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Lowell, Massachusetts

City in Middlesex County, Massachusetts · ZIP 01850, 01851, 01852

  • Middlesex County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 29 public schools
  • 120,418 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 42,383Households
  • $76,205Median household income
  • $395,100Median home value
  • 29Public schools
  • 4ZIP codes

About Lowell

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+9.9%
105k110k115k120k2000: 105,16720002010: 106,51920102020: 115,5542020105,167115,554
Population of Lowell at each census
CensusPopulation
2000105,167
2010106,519
2020115,554

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Lowell
Under $50k32.3%
$50k to $100k30%
$100k to $150k20.6%
$150k to $200k8.1%
$200k and over9%

Median household income $76,205 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Lowell
Owner occupied
18,650 units
Renter occupied
23,733 units
Vacancy rate
3.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Lowell compared with its county and state
Lowell compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureLowellMiddlesex CountyMassachusetts
Population114,7991,622,8966,992,395
Median household income$76,205$126,779$101,341
Median age35.538.940.0
Median home value$395,100$687,200$525,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher29.9%59.0%46.6%
Foreign-born residents29.5%22.6%17.7%
Owner-occupied homes44.0%61.6%62.6%
Mean commute to work27.5 minutes30.0 minutes29.3 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Lowell29
Public schools in Lowell, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning CenterPublicPre-KLowell
Abraham LincolnPublicPre-K–4Lowell
Bartlett Community PartnershipPublicPre-K–8Lowell
Charles W MoreyPublicPre-K–4Lowell
Charlotte M Murkland ElementaryPublicPre-K–4Lowell
Dr Gertrude BaileyPublicPre-K–4Lowell
GreenhalgePublicPre-K–4Lowell
John J ShaughnessyPublicPre-K–4Lowell
Joseph McAvinnuePublicPre-K–4Lowell
Lowell Community Charter Public SchoolCharterPre-K–8Lowell Community Charter Public (District)
Moody ElementaryPublicPre-K–4Lowell
Pawtucketville MemorialPublicPre-K–4Lowell
Peter W ReillyPublicPre-K–4Lowell
Pyne ArtsPublicPre-K–8Lowell
Rogers STEM AcademyPublicK–8Lowell
S Christa McAuliffe ElementaryPublicPre-K–4Lowell
WashingtonPublicPre-K–4Lowell
B.F. Butler Middle SchoolPublic5–8Lowell
Dr An Wang SchoolPublic5–8Lowell
Henry J Robinson MiddlePublic5–8Lowell
James S Daley Middle SchoolPublic5–8Lowell
James Sullivan Middle SchoolPublic5–8Lowell
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle SchoolPublic5–8Lowell
Laura Lee Therapeutic Day SchoolPublic4–8Lowell
Leblanc Therapeutic Day SchoolPublic9–12Lowell
Lowell HighPublic9–12Lowell
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter SchoolCharter9–12Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter (District)
The Career AcademyPublic9–12Lowell
Collegiate Charter School of LowellCharterK–12Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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