Bangor vs Lawrence

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and Lawrence: population, income, housing, and more.

Bangor and Lawrence are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bangor has the higher population (2,113 vs 1,186 in Lawrence). Bangor has the higher median household income ($50,714 vs $36,188 in Lawrence). Bangor has the higher median home value ($106,800 vs $106,700 in Lawrence).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Lawrence
Population	2,113	1,186
Median age	30.0 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	$36,188
Median home value	$106,800	$106,700
Median gross rent	$629	$586
Housing units	770	458
Homeownership rate	61.1%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Lawrence
Population	1,860 → 2,113 (+13.6%)	1,029 → 1,186 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$39,122 → $50,714 (+29.6%)	$43,125 → $36,188 (-16.1%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $106,800 (+32.8%)	$74,300 → $106,700 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $629 (-5.1%)	$560 → $586 (+4.6%)

Bangor

Population

1,8602,113

Median household income

$39,122$50,714

Median home value

$80,400$106,800

Median gross rent

$663$629

Lawrence

Population

1,0291,186

Median household income

$43,125$36,188

Median home value

$74,300$106,700

Median gross rent

$560$586

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Lawrence
Under 5	9.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.9%	24.1%
18 to 24	12.9%	12.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	14.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	7.6%	9.1%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	7.7%
75 and over	5.3%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Lawrence
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	56.3%
Black or African American	5.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.8%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	40.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Lawrence
No high school diploma	23.4%	26.8%
High school graduate	36.5%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Lawrence
Drove alone	67.3%	82.7%
Carpooled	14.9%	10.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.9%
Worked from home	9.7%	3.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Lawrence
1-unit, detached	66.6%	48.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	36.9%
20 or more units	2.3%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Lawrence
Poverty rate	15.6%	32.5%
Average household size	2.90	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1963	1976