Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,737
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 28,660
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,159 (it was 8,431 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 360 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 237 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.5%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Retail trade (11.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 84%
- Government: 10%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 78,98291.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,1303.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,1782.5%Two or more races
- 1,3451.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 3820.4%Asian alone
- 870.1%Some other race alone
- 790.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 45.2 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.8 years |
Males: 41,534 | ![]() |
Females: 43,978 | ![]() |

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Lawrence County: | 2.0 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $50,547 ($33,152 in 1999)
This county: | $50,547 |
Pennsylvania: | $63,463 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $522 (lower quartile is $326, upper quartile is $638)
This county: | $522 |
State: | $792 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $121,200 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
Lawrence: | $121,200 |
Pennsylvania: | $192,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,077Detached houses: $156,072
Here: $156,072 State: $255,931 Townhouses or other attached units: $170,750
Here: $170,750 State: $201,403 In 2-unit structures: $115,217
Here: $115,217 State: $189,304 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $172,773
Here: $172,773 State: $200,358 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $205,606
Here: $205,606 State: $294,099 Mobile homes: $70,328
Here: $70,328 State: $62,605 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $42,211
Here: $42,211 State: $133,340
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $467
Institutionalized population: 976
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 184 buildings, average cost: $108,700
- 1998: 220 buildings, average cost: $97,000
- 1999: 229 buildings, average cost: $109,400
- 2000: 177 buildings, average cost: $127,800
- 2001: 220 buildings, average cost: $133,300
- 2002: 191 buildings, average cost: $125,300
- 2003: 175 buildings, average cost: $127,800
- 2004: 214 buildings, average cost: $131,500
- 2005: 169 buildings, average cost: $153,000
- 2006: 119 buildings, average cost: $179,500
- 2007: 84 buildings, average cost: $167,200
- 2008: 89 buildings, average cost: $203,800
- 2009: 50 buildings, average cost: $188,500
- 2010: 103 buildings, average cost: $188,500
- 2011: 33 buildings, average cost: $217,600
- 2012: 39 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2013: 43 buildings, average cost: $205,000
- 2014: 41 buildings, average cost: $175,800
- 2015: 49 buildings, average cost: $186,200
- 2016: 70 buildings, average cost: $210,000
- 2017: 48 buildings, average cost: $225,700
- 2018: 46 buildings, average cost: $224,300
- 2019: 78 buildings, average cost: $234,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,947 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,612 (1.5%)
Lawrence County: | 11.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 45.2 years old
(Males: 42.7 years old, Females: 47.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.3 years old, Black residents: 35.5 years old, American Indian residents: 50.3 years old, Asian residents: 67.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.1 years old, Other race residents: 21.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $465 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.
Cities in this county include: New Castle, Ellwood City, New Wilmington, Oakwood, New Beaver, New Castle Northwest, Oakland, Bessemer, Ellport, New Bedford.
2018 air pollution in Lawrence County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Here: | 7.1% |
Pennsylvania: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 3,916
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,380 (69.5% naturalized citizens)
Lawrence County: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2232010 or later
- 1972000 to 2009
- 3031990 to 1999
- 1541980 to 1989
- 1671970 to 1979
- 680Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 32,519
- One, attached: 1,237
- Two: 904
- 3 or 4: 1,733
- 5 to 9: 1,046
- 10 to 19: 510
- 20 to 49: 561
- 50 or more: 592
- Mobile homes: 2,261
Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 14,887 (92 second mortgage, 2,216 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,770
Here: | 53.8% with mortgage |
State: | 59.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lawrence County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 25,113 | 11 |
Mainline Protestant | 13,990 | 59 |
Evangelical Protestant | 11,739 | 76 |
Other | 1,154 | 4 |
Orthodox | 761 | 7 |
Black Protestant | 738 | 7 |
None | 37,613 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Lawrence County: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Lawrence County: | 2.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.50 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Lawrence County: | 9.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Lawrence County: | 28.1% |
State: | 27.2% |
Here: | 14.9% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Lawrence County:
Average size of farms: 124 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31,808
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $116.59
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.32%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 75.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33,636
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.12%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.26%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $145,126
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.96%
Corn for grain: 12327 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2195 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 5454 harvested acres
Vegetables: 298 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 108 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 35.3 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 248.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/31/2011 at 20:05:01, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 20.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 271.4 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 6/10/2019 at 14:50:45, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 12, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4149: October 01, 2013, FEMA Id: 4149, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Tropical Depression Frances, Incident Period: September 08, 2004 to September 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1555: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1555, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Tropical Depression
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to September 12, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1485: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 1485, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1093: January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Pennsylvania Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3105: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- Pennsylvania Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3026: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3026, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Tropical Depressions: 2, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 24,863 (80.4%)
- Carpooled: 3,190 (10.3%)
- Bus: 254 (0.8%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 4 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 308 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 10 (0.0%)
- Walked: 845 (2.7%)
- Worked at home: 1,432 (4.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Italy (12%)
- Greece (10%)
- Brazil (9%)
- Nigeria (8%)
- Vietnam (7%)
- Mexico (7%)
- Germany (5%)
- Italian (23%)
- German (14%)
- Irish (8%)
- American (8%)
- Polish (5%)
- English (4%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 965 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 936 people in nursing homes
- 232 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 198 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 146 people in religious group quarters
- 130 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 111 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 99 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 99 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 90 people in other group homes
- 37 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 2 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
People in group quarters in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 1,037 people in college/university student housing
- 735 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 223 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 89 people in group homes intended for adults
- 62 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 58 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 17 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 10 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 8 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
3.55% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,777 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.55% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.38% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($27,779 average AGI)
1.17% relocated from other states ($12,998 average AGI)
Lawrence County: 1.17% Pennsylvania average: 1.90%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Beaver County, PA | ![]() |
from Mercer County, PA | ![]() |
from Butler County, PA | ![]() |
from Allegheny County, PA | ![]() |
from Mahoning County, OH | ![]() |
from Trumbull County, OH | ![]() |
from Columbiana County, OH | ![]() |
4.39% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,196 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.39% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.46% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($24,404 average AGI)
1.92% relocated to other states ($18,792 average AGI)
Lawrence County: 1.92% Pennsylvania average: 2.27%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Beaver County, PA | ![]() |
to Allegheny County, PA | ![]() |
to Mercer County, PA | ![]() |
to Butler County, PA | ![]() |
to Mahoning County, OH | ![]() |
to Trumbull County, OH | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 20,218 (17,086 aged, 3,132 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,302 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,513)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,394)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,341)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,002)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (732)
- Unspecified dementia (717)
- Congestive heart failure (591)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (580)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (491)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (482)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 17,390
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 381
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 68,164
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 998
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,255
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 57
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 91
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 115.1. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 79.8
- Other - 35.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 85,512- Male householders: 17,154 (5,225 living alone), Female householders: 20,128 (6,209 living alone)
17,610 spouses (17,526 opposite-sex spouses), 1,965 unmarried partners, (1,897 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 21,168 children (19,530 natural, 789 adopted, 849 stepchildren), 1,984 grandchildren, 444 brothers or sisters, 774 parents, 0 foster children, 848 other relatives, 1,309 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,128
Size of family households: 12,791 2-persons, 5,127 3-persons, 3,215 4-persons, 1,717 5-persons, 708 6-persons, 707 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,434 1-person, 1,225 2-persons, 182 3-persons, 176 4-persons.
9,078 married couples with children.
5,737 single-parent households (2,146 men, 3,591 women).
95.5% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $657,795,000 ($7,045 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,121,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $310,098,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $192,843,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,330,000
Federal grants: $111,849,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,923,000 ($3,426,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,752,000 ($3,233,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $896,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,384,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,540,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,192Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,169
Here: | 66 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +106
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -859
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.63 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- 3092014 or later
- 2482010 to 2013
- 2,2932000 to 2009
- 3,9841990 to 1999
- 3,5841980 to 1989
- 4,6821970 to 1979
- 3,3681960 to 1969
- 6,2021950 to 1959
- 3,9701940 to 1949
- 12,7231939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- 01 room
- 442 rooms
- 3683 rooms
- 1,2424 rooms
- 4,6245 rooms
- 8,4856 rooms
- 5,1797 rooms
- 3,2448 rooms
- 4,4719+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- 851 room
- 3062 rooms
- 1,7673 rooms
- 2,4474 rooms
- 1,8725 rooms
- 1,5756 rooms
- 6667 rooms
- 6618 rooms
- 2469+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- 0no bedroom
- 7281 bedroom
- 5,6222 bedrooms
- 15,7183 bedrooms
- 4,5714 bedrooms
- 1,0185+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- 85no bedroom
- 2,9291 bedroom
- 2,9302 bedrooms
- 3,0473 bedrooms
- 5554 bedrooms
- 795+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,077no vehicle
- 7,9951 vehicle
- 11,2962 vehicles
- 4,7643 vehicles
- 1,6714 vehicles
- 8545+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,746no vehicle
- 5,5131 vehicle
- 2,1692 vehicles
- 853 vehicles
- 1124 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
89.3% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.
Lawrence County: | 89.3% |
State average: | 87.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 70,770
- Other state: 12,429
- Northeast: 1,533
- Midwest: 5,826
- South: 3,924
- West: 1,146
- 58.3%Utility gas
- 22.9%Electricity
- 13.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.2%Wood
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 58.2%Utility gas
- 26.2%Electricity
- 9.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.9%Wood
- 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 3.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 1.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 38.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 38.5% |
Lawrence County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $7,035,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $377,000
General - Other: $264,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,084,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,044,000
Health - Other: $7,169,000
Police Protection: $6,618,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,376,000
Central Staff Services: $5,720,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,811,000
Corrections - Other: $2,258,000
Financial Administration: $2,085,000
Natural Resources - Other: $774,000
Regular Highways: $653,000
Libraries: $442,000
Solid Waste Management: $364,000
General - Other: $319,000
Parks and Recreation: $240,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,001,000
Other: $1,746,000
Health and Hospitals: $890,000
General Local Government Support: $57,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,205,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $333,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,795,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,355,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,440,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,270,000
Rents: $135,000
Donations From Private Sources: $50,000
Interest Earnings: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $114,000
Central Staff Services: $109,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,841,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,098,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,174,000
General Local Government Support: $1,067,000
Other: $1,034,000
Highways: $1,034,000
- Tax - Property: $25,188,000
Other Selective Sales: $249,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,177,000
Lawrence County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $7,035,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $377,000
General - Other: $264,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,084,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,044,000
Health - Other: $7,169,000
Police Protection: $6,618,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,376,000
Central Staff Services: $5,720,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,811,000
Corrections - Other: $2,258,000
Financial Administration: $2,085,000
Natural Resources - Other: $774,000
Regular Highways: $653,000
Libraries: $442,000
Solid Waste Management: $364,000
General - Other: $319,000
Parks and Recreation: $240,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,001,000
Other: $1,746,000
Health and Hospitals: $890,000
General Local Government Support: $57,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,205,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $333,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,795,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,355,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,440,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,270,000
Rents: $135,000
Donations From Private Sources: $50,000
Interest Earnings: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $114,000
Central Staff Services: $109,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,841,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,098,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,174,000
General Local Government Support: $1,067,000
Other: $1,034,000
Highways: $1,034,000
- Tax - Property: $25,188,000
Other Selective Sales: $249,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,177,000
Lawrence County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $7,035,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $377,000
General - Other: $264,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,084,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,044,000
Health - Other: $7,169,000
Police Protection: $6,618,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,376,000
Central Staff Services: $5,720,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,811,000
Corrections - Other: $2,258,000
Financial Administration: $2,085,000
Natural Resources - Other: $774,000
Regular Highways: $653,000
Libraries: $442,000
Solid Waste Management: $364,000
General - Other: $319,000
Parks and Recreation: $240,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,001,000
Other: $1,746,000
Health and Hospitals: $890,000
General Local Government Support: $57,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,205,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $333,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,795,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,355,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,440,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,270,000
Rents: $135,000
Donations From Private Sources: $50,000
Interest Earnings: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $114,000
Central Staff Services: $109,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,841,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,098,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,174,000
General Local Government Support: $1,067,000
Other: $1,034,000
Highways: $1,034,000
- Tax - Property: $25,188,000
Other Selective Sales: $249,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,177,000
Lawrence County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $7,035,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $377,000
General - Other: $264,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,084,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,044,000
Health - Other: $7,169,000
Police Protection: $6,618,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,376,000
Central Staff Services: $5,720,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,811,000
Corrections - Other: $2,258,000
Financial Administration: $2,085,000
Natural Resources - Other: $774,000
Regular Highways: $653,000
Libraries: $442,000
Solid Waste Management: $364,000
General - Other: $319,000
Parks and Recreation: $240,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,001,000
Other: $1,746,000
Health and Hospitals: $890,000
General Local Government Support: $57,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,205,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $333,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,795,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,355,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,440,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,270,000
Rents: $135,000
Donations From Private Sources: $50,000
Interest Earnings: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $114,000
Central Staff Services: $109,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,841,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,098,000
Health and Hospitals: $5,174,000
General Local Government Support: $1,067,000
Other: $1,034,000
Highways: $1,034,000
- Tax - Property: $25,188,000
Other Selective Sales: $249,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,177,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,040
- Number of aged recipients: 219
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,821
- Number of recipients under 18: 542
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,022
- Number of recipients older than 64: 476
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,003
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,570
Most common first names in Lawrence County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 1,453 | 80.4 years |
John | 1,373 | 75.4 years |
William | 1,021 | 74.2 years |
Joseph | 785 | 74.8 years |
James | 759 | 73.2 years |
Robert | 672 | 70.9 years |
Charles | 585 | 75.0 years |
Helen | 582 | 79.9 years |
Frank | 558 | 76.0 years |
Anna | 551 | 81.8 years |
Most common last names in Lawrence County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 254 | 76.2 years |
Miller | 233 | 76.3 years |
Brown | 187 | 77.2 years |
Shaffer | 164 | 78.2 years |
Jones | 152 | 75.1 years |
Wilson | 138 | 76.9 years |
Williams | 125 | 74.4 years |
Houk | 124 | 76.6 years |
Thompson | 120 | 76.8 years |
Johnson | 111 | 77.8 years |
Businesses in Lawrence County, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
ALDI | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
AT&T | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
Arby's | 3 | McDonald's | 4 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Nike | 5 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Curves | 2 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Sears | 3 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
FedEx | 5 | Subway | 8 | |
GNC | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
H&R Block | 4 | Toyota | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
KFC | 2 | U-Haul | 5 | |
Kincaid | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | YMCA | 1 |
Lawrence County on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"