County population in 2014: 88,771 (60% urban, 40% rural); it was 94,643 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 16,230 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: 246 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Lawrence County: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (22.4%), Educational, health and social services (18.0%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $42,921 ($33,152 in 1999)
This county:
$42,921
Pennsylvania:
$55,702
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $480 (lower quartile is $330, upper quartile is $603)
This county:
$480
State:
$709
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $97,600 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
Lawrence:
$97,600
Pennsylvania:
$170,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,000 - $164,300 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,028 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $438
Institutionalized population: 976
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,822 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,352 (1.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.8%
(15.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.3% for Black residents, 36.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 59.2% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 52.5% for other race residents, 38.5% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.8%
Lawrence County:
18.8%
Pennsylvania:
13.2%
(15.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 48.5% for Black residents, 34.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 59.6% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 45.4% for other race residents, 35.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 44 years old
(Males: 41 years old, Females: 46 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 28 years old, American Indian residents: 74 years old, Asian residents: 15 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 21 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.
Current college students: 3,916 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,261 (70% naturalized citizens)
Lawrence County:
1.3%
Whole state:
4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 132
1990 to 1994: 128
1985 to 1989: 101
1980 to 1984: 53
1975 to 1979: 64
1970 to 1974: 103
1970 to 1974: 147
1965 to 1969: 533
Note: State values scaled to Lawrence County population
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: 29,737
One, attached: 841
Two: 1,729
3 or 4: 1,331
5 to 9: 1,120
10 to 19: 398
20 or more: 1,121
Mobile homes: 3,330
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28
Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 12,008 (1,083 second mortgage, 1,911 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 11,236
Here:
51.7% with mortgage
State:
62.2% 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
-
Lawrence County Religion Details
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:
Number of grocery stores: 15
Lawrence County:
1.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
This county:
0.99 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Lawrence County:
2.98 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 59
This county:
6.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lawrence County:
9.9%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Lawrence County:
28.1%
State:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.9%
State:
11.5%
Agriculture in Lawrence County:
Average size of farms: 124 acres Average 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 near Pennsylvania state average. It is 85% 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 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.5 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 the county center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 230.4 miles away from Lawrence County center On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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
The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Healthcare support occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Italy (25%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (7%)
Korea (6%)
Canada (5%)
Romania (4%)
Poland (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lawrence County (%):
Italian (26%)
German (22%)
Irish (9%)
Polish (7%)
English (7%)
United States or American (5%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 33,987 (84%)
Carpooled: 3,197 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 275 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 39 (0%)
Walked: 1,342 (3%)
Other means: 220 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,186 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
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
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,042.
3.11% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,979 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.11%
Pennsylvania average:
4.35%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.90% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($20,596 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($12,383 average AGI)
Lawrence County:
1.21%
Pennsylvania average:
1.90%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7
Births per 1000 population in Lawrence County
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
Deaths per 1000 population in Lawrence County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lawrence County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lawrence County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lawrence County
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%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,080)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,127)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,068)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (607)
Unspecified dementia (510)
Congestive heart failure (443)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (389)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (361)
Pneumonia, unspecified (361)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.14 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.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 79.8
Other - 35.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 88,869
In family households: 74,688 (17,884 male householders, 6,968 female householders)
18,546 spouses, 25,233 children (23,546 natural, 477 adopted, 1,210 stepchildren), 1,884 grandchildren, 553 brothers or sisters, 815 parents, 611 other relatives, 1,732 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,181 (5,421 male householders (4,505 living alone)), 6,853 female householders (6,215 living alone)), 1,907 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,239 (976 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 11,677 2-persons, 5,884 3-persons, 4,408 4-persons, 1,904 5-persons, 648 6-persons, 331 7-or-more-persons.
14,924 married couples with children.
5,020 single-parent households (1,076 men, 3,944 women).
95.0% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% 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: 5,192
Here:
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
Here:
-9 per 1000 residents
State:
-2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lawrence County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.63 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 94
2010 to 2013: 426
2000 to 2009: 2,180
1990 to 1999: 3,270
1980 to 1989: 2,046
1970 to 1979: 4,653
1960 to 1969: 4,659
1950 to 1959: 6,662
1940 to 1949: 4,324
1939 or earlier: 12,358
Note: State values scaled to Lawrence population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Note: State values scaled to Lawrence County population
no vehicle: 1,503
1 vehicle: 8,509
2 vehicles: 12,648
3 vehicles: 4,445
4 vehicles: 1,047
5+ vehicles: 508
no vehicle: 2,068
1 vehicle: 4,357
2 vehicles: 1,643
3 vehicles: 289
4 vehicles: 45
5+ vehicles: 29
68% 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, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.
Lawrence County:
68.2%
State average:
64.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 80,385
Northeast: 1,874
Midwest: 6,481
South: 3,234
West: 1,042
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lawrence County
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40.0 years
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