Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (PA)

Races in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $143,743

Here:	$143,743
State:	$238,147

Townhouses or other attached units: $149,240

Here:	$149,240
State:	$174,860

In 2-unit structures: $68,617

Here:	$68,617
State:	$160,838

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,511

Here:	$119,511
State:	$215,517

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,863

Here:	$180,863
State:	$261,606

Mobile homes: $71,983

Here:	$71,983
State:	$63,841

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,901 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,391 (1.6%)

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.

2012 air pollution in Lawrence County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.222 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Current college students: 3,916
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,535 (68.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2122010 or later
• 2192000 to 2009
• 2331990 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: 31,292
• One, attached: 1,136
• Two: 1,076
• 3 or 4: 1,192
• 5 to 9: 1,096
• 10 to 19: 251
• 20 to 49: 643
• 50 or more: 921
• Mobile homes: 3,004
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 14,819 (90 second mortgage, 2,396 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,533

Religion statistics for Lawrence County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lawrence County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Agnes, Incident Period: June 23, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-340: June 23, 1972, FEMA Id: 340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm

3.55% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,777 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Beaver County, PA	0.69% ($37,282 average AGI)
from Mercer County, PA	0.46% ($40,677)
from Butler County, PA	0.45% ($45,522)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.37% ($44,176)
from Mahoning County, OH	0.14% ($30,780)
from Trumbull County, OH	0.07% ($29,240)
from Columbiana County, OH	0.06% ($29,750)

4.39% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,196 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Beaver County, PA	0.64% ($38,316 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.49% ($42,994)
to Mercer County, PA	0.48% ($49,544)
to Butler County, PA	0.44% ($49,122)
to Mahoning County, OH	0.27% ($37,747)
to Trumbull County, OH	0.08% ($31,214)

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 2014: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lawrence County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 70,636 (13,017 male householders, 10,493 female householders)

  17,419 spouses, 23,425 children (21,270 natural, 957 adopted, 1,198 stepchildren), 1,983 grandchildren, 638 brothers or sisters, 1,282 parents, 1,307 other relatives, 1,072 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 14,318 (5,639 male householders (4,706 living alone)), 6,712 female householders (6,004 living alone)), 1,967 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,340

Size of family households: 11,551 2-persons, 5,492 3-persons, 3,863 4-persons, 1,611 5-persons, 846 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,710 1-person, 1,471 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

10,449 married couples with children.
4,743 single-parent households (1,055 men, 3,688 women).

95.5% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 4% 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:

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.63 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

• Year house built in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
• 862014 or later
• 6672010 to 2013
• 2,3232000 to 2009
• 2,7311990 to 1999
• 2,6621980 to 1989
• 4,1111970 to 1979
• 3,9561960 to 1969
• 7,3111950 to 1959
• 3,4211940 to 1949
• 13,3501939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
• 191 room
• 862 rooms
• 2453 rooms
• 2,3864 rooms
• 5,1975 rooms
• 6,6506 rooms
• 4,3947 rooms
• 3,2888 rooms
• 4,0879+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
• 2681 room
• 5672 rooms
• 1,1943 rooms
• 2,3644 rooms
• 1,9515 rooms
• 1,6466 rooms
• 5277 rooms
• 6588 rooms
• 3349+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
• 19no bedroom
• 1,1601 bedroom
• 5,2702 bedrooms
• 14,3563 bedrooms
• 4,4184 bedrooms
• 1,1295+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
• 324no bedroom
• 2,3351 bedroom
• 3,2852 bedrooms
• 2,8473 bedrooms
• 5134 bedrooms
• 2055+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,448no vehicle
• 7,6661 vehicle
• 10,7292 vehicles
• 4,8123 vehicles
• 1,2854 vehicles
• 4125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,960no vehicle
• 4,7431 vehicle
• 2,1922 vehicles
• 5203 vehicles
• 944 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.5% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 72,689
• Other state: 12,651
• Northeast: 1,699
• Midwest: 6,994
• South: 3,183
• West: 775

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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+)"