Automotive mfg.	160
ICL Performance Products LP	Chemical mfg.	150
K-Mart Distribution Center	Retail distribution center	200
Lawrence Memorial Hospital	Healthcare	1,403
Lawrence Paper Company	Packaging mfg.	209
Lawrence Public Schools	Education	1,823
MV Transportation	Passenger transportation contractor	188
P1 Group, INC	Electrical, mechanical, and service contractors	242
PROSOCO	Specialty cleaner mfg.	95
Schlumberger	Electric submersible pump cable, hi-temp magnet wire and hi-tech elastomer products mfg.	150
SurePoint Medical	Healthcare	107
The Olivia Collection	Hospitality	212
The University of Kansas	Higher education	9,994
The World Company	Media	200
USA 800	Telemarketing services	250
Westar Energy	Utility	170