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Lowell, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $420,200 (it was $130,500 in 2000)
Lowell:

$420,200
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $315,000 - $555,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $402,607
Here:

$402,607
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $332,514
Here:

$332,514
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $495,573
Here:

$495,573
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $867,095
Here:

$867,095
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,265
Here:

$287,265
State:

$555,768

Mobile homes: $85,628
Here:

$85,628
State:

$170,209

Total population: 109,945 (Urban population: 105,167, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 42,944 (40,790 occupied: 18,103 owner occupied, 22,687 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

56%
State:

38%

Housing density: 3,118 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $330,068.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,303 (lower quartile is $915, upper quartile is $1,672)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,439


Median gross rent in Lowell, MA in 2022: $1,513

Housing units in Lowell with a mortgage: 12,287 (1,409 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,231 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 429

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $107,568

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $75,042

Median monthly housing costs: $1,557

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Lowell, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1945

Median year apartment built: 1956

Household type by relationship:

Households: 113,594
  • Male householders: 17,327 (4,608 living alone), Female householders: 23,463 (5,939 living alone)
  • 15,257 spouses (15,257 opposite-sex spouses), 5,832 unmarried partners, (5,566 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 30,549 children (29,120 natural, 457 adopted, 972 stepchildren), 2,317 grandchildren, 3,228 brothers or sisters, 2,845 parents, 0 foster children, 1,652 other relatives, 5,763 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,361

Size of family households: 7,200 2-persons, 7,388 3-persons, 6,264 4-persons, 1,893 5-persons, 1,946 6-persons, 755 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,547 1-person, 3,763 2-persons, 249 3-persons, 401 4-persons, 228 5-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.

11,439 married couples with children.
9,916 single-parent households (1,550 men, 8,366 women).

51.2% of residents of Lowell speak English at home.
13.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
12.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
19.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 37,432 (33.0%)
(55.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • 150no bedroom
  • 3371 bedroom
  • 4,2942 bedrooms
  • 9,0803 bedrooms
  • 3,0754 bedrooms
  • 1,1675+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • 1,883no bedroom
  • 4,6551 bedroom
  • 9,0022 bedrooms
  • 5,5513 bedrooms
  • 1,3254 bedrooms
  • 2715+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lowell in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lowell in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 742no vehicle
  • 6,7081 vehicle
  • 5,5762 vehicles
  • 2,6783 vehicles
  • 2,1864 vehicles
  • 2135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lowell in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lowell in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,910no vehicle
  • 8,8161 vehicle
  • 7,4402 vehicles
  • 1,0503 vehicles
  • 2424 vehicles
  • 2295+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • 1501 room
  • 1242 rooms
  • 2083 rooms
  • 2,3354 rooms
  • 4,6345 rooms
  • 3,0326 rooms
  • 2,9077 rooms
  • 2,5778 rooms
  • 2,1369+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • 1,6781 room
  • 1,6742 rooms
  • 3,5773 rooms
  • 5,8344 rooms
  • 5,1375 rooms
  • 3,0056 rooms
  • 9457 rooms
  • 4228 rooms
  • 4159+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lowell, MA
  • Lowell, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lowell, MA in 2022
  • 2,613Less than $10,000
  • 4,870$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,455$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,795$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,974$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,833$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,890$60,000 to $74,999
  • 6,022$75,000 to $99,999
  • 4,240$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,375$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,315$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,408$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lowell, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Lowell, MA in 2022
  • 408Less than $10,000
  • 9$10,000 to $14,999
  • 18$20,000 to $24,999
  • 11$25,000 to $29,999
  • 113$30,000 to $34,999
  • 10$35,000 to $39,999
  • 132$40,000 to $49,999
  • 37$50,000 to $59,999
  • 11$70,000 to $79,999
  • 44$80,000 to $89,999
  • 183$100,000 to $124,999
  • 95$125,000 to $149,999
  • 328$150,000 to $174,999
  • 506$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,509$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,201$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,410$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,481$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,326$500,000 to $749,999
  • 448$750,000 to $999,999
  • 230$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 7$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 176$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lowell, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lowell, MA in 2022
  • 196$100 to $149
  • 155$150 to $199
  • 374$200 to $249
  • 751$250 to $299
  • 294$300 to $349
  • 566$350 to $399
  • 403$400 to $449
  • 145$450 to $499
  • 372$500 to $549
  • 49$550 to $599
  • 595$600 to $649
  • 155$650 to $699
  • 418$700 to $749
  • 433$750 to $799
  • 507$800 to $899
  • 960$900 to $999
  • 3,714$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,839$1,250 to $1,499
  • 5,112$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,633$2,000 to $2,499
  • 525$2,500 to $2,999
  • 46$3,000 to $3,499
  • 445No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.0%
Number of people working at home: 6,392 (11.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 381
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,389
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,585
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,767
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7,349
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,080
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 6,589
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,173
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,241
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,516
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,639
  • 90 or more minutes: 641
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lowell

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 28,740 (67.7%)
  • Carpooled: 3,036 (7.1%)
  • Bus: 174 (0.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 13 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 14 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 836 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 294 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 2,226 (5.2%)
  • Worked at home: 6,392 (15.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.2%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 17.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.1%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 10.4%Males
  • 1.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 3.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lowell, Massachusetts
  • 13,2622010 or later
  • 6,5082000 to 2009
  • 4,8371990 to 1999
  • 9,9441980 to 1989
  • 2,0331970 to 1979
  • 1,743Before 1970
Ancestries in Lowell, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 7,537 (10.7%)
  • Portuguese: 3,220 (4.6%)
  • Brazilian: 3,004 (4.2%)
  • Italian: 2,316 (3.3%)
  • French Canadian: 1,867 (2.6%)
  • French: 1,835 (2.6%)
  • American: 1,497 (2.1%)
  • African: 1,182 (1.7%)
  • English: 1,081 (1.5%)
  • Greek: 865 (1.2%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 860 (1.2%)
  • German: 771 (1.1%)
  • Polish: 601 (0.8%)
  • Moroccan: 414 (0.6%)
  • Haitian: 409 (0.6%)
  • Kenyan: 388 (0.5%)
  • European: 335 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 276 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 259 (0.4%)
  • Ugandan: 222 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 205 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 202 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 180 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 178 (0.3%)
  • Liberian: 162 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 161 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 157 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 144 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 135 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 105 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 99 (0.1%)
  • Cape Verdean: 75 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 69 (0.10%)
  • Canadian: 67 (0.09%)
  • Syrian: 67 (0.09%)
  • Eastern European: 63 (0.09%)
  • Afghan: 61 (0.09%)
  • Norwegian: 56 (0.08%)
  • Barbadian: 53 (0.07%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 50 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 44 (0.06%)
  • Bermudan: 38 (0.05%)
  • Romanian: 37 (0.05%)
  • Danish: 36 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 35 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 34 (0.05%)
  • Northern European: 32 (0.05%)
  • Zimbabwean: 31 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 29 (0.04%)
  • Arab: 27 (0.04%)
  • British: 23 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 23 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 22 (0.03%)
  • Guyanese: 20 (0.03%)
  • Somali: 20 (0.03%)
  • Ukrainian: 20 (0.03%)
  • Israeli: 16 (0.02%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 15 (0.02%)
  • Egyptian: 14 (0.02%)
  • Dutch: 9 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 9 (0.01%)
  • South African: 6 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Scandinavian: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Cambodia
Lowell:

31.4% (10,721)
Massachusetts:

1.2% (14,305)

Brazil
Lowell:

11.5% (3,920)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

Dominican Republic
Lowell:

7.7% (2,632)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

India
Lowell:

5.7% (1,958)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Laos
Lowell:

5.6% (1,894)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,448)

Colombia
Lowell:

5.3% (1,808)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (27,810)

Portugal
Lowell:

4.9% (1,678)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (50,360)

Vietnam
Lowell:

4.5% (1,531)
Massachusetts:

3.0% (37,197)

Thailand
Lowell:

4.1% (1,412)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (5,553)

Kenya
Lowell:

2.2% (740)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,746)

Uganda
Lowell:

2.0% (690)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (5,099)

Burma (Myanmar)
Lowell:

1.6% (546)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (1,644)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 58,033
  • Other state: 12,569
  • Northeast: 7,235
  • Midwest: 1,258
  • South: 2,660
  • West: 1,416

87.9% of Lowell residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54.2% lived in Massachusetts.


Lowell:

87.9%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,295
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 453
  • 5th and 6th grade: 145
  • 7th and 8th grade: 773
  • 9th grade: 410
  • 10th grade: 623
  • 11th grade: 673
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,171
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,886
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,362
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,753
  • Associate degree: 1,727
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,718
  • Master's degree: 2,533
  • Professional school degree: 238
  • Doctorate degree: 581
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,607
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 981
  • 5th and 6th grade: 425
  • 7th and 8th grade: 770
  • 9th grade: 742
  • 10th grade: 669
  • 11th grade: 308
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,037
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,471
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,520
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,120
  • Associate degree: 4,106
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,193
  • Master's degree: 3,614
  • Professional school degree: 234
  • Doctorate degree: 242
Educational Attainment for Females
Lowell marital status for males
Lowell marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,290
  • One, attached: 3,066
  • Two: 6,534
  • 3 or 4: 3,566
  • 5 to 9: 4,313
  • 10 to 19: 3,723
  • 20 to 49: 3,192
  • 50 or more: 4,189
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 71
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lowell
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lowell, MA
  • 78.9%Utility gas
  • 9.3%Electricity
  • 8.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lowell, MA
  • 58.7%Utility gas
  • 33.3%Electricity
  • 3.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 963
Here:

8.2%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 637
Here:

12.5%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,874
Here:

21.1%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability