Lawrence Township is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 31,808 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lawrence Township is the 49th largest community in New Jersey.Lawrence Township is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 88.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lawrence Township is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawrence Township who work in office and administrative support (13.22%), management occupations (12.41%), and teaching (9.95%). 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. Of important note, Lawrence Township is also a township of artists. Lawrence Township has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lawrence Township’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.58% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Lawrence Township, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Lawrence Township provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Lawrence Township is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Lawrence Township area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.If knowledge is power, Lawrence Township is a pretty powerful place. 59.95% of the adults in Lawrence Township have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Lawrence Township in 2022 was $57,238, 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 $228,952 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 13.67% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lawrence Township include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and English. Lawrence Township also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.10%. The most common language spoken in Lawrence Township is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
