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01852

Lowell, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
37,144
Median household income
$80,906
People below poverty
15.1%
Median home value
$424,300

Income

The median income of households in 01852 was $80,906. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 3.8
$15,000 to $24,999 9.6
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 9.3
$50,000 to $74,999 14.8
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 20.3
$150,000 to $199,999 9.1
$200,000 or more 10.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 71067
Female 58214

An estimated 78.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 28% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,886. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.5
Social Security 28
Retirement income 15.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9
Cash public assistance income 6.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12

In 2020-2024, 23 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01852 in 2020-2024, 96.2% had health insurance coverage and 3.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.5% and public coverage was 46.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 01852 had a total population of 37,144 - 18,737 (50.4%) females and 18,407 (49.6%) males. The median age was 38.2 years. An estimated 21.8% of the population was under 18 years, 35.7% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01852 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1107 1040
5 to 9 964 1137
10 to 14 1056 1264
15 to 19 1236 1026
20 to 24 1138 963
25 to 29 1113 1338
30 to 34 1708 1794
35 to 39 1476 1300
40 to 44 1302 1127
45 to 49 862 1017
50 to 54 1367 985
55 to 59 1350 1532
60 to 64 1188 1423
65 to 69 1108 932
70 to 74 542 769
75 to 79 415 444
80 to 84 293 449
85 and over 182 197

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.5% were White; 8% were Black or African American; 2.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 13.6% were Asian; 4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 19.4% of the people in 01852 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.2% of the people in 01852 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,071 households in 01852. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.5% of the households in 01852 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.1% of all households, while 23.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 16% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.4% of all households.

In 01852, 29.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.5
Cohabiting Couples 9.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.3% of males and 38.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.6 37.4
Now married, except separated 41.3 38.1
Separated 2 1.9
Widowed 2.3 7.8
Divorced 10.7 14.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01852, 914 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 72.6% of the people living in 01852 were U.S. natives. 52.2% of the 01852 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 27.4% of 01852 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 53.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01852 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01852.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 39.8
Asia 31.2
Europe 15.3
Africa 12.5
Northern America 1.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01852 in 2020-2024, 39.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.5% of people at least five years old; 19.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.5
Other Indo-European languages 13.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 9.6
Other languages 2.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 01852 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.7
Different house, same county 8
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 2
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01852 was 7,967 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 241 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,605. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,121.

Educational Attainment of People in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.3
High school diploma or equivalency 28.4
Some college, no degree 15.3
Associate's degree 7.8
Bachelor's degree 19.3
Graduate or professional degree 13.9

Disability

In 01852, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 14.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01852, 63.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,464 80.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,571 13.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,224 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01852 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 5.6
Manufacturing 12.8
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 8.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.5
Other Services, except public administration 6
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01852 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,094 42
Service occupations 4,103 21.3
Sales and office occupations 3,080 16
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,105 5.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,886 15

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.5% of 01852 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 2.8
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 13.6

In 2020-2024, 01852 had a total of 15,636 housing units. Of these housing units, 36.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 63.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 36.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 63.1
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

6.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 40.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01852 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 39.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01852 had 15,071 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 565 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 44.3% while renters occupied 55.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.65 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.25.

4.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.8% and another 11.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01852:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 62.1
Electricity 31.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.7
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01852 was $424,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.4 % had a mortgage. 33.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,382 and for owners without a mortgage it was $860.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01852 was $1,581. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.