Lawrence County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Lawrence County	15,569	15,860	16,375	16,335

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	1,070	915	882
5-9	1,014	1,009	949
10-14	950	1,016	1,066
15-19	1,088	851	971
20-24	862	709	729
25-29	929	970	678
30-34	965	1,023	895
35-39	1,028	1,017	1,030
40-44	1,047	1,067	1,036
45-49	1,224	1,011	1,106
50-54	1,217	1,029	1,005
55-59	1,193	1,150	1,041
60-64	1,028	1,195	1,115
65-69	788	1,222	1,174
70-74	574	963	1,067
75-79	390	622	794
80-84	284	340	474
85+	209	266	323
18+	12,179	12,920	12,845
Median Age	40	43	45

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Lawrence County	2023
Total	16,375.00
White Alone	96.67
Black Alone	0.23
American Indian Alone	0.01
Asian Alone	0.15
Pacific Islander Alone	0.02
Some Other Race	0.30
Two or More Races	2.61
Hispanic Origin	1.00
Diversity Index	8.30

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Lawrence County	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.05%
Households	0.08%
Families	0.00%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	5,954	6,239	6,488	6,513
Housing Units	7,040	7,286	7,580	7,570
Owner Occupied Units			5,019	5,060
Renter Occupied Units			1,469	1,453
Vacant Units			1,092	1,057

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Lawrence County	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$104,537	$116,406
Average Home Value	$141,836	$152,806
<$50,000	1,072	999
$50,000 - $99,999	1,363	1,279
$100,000 - $149,999	821	768
$150,000 - $199,999	582	635
$200,000 - $249,999	408	446
$250,000 - $299,999	256	309
$300,000 - $399,999	317	386
$400,000 - $499,999	133	160
$500,000 - $749,999	53	62
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	717
2000-2009	1,188
1990-1999	1,223
1980-1989	1,210
1970-1979	1,195
1960-1969	734
1950-1959	566
1940-1949	214
1939 or Before	461

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Lawrence County	2023	2028
Median Household	$37,704	$42,451
Average Household	$55,263	$62,540
Per Capita	$21,910	$24,950

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Lawrence County	2023
<$15,000	1,409
$15,000 - $24,999	858
$25,000 - $34,999	774
$35,000 - $49,999	870
$50,000 - $74,999	1,075
$75,000 - $99,999	668
$100,000 - $149,999	605
$150,000 - $199,999	133
$200,000+	96

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	4,377
In-County Residents	2,027
Out-of-County Residents	1,599
Drive Alone	3,702
Carpooled	456
Public Transport	32
Work at Home	138
Less than 5 minutes	394
5-9 minutes	438
10-14 minutes	467
15-19 minutes	277
20-24 minutes	401
25-29 minutes	123
30-34 minutes	716
35-39 minutes	158
40-44 minutes	371
45-59 minutes	493
60-89 minutes	216
90+ minutes	185
Average Travel Time	29

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	3,850
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	6
Mining	7
Utilities	186
Construction	65
Manufacturing	54
Wholesale Trade	220

Retail Trade	875
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	57
Furn & Home Furnish Str	9
Electronics & Appl Store	6
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	29
Food & Beverage Stores	243
Health/Pers Care Stores	51
Gasoline Stations	49
Clothing/Accessory Store	22
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	18
General Merchandise Str	391
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	86
Information	30

Finance & Insurance	80
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	52
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	28

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	39
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	78
Legal Services	15
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	6
Educational Services	280
HealthCare/Social Assist	908
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	13

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	349
Accommodation	24
Food Srv/Drinking Places	325

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	244
Auto Repair/Maintenance	60
Public Administration Emp	300

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Lawrence County	2023
Some High School	1,613
Graduated High School	4,645
Associates Degree	677
Bachelor's Degree	931
Graduate Degree	679

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	431
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	3
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	9
Construction Bus	16
Manufacturing Bus	9
Wholesale Trade Bus	16

Retail Trade Bus	78
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	19
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	7
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	11
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	7
Gasoline Stations Bus	10
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	4
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	7
General Merchandise Str Bus	8
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	11
Information Bus	7

Finance & Insurance Bus	18
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	11
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	7

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	13
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	19
Legal Services Bus	5
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	1
Educational Services Bus	11
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	61
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	6

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	24
Accommodation Bus	5
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	19

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	73
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	16
Public Administration Bus	41

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers