Lawrence County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Lawrence County	15,569	15,860	16,291	16,317

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	868
5-9	956
10-14	1,011
15-19	1,075
20-24	818
25-29	835
30-34	939
35-39	960
40-44	1,107
45-49	1,068
50-54	1,103
55-59	1,095
60-64	1,213
65-69	1,060
70-74	934
75-79	638
80-84	357
85+	254
18+	12,750
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Race

Lawrence County	2025
Total	16,291.00
White Alone	96.51%
Black Alone	0.36%
American Indian Alone	0.05%
Asian Alone	0.15%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.02%
Some Other Race	0.29%
Two or More Races	2.62%
Hispanic Origin	0.98%
Diversity Index	8.60

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Growth Rate

Lawrence County	2025 - 2030
Population	0.03%
Households	-0.12%
Families	-0.32%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	5,954	6,239	6,300	6,261
Housing Units	7,040	7,286	7,453	7,402
Owner Occupied Units			4,808	4,812
Renter Occupied Units			1,492	1,449
Vacant Units			1,153	1,141

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Home Value

Lawrence County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$123,082	$135,461
Average Home Value	$155,389	$167,287
<$50,000	971	906
$50,000 - $99,999	783	731
$100,000 - $149,999	1,003	933
$150,000 - $199,999	851	831
$200,000 - $249,999	248	270
$250,000 - $299,999	297	347
$300,000 - $399,999	518	630
$400,000 - $499,999	43	50
$500,000 - $749,999	82	101
$1,000,000 +	8	9

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	647
2000-2009	1,218
1990-1999	1,585
1980-1989	1,194
1970-1979	947
1960-1969	757
1950-1959	497
1940-1949	230
1939 or Before	493

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Income

Lawrence County	2025	2030
Median Household	$43,893	$48,239
Average Household	$58,944	$63,819
Per Capita	$22,811	$24,504

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Household Income

Lawrence County	2025
<$15,000	1,040
$15,000 - $24,999	820
$25,000 - $34,999	828
$35,000 - $49,999	776
$50,000 - $74,999	1,146
$75,000 - $99,999	612
$100,000 - $149,999	707
$150,000 - $199,999	217
$200,000+	154

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	5,050
In-County Residents	2,485
Out-of-County Residents	1,584
Drive Alone	4,342
Carpooled	429
Public Transport	14
Work at Home	225
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	19
Other	21
Less than 5 minutes	439
5-9 minutes	591
10-14 minutes	549
15-19 minutes	401
20-24 minutes	361
25-29 minutes	158
30-34 minutes	643
35-39 minutes	80
40-44 minutes	302
45-59 minutes	688
60-89 minutes	391
90+ minutes	222
Average Travel Time	30

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	3,806
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	8
Mining	7
Utilities	174
Construction	64
Manufacturing	62
Wholesale Trade	221

Retail Trade	568
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	55
Furn & Home Furnish Str	9
Electronics & Appl Store	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	34
Food & Beverage Stores	147
Health/Pers Care Stores	53
Gasoline Stations	49
Clothing/Accessory Store	21
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	17
General Merchandise Str	179

Transportation/Warehouse	95
Information	26

Finance & Insurance	61
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	47
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	14

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	37
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	111
Legal Services	14
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	6
Educational Services	437
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,049
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	15

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	342
Accommodation	23
Food Srv/Drinking Places	319

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	259
Auto Repair/Maintenance	52
Public Administration Emp	262

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Educational Attainment (25+)

Lawrence County	2025
<9th Grade	754
Some High School	1,143
GED	837
Graduated High School	4,225
Some College/No Degree	1,967
Associates Degree	860
Bachelor's Degree	1,050
Graduate Degree	727

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	428
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	3
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	9
Construction Bus	16
Manufacturing Bus	8
Wholesale Trade Bus	16

Retail Trade Bus	70
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	16
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	7
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	10
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	7
Gasoline Stations Bus	9
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	4
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	6
General Merchandise Str Bus	7

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	13
Information Bus	6

Finance & Insurance Bus	14
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	9
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	5

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	13
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	23
Legal Services Bus	5
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	2
Educational Services Bus	12
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	65
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	7

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

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	77
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	14
Public Administration Bus	40

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers