LAWRENCE AT A GLANCE*							LAWRENCE AT A GLANCE									LAWRENCE AT A GLANCE
Demographics							Form of Government			City Services (2006 Estimates)			Services Provided By Other Governmental Units		Employment Statistics
Population				Population by Gender			The City of Lawrence, established in 1854, is governed by a Commission-Manager form of government in which five Commissioners are elected at large.  The City Manager is appointed by the Commission.
1960	32,858			Male	39,803	49.7%										Unemployment Rate	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
1970	45,698			Female	40,295	50.3%				Building Permits			Education			City of Lawrence	3.1%	3.5%	4.2%	5.1%	4.4%	4.3%
1980	52,738									Single Family	250		Unified School District #497			State of Kansas	3.7%	4.3%	5.6%	5.4%	5.5%	5.1%
1990	65,657			Median Age						Duplex	100		University of Kansas			United States	4.0%	4.7%	5.8%	6.0%	5.5%	5.1%
2000	80,098			25.3 years						Multi-Family	50		Haskell Indian Nations University			Sources: Kansas Department of Labor and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ethnic Composition				Population Distribution						Fire / Medical			Hospital			Top 10 Largest Employers		Product			Employees
African American	4,078	5.1%		65 and over	5,755	7.2%	Tax Information			Stations	6		Lawrence Memorial Hospital			The University of Kansas		Education			9,396
American Indian	2,344	2.9%		45-64	12,103	15.1%				Numbers of Calls	8,925					Pearson Governmental Solutions		Information Services			1,800
Asian	3,030	3.8%		25-44	22,800	28.5%	2007 Mill Levies			Staff	145		Library Services			Lawrence Public Schools		Education			1,710
Hispanic or Latino	2,921	3.6%		18-24	24,569	30.7%	City of Lawrence			Number of Inspections	6356		Lawrence Public Library			City of Lawrence		City Government Services			1,250
Other	1,086	1.4%		5-17	10,526	13.1%	Douglas County			Fire Insurance Rating	2					Lawrence Memorial Hospital		Health Services			1,200
Two or more races	2,382	3.0%		Under 5	4,345	5.4%	School District						Public Employment Agency			Hallmark Cards, Inc.		Social Expression Products			760
White	67,122	83.8%		Total Population	80,098	100%	State Levy	1.500		Parks & Recreation			Kansas Job Service Center			The World Company		Information Services			600
							Total	1.500		Recreation Centers	6					Amarr Garage Doors		Manufacturing			588
										Parks	52		Public Housing			K-Mart Distribution Center		Distribution			452
							Tax Assessment Rates			Park Acreage	3,494		Lawrence-Douglas County Housing			DCCCA Center		Health Services			425
							Industrial/Commericial	25.0%		Public Pools	4		Authority
							Machinery & Equipment	25.0%		Public Tennis Courts	18
							Residential Property	11.5%		Sport Complexes	3		Transportation
										Trails (miles)	60
							2006 City						Location
							Assessed Valuation			Police			Lawrence is located 37 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri, and 25 miles east of Topeka.  It enjoys access to Interstate 70, Hwy 10, and is located a short distance from Hwy 435, Hwy 635, and Interstate 35. Lawrence also maintains a Municipal Airport, and is 45 miles southeast of Kansas City Int'l Airport.
							Real Property			Stations	3
							Personal Property			Police Officers	139
							State Assessed			Patrol Units	27
							Total	$-		Calls for Service	97,000
							Sales Tax			Sanitary Sewer
							State of Kansas	5.3%		Plants	1
							City of Lawrence	1.0%		Miles of sewers	406
							Douglas County	1.0%		Service connections	30,970
							Total	7.3%		Avg daily treatment	12.5 MGD
Educational Attainment (over age 25)				Other Census Information						Pump stations	36		Alternative Means of Transportation:
9-12, No Diploma	5.1%			Average Household size		2.3
High School Diploma	18.5%			Average Family Size		2.9	Crime			Water System			Lawrence Transit System
Some College	21.9%			# of Owner-Occupied Units		14,393				Plants	2		Greyhound Trailways
Associates Degree	4.8%			# of Renter-Occupied Units		16,995	Crime Indices (per 1000)			Miles of water mains	381		Lawrence Bus Company
Bachelor's Degree	26.9%			# of Vacant Units		1,373	Violent Crime Index	4		Service connections	31,770		Bus 62		Income Statistics (2000 Census)
Graduate Degree	20.8%						Property Crime Index	47.5		Fire hydrants	3,136
							Total Crime Index	51.5		Avg. daily consmpt	13 MGD		Mean Travel Time to Work			Personal Income per Capita		Median Household Income			Median Family Income
*Information from Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 2000 U.S. Census, Kansas Dept. of Labor, and U.S. Dept. of Labor										Max daily capacity	32.5 MGD		18.4 minutes			$19,378		$34,669			$51,545
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																		2003	% of total employment (2003)
																	Total employment	66,009	100
																	Farm employment	954	1.445257
																	Construction	3,567	5.403809
																	Manufacturing	3,564	5.399264
																	Retail Trade	6,900	10.45312
																	Information	2,341	3.546486
																	Professional and technical services	4,977	7.539881
																	Health care and social assistance	5,452	8.25948
																	Accommodation and food services	5,931	8.985138
																	Government and government enterprises	17,055	25.83739
																	Other	15,268	23.13018
																	Total employment	66,009	100