Lawrence County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Lawrence County, Ohio:

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

Males: 29,899	(48.0%)
Females: 32,420	(52.0%)

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Lawrence County:	2.5 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,138
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$379
State:	$511

Lawrence County:	$89,055
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $109,191

Here:	$109,191
State:	$175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,523

Here:	$109,523
State:	$158,918

In 2-unit structures: $102,086

Here:	$102,086
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,256

Here:	$135,256
State:	$149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,446

Here:	$96,446
State:	$138,542

Mobile homes: $32,350

Here:	$32,350
State:	$32,066

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$70,708

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

This county:	18.9%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	7.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

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 (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 17.0 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 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 .

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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

Here:	7.7%
Ohio:	10.4%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

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

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

Here:	53.4% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

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

Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.8 miles away from Lawrence County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.8
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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

Here:	4.2%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	3.7%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	6.9%
Ohio:	23.4%

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