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Lawrence County, OH mapCounty population in 2005: 63,112 (52% urban, 48% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 18,511
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,221
% of renters here:  25%
State:  31%
Land area: 455 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 139 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  18.9%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  7.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.7%), Retail trade (15.1%), Manufacturing (14.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Lawrence County, Ohio business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lawrence County, Ohio:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Males: 29,899  (48.0%)
Females: 32,420  (52.0%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,425
County population in 2003: 62,487
Jobs in 2003: 13,254

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Total labor force in 2004: 28,280
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:
Lawrence County:  2.5 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,931 ($29,127 in 2000)
This county  $30,931
Ohio:  $43,493

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,495
Lawrence County  $89,495
Ohio:  $129,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $421
Institutionalized population: 534
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lawrence County in 2000: $679


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 32
  • Thefts: 63
  • Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 16
  • Burglaries: 12
  • Thefts: 76
  • Auto thefts: 14

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Lawrence County, OH map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County Ohio:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.7%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $559 (0.8%)

Area name: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ironton, South Point, Burlington, Coal Grove, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Athalia, Hanging Rock, Rome.

2005 air pollution in Lawrence County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 23 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 46 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 17.0 µg/m3. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 39 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.


Neighboring counties: Cabell County, West Virginia , Boyd County, Kentucky , Gallia County , Jackson County , Greenup County, Kentucky , Wayne County, West Virginia , Scioto County .


Lawrence County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lawrence County: Lawrence County Fairgrounds (A), Forest Hills Golf Course (B), Edgemeade of Ohio Center (C), Kimballs Landing (D), Gardners Landing (E), Etna Junction (F), Ironton Country Club (G), LaGrange (H), McCormicks Landing (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lawrence County include: Highway Church (A), Holiday Drive Church (B), Ice Creek Church (C), Apostolic Church (D), LaGrange Church (E), Lawrence Chapel (F), Leatherwood Church (G), Locust Grove Church (H), Macedonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), Hanging Rock Cemetery (2), Zoar Cemetery (3), Zimmerman Cemetery (4), Yates Cemetery (5), Dennin Cemetery (6), Wiseman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pops Lake (A), Sky Lake (B), Timber Ridge Lake (C), Superior Marquette Cement Company Pond (D), Lawco Lake (E), Lake Forest (F), Payne Lake (G), Izaak Walton Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Turkey Creek (B), Turkey Fork (C), Brushy Fork (D), Hog Run (E), Brushy Branch (F), Shoal Creek (G), Kimble Creek (H), Asbury Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lawrence County include: Dean State Forest (1), Vesuvius Recreation Area (2), Our Lady of Fatima Shrine (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Kitts Hill Post Office (A), Pedro Post Office (B), Rock Camp Post Office (C), Scottown Post Office (D), Waterloo Post Office (E), Blackfork Post Office (F), Willowwood Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.4%
Ohio:  5.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 2,743
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 334 (55% naturalized citizens)

Lawrence County:  0.5%
Whole state:  3.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 88
  • 1990 to 1994: 82
  • 1985 to 1989: 30
  • 1980 to 1984: 13
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 10
  • 1970 to 1974: 22
  • 1965 to 1969: 87

Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.0%

Lawrence County marital status for males

Lawrence County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,571
  • One, attached: 290
  • Two: 983
  • 3 or 4: 796
  • 5 to 9: 420
  • 10 to 19: 152
  • 20 or more: 387
  • Mobile homes: 4,576
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 7,130 (546 second mortgage, 645 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,211


Agriculture in Lawrence County
Average size of farms: 101 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $5793
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $175.35
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11445
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.58%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.10%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $19688
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.79%
Corn for grain: 1035 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 34 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 753 harvested acres
Vegetables: 60 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 50 acres

Lawrence County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Philippines (17%)
  • Germany (16%)
  • Japan (10%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Thailand (7%)
  • Mexico (6%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Lawrence County:



  • United States or American (36%)
  • German (14%)
  • English (13%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Dutch (2%)

Lawrence County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 20,059 (87%)
  • Carpooled: 2,037 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 106 (0%)
  • Railroad: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 21 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 26 (0%)
  • Walked: 332 (1%)
  • Other means: 133 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 407 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Lawrence County, Ohio
  • 511 people in nursing homes
  • 25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 22 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 22 people in other group homes
  • 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,965.

4.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,975 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.96%
Ohio average:  5.31%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.26% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($6,894 average AGI)
3.70% relocated from other states ($24,081 average AGI)
Lawrence County:  3.70%
Ohio average:  1.67%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cabell County, WV  1.29% ($33,477 average AGI)
from Boyd County, KY  0.35% ($26,520)
from Scioto County, OH  0.29% ($34,203)
from Wayne County, WV  0.29% ($37,919)
from Gallia County, OH  0.25% ($24,389)
from Greenup County, KY  0.20% ($29,136)
from Franklin County, OH  0.16% ($20,629)


4.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.88%
Ohio average:  5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.08% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($6,780 average AGI)
3.80% relocated to other states ($22,806 average AGI)
Lawrence County:  3.80%
Ohio average:  2.24%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cabell County, WV  1.01% ($23,381 average AGI)
to Boyd County, KY  0.43% ($24,774)
to Scioto County, OH  0.29% ($29,841)
to Wayne County, WV  0.28% ($27,852)
to Greenup County, KY  0.28% ($45,150)
to Gallia County, OH  0.17% ($21,595)
to Franklin County, OH  0.16% ($23,629)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2



Births per 1000 population in Lawrence County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0



Deaths per 1000 population in Lawrence County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.3



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lawrence County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,619 (8,817 aged, 2,802 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%


Household type by relationship


Households: 61,696
  • In family households: 53,856 (13,727 male householders, 4,194 female householders)
    13,891 spouses, 18,714 children (16,849 natural, 384 adopted, 1,481 stepchildren), 1,225 grandchildren, 273 brothers or sisters, 268 parents, 681 other relatives, 883 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 7,840 (2,748 male householders (2,281 living alone)), 4,104 female householders (3,844 living alone)), 988 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 623 (529 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,851 2-persons, 4,635 3-persons, 3,478 4-persons, 1,368 5-persons, 437 6-persons, 152 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,125 1-person, 607 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

10,075 married couples with children.
3,658 single-parent households (869 men, 2,789 women).

98.1% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $417,952,000 ($6665 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,863,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $190,403,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $87,138,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,046,000
Federal grants: $128,302,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,651,000 ($274,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,413,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $165,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,350,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,312,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,896
Here:  62 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,905
Here:  62 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +61
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +814
Here:  +13 per 1000 residents
State:  -15 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Lawrence County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.47 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 546
  • 1995 to 1998: 2,146
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,106
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,168
  • 1970 to 1979: 5,339
  • 1960 to 1969: 4,147
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,508
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,101
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,128


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Ohio:

  • 1 room: 6
  • 2 rooms: 38
  • 3 rooms: 216
  • 4 rooms: 2,226
  • 5 rooms: 5,126
  • 6 rooms: 4,971
  • 7 rooms: 3,110
  • 8 rooms: 1,697
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,121


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Ohio:

  • 1 room: 41
  • 2 rooms: 258
  • 3 rooms: 779
  • 4 rooms: 1,984
  • 5 rooms: 1,830
  • 6 rooms: 790
  • 7 rooms: 293
  • 8 rooms: 148
  • 9 or more rooms: 98


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lawrence County:

  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedroom: 320
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,127
  • 3 bedrooms: 10,519
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,225
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 309


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County:

  • no bedroom: 68
  • 1 bedroom: 1,164
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,981
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,698
  • 4 bedrooms: 270
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 40


Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 1,025
  • 1 vehicle: 5,232
  • 2 vehicles: 7,916
  • 3 vehicles: 3,147
  • 4 vehicles: 818
  • 5 or more vehicles: 373


Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 1,072
  • 1 vehicle: 3,089
  • 2 vehicles: 1,735
  • 3 vehicles: 249
  • 4 vehicles: 39
  • 5 or more vehicles: 37

65% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Ohio.

Lawrence County:  65.4%
State average:  58.2%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 28033
  • Northeast: 771
  • Midwest: 1327
  • South: 31087
  • West: 566

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (43%)
  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 300
Here:  4.2%
Ohio:  14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 135
Here:  3.7%
Ohio:  10.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 163
Here:  6.9%
Ohio:  23.4%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Lawrence County government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $813,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $25,426,000
    All Other: $2,306,000
    Sewerage: $1,724,000
  • Construction - General: $371,000
  • Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $31,822,000
    Welfare - Other: $15,120,000
    Health Services - Other: $5,577,000
    Regular Highways: $4,925,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,677,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,132,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,028,000
    Police Protection: $1,870,000
    Fire Protection: $1,673,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,378,000
    Financial Administration: $1,098,000
    General - Other: $895,000
    Sewerage: $825,000
    General Public Buildings: $615,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $53,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $40,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $402,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $244,000
    General: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $3,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,452,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,305,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,669,000
    Industrial Revenue: $3,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $478,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,624,000
    Interest Earnings: $688,000
    Rents: $235,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,536,000
    Sewerage: $212,000
    General - Other: $212,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,961,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $268,000
    Beginning: $195,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,682,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,372,000
    Health & Hospitals: $6,642,000
    Highways: $4,569,000
    All Other: $2,631,000
    General Support: $1,768,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $5,906,000
    Property: $2,738,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $687,000
    NEC: $50,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $30,508,000

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