Lawrence is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 49,276 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Lawrence is the 21st largest community in Indiana.

Also of interest is that Lawrence 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: 10.94% 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.

The overall education level of Lawrence citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.24% of adults in Lawrence have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lawrence in 2018 was $35,101, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,404 for a family of four. However, Lawrence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lawrence is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lawrence home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lawrence residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lawrence also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lawrence include German, Irish, English, African, and European.

The most common language spoken in Lawrence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.