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Lawrence Township, NJ
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Lawrence Township profile


Living in Lawrence Township



Lawrence Township is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 31,808 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Lawrence Township is the 49th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Lawrence Township are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.18% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Lawrence Township, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the township.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Lawrence Township use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Lawrence Township‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Lawrence Township. 57.84% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lawrence Township in 2018 was $50,949, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $203,796 for a family of four.

Lawrence Township is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Lawrence Township home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lawrence Township residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lawrence Township also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.53% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lawrence Township include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Lawrence Township's cultural character, accounting for 26.15% of the township’s population.

The most common language spoken in Lawrence Township is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.