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People QuickFacts | Lowell | Massachusetts
Population, 2012 estimate | 108,522 | 6,645,303
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 106,519 | 6,547,629
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.9% | 1.5%
Population, 2010 | 106,519 | 6,547,629
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.7% | 21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 10.1% | 13.8%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.4% | 51.6%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 60.3% | 80.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.8% | 6.6%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 20.2% | 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 3.6% | 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 17.3% | 9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 52.8% | 76.1%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 83.4% | 86.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 24.7% | 14.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 41.9% | 21.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 78.3% | 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 22.1% | 39.0%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 5,238 | 400,874
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 25.1 | 27.7
Housing units, 2010 | 41,431 | 2,808,254
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 47.6% | 63.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 62.4% | 41.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $234,200 | $335,500
Households, 2008-2012 | 39,269 | 2,525,694
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.62 | 2.5
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $23,793 | $35,485
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $51,714 | $66,658
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 17.3% | 11.0%
Business QuickFacts | Lowell | Massachusetts
Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,893 | 596,790
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.4% | 3.4%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.8% | 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.0% | 3.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 36.2% | 29.8%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 762,891 | 86,428,959
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 523,391 | 95,275,672
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 573,912 | 88,082,966
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,586 | $13,553
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 107,884 | 14,917,210
Geography QuickFacts | Lowell | Massachusetts
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 13.58 | 7,800.06
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 7,842.1 | 839.4
FIPS Code | 37000 | 25
Counties | Middlesex County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts