Population

119,971

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$429,200

Owner-occupied units

Lowell, MA

Massachusetts · 42.639° N, 71.321° W · 14 sq mi

Lowell is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 119,971 and about 8,815 residents per square mile. The median household earns $78,658 a year, and the median home is worth $429,200.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

14 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

8,815

People per square mile

Rank by population

#264

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#764

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$78,658

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,625

Per month

Homeownership

43.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.9 min

One way

People

Median age

35.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

30%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

30.5%

Households

43,183

2.61 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 28.5^%

Manufacturing 15.5^%

Professional & business services 13.5^%

Retail trade 9.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Massachusetts

Name

Abigail Johnson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$31.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Milton

Source of wealth

Fidelity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector

Employer

Mass General Brigham

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Massachusetts

Company

TJX

Revenue

$56.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Framingham

Ticker

TJX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Massachusetts

State bird

Black-capped Chickadee

State flower

Mayflower

State capital

Boston

Nickname

The Bay State

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