Lawrenceville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 22,512 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Lawrenceville is the 34th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some cities, Lawrenceville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lawrenceville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lawrenceville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawrenceville who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.99%), sales jobs (12.57%), and management occupations (7.56%).

Because of many things, Lawrenceville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lawrenceville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lawrenceville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lawrenceville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Lawrenceville, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 96.8% of people in Lawrenceville drive alone to work on most days, making Lawrenceville a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Lawrenceville's landscape.

Lawrenceville Information and Demographics

The education level of Lawrenceville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 19.08% of adults in Lawrenceville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lawrenceville in 2000 was $19,649, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,596 for a family of four.

Lawrenceville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lawrenceville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lawrenceville is White, followed by African-American. Lawrenceville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.27% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lawrenceville include English, Irish, German, and Yugoslavian.

In addition, Lawrenceville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.75%).

The most common language spoken in Lawrenceville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.