Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

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Races in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania:

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 44,994	(47.5%)
Females: 49,649	(52.5%)

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Lawrence County:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,749
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

This county:	$425
State:	$555

Lawrence County:	$85,700
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lawrence County:	14.3%
Pennsylvania:	11.6%

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

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, Oakland, Bessemer, Ellport, South New Castle, Wampum.

2005 air pollution in Lawrence County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 78 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County , Butler County , Columbiana County, Ohio , Mercer County , Mahoning County, Ohio .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lawrence County: Mohawk Trails Golf Course (A), Seymore Station (B), Tanglewood Golf Course (C), New Castle Country Club (D), Quakertown Station (E), Wilmington Junction (F), The Wilroy Iron Furnace (G), Green Meadows Golf Course (H), Princeton Station (I), Borlands Par 3 Golf Course (J), Harbor Bridge (K), Slippery Rock (L), Heinz Camp (M), Edinburg Station (N), Camp Rentz (O), Deep Valley Camp (P), Del-Mar Golf Course (Q), Falcon Camp (R), Kings Chapel (S), Camp Allegheny (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lawrence County include: Mount Herman Church (A), Saint Lawrence Church (B), Saint James Church (C), Mahoning Church (D), Rich Hill Church (E), Graceland Chapel (F), Greenwood Church (G), Harmony Church (H), Highland Heights Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Volant Cemetery (1), Fair Oaks Cemetery (2), Hopewell Cemetery (3), Evergreen Cemetery (4), Mount Hope Cemetery (5), Saint Nicholas Cemetery (6), Mount Jackson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bates Lake (A), Chambers Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mahoning River (A), Potter Run (B), Grindstone Run (C), Edwards Run (D), Deer Creek (E), Skunk Run (F), Slippery Rock Creek (G), Small Run (H), Snake Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lawrence County include: State Game Lands Number 151 (1), State Game Lands Number 150 (2), State Game Lands Number 178 (3), Lakewood Park (4), McConnells Mill State Park (5), State Game Lands Number 216 (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.2%
Pennsylvania:	8.1%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Lawrence County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/8/1992, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 81% 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 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 Lawrence County center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from Lawrence County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

3.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,106 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.32%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.96% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($20,176 average AGI)
1.36% relocated from other states ($13,929 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.36%
Pennsylvania average:	2.15%

from Beaver County, PA	0.49% ($32,880 average AGI)
from Mercer County, PA	0.40% ($32,609)
from Butler County, PA	0.38% ($40,248)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.32% ($32,750)
from Mahoning County, OH	0.16% ($31,564)
from Trumbull County, OH	0.06% ($30,750)
from Erie County, PA	0.05% ($39,176)

4.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.06%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.19% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($16,710 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($16,026 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.87%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

to Beaver County, PA	0.48% ($31,494 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.46% ($29,781)
to Mercer County, PA	0.45% ($30,853)
to Butler County, PA	0.35% ($31,835)
to Mahoning County, OH	0.27% ($30,872)
to Trumbull County, OH	0.06% ($31,095)
to Erie County, PA	0.05% ($29,529)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,238 (18,595 aged, 2,643 disabled)
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: 79,271 (20,240 male householders, 5,786 female householders)

  20,516 spouses, 28,019 children (25,846 natural, 576 adopted, 1,597 stepchildren), 1,318 grandchildren, 508 brothers or sisters, 538 parents, 975 other relatives, 1,371 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,384 (4,291 male householders (3,647 living alone)), 6,819 female householders (6,377 living alone)), 1,274 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,988 (1,556 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,668 2-persons, 6,078 3-persons, 5,084 4-persons, 2,145 5-persons, 795 6-persons, 256 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,024 1-person, 946 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

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 ($7045 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

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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: 80385
• Northeast: 1874
• Midwest: 6481
• South: 3234
• West: 1042

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,400

Here:	5.1%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	5.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	41.1%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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