Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, United States. Alongside Cambridge, it is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of the last census, and the third most populous in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area, called Greater Lowell, and of New England's Merrimack Valley region.
Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local figure in the Industrial Revolution. The city became known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution because of its textile mills and factories. Many of Lowell's...
| Ethnicity | Lowell | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 49.8% | 60.1% |
| African American | 8% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 20.9% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 17.9% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Lowell | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 7% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 9.6% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 7.1% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 10.7% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 15.3% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 15% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 15.7% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 6.9% | 7.1% |
| Education | Lowell | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 10% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 7% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 32% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 17% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 7% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 16% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 9% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |