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. A relatively large number of people in Lawrence Township telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.58% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.Lawrence Township is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Lawrence Township enrolled in college, Lawrence Township has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. For the size of the township, public transportation in Lawrence Township is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Lawrence Township, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lawrence Township's cultural character, accounting for 25.10% of the township’s population. The most common language spoken in Lawrence Township is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
