About Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,094 people and just one neighborhood, Lawrenceville is the 371st largest community in New Jersey.

Lawrenceville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lawrenceville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawrenceville who work in management occupations (15.91%), office and administrative support jobs (15.82%), and teaching (11.79%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Lawrenceville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Lawrenceville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Lawrenceville is also a town of artists. Lawrenceville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lawrenceville's character.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Lawrenceville. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Lawrenceville.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Lawrenceville is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Lawrenceville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lawrenceville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lawrenceville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lawrenceville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small town, Lawrenceville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lawrenceville Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lawrenceville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lawrenceville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 71.32% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Lawrenceville in 2000 was $37,919, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,676 for a family of four. However, Lawrenceville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lawrenceville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lawrenceville is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lawrenceville include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Lawrenceville's cultural character, accounting for 16.54% of the town's population.

The languages spoken by people in Lawrenceville are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Lawrenceville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, and Polish.