Lawrence County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Lawrence County	15,569	15,860	16,059	15,905

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Age

Population	2026
0-4	853
5-9	932
10-14	974
15-19	1,085
20-24	806
25-29	822
30-34	925
35-39	939
40-44	1,092
45-49	1,063
50-54	1,083
55-59	1,070
60-64	1,197
65-69	1,040
70-74	936
75-79	630
80-84	352
85+	260
18+	12,590
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Race

Lawrence County	2026
Total	16,059.00
White Alone	96.36%
Black Alone	0.37%
American Indian Alone	0.04%
Asian Alone	0.2%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.02%
Some Other Race	0.3%
Two or More Races	2.71%
Hispanic Origin	1.02%
Diversity Index	8.90

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Growth Rate

Lawrence County	2026 - 2031
Population	-0.19%
Households	-0.23%
Families	-0.42%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Households	5,954	6,239	6,329	6,255
Housing Units	7,040	7,286	7,462	7,375
Owner Occupied Units			4,798	4,748
Renter Occupied Units			1,531	1,507
Vacant Units			1,133	1,120

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Home Value

Lawrence County	2026	2031
Median Home Value	$130,453	$146,886
Average Home Value	$161,145	$174,160
<$50,000	867	803
$50,000 - $99,999	724	663
$100,000 - $149,999	1,041	942
$150,000 - $199,999	902	859
$200,000 - $249,999	260	279
$250,000 - $299,999	316	354
$300,000 - $399,999	549	678
$400,000 - $499,999	43	53
$500,000 - $749,999	84	105
$1,000,000 +	8	9

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	541
2000-2009	1,416
1990-1999	1,617
1980-1989	1,264
1970-1979	933
1960-1969	692
1950-1959	441
1940-1949	197
1939 or Before	430

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Income

Lawrence County	2026	2031
Median Household	$49,349	$56,577
Average Household	$63,753	$71,588
Per Capita	$25,180	$28,210

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Household Income

Lawrence County	2026
<$15,000	912
$15,000 - $24,999	777
$25,000 - $34,999	752
$35,000 - $49,999	747
$50,000 - $74,999	1,291
$75,000 - $99,999	614
$100,000 - $149,999	754
$150,000 - $199,999	260
$200,000+	222

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	5,270
In-County Residents	2,907
Out-of-County Residents	1,369
Drive Alone	4,424
Carpooled	419
Public Transport	18
Work at Home	289
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	87
Other	33
Less than 5 minutes	403
5-9 minutes	657
10-14 minutes	466
15-19 minutes	507
20-24 minutes	366
25-29 minutes	157
30-34 minutes	679
35-39 minutes	187
40-44 minutes	203
45-59 minutes	673
60-89 minutes	455
90+ minutes	228
Average Travel Time	30

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	3,555
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	8
Mining	7
Utilities	174
Construction	67
Manufacturing	65
Wholesale Trade	430

Retail Trade	348
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	56
Furn & Home Furnish Str	9
Electronics & Appl Store	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	26
Food & Beverage Stores	52
Health/Pers Care Stores	39
Gasoline Stations	58
Clothing/Accessory Store	21
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	14
General Merchandise Str	69

Transportation/Warehouse	84
Information	27

Finance & Insurance	70
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	51
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	19

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	37
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	119
Legal Services	14
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	9
Educational Services	308
HealthCare/Social Assist	919
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	25

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	347
Accommodation	23
Food Srv/Drinking Places	324

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	234
Auto Repair/Maintenance	42
Public Administration Emp	275

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Educational Attainment (25+)

Lawrence County	2026
<9th Grade	835
Some High School	1,223
GED	679
Graduated High School	4,070
Some College/No Degree	2,147
Associates Degree	750
Bachelor's Degree	972
Graduate Degree	733

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	426
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	3
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	9
Construction Bus	16
Manufacturing Bus	8
Wholesale Trade Bus	18

Retail Trade Bus	69
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	16
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	6
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	11
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	6
Gasoline Stations Bus	10
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	4
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	5
General Merchandise Str Bus	7

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	13
Information Bus	6

Finance & Insurance Bus	17
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	10
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	7

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	13
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	24
Legal Services Bus	5
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	3
Educational Services Bus	12
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	64
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	8

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	24
Accommodation Bus	4
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	20

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	72
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	11
Public Administration Bus	38

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers