Casey County vs Lawrence County

A side-by-side comparison of Casey County and Lawrence County: population, income, housing, and more.

Casey County and Lawrence County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lawrence County has the higher population (16,171 vs 15,951 in Casey County). Lawrence County has the higher median household income ($45,584 vs $41,689 in Casey County). Casey County has the higher median home value ($135,700 vs $108,100 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Casey County	Lawrence County
Population	15,951	16,171
Median age	41.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,689	$45,584
Median home value	$135,700	$108,100
Median gross rent	$645	$729
Housing units	7,401	7,575
Homeownership rate	78.6%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casey County	Lawrence County
Population	15,885 → 15,951 (+0.4%)	15,671 → 16,171 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$34,819 → $41,689 (+19.7%)	$32,798 → $45,584 (+39.0%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $135,700 (+54.9%)	$79,400 → $108,100 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$507 → $645 (+27.2%)	$568 → $729 (+28.3%)

Casey County

Population

15,88515,951

Median household income

$34,819$41,689

Median home value

$87,600$135,700

Median gross rent

$507$645

Lawrence County

Population

15,67116,171

Median household income

$32,798$45,584

Median home value

$79,400$108,100

Median gross rent

$568$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casey County	Lawrence County
Under 5	6.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	13.2%
75 and over	8.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casey County	Lawrence County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casey County	Lawrence County
No high school diploma	22.1%	20.2%
High school graduate	45.7%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casey County	Lawrence County
Drove alone	76.2%	86.0%
Carpooled	12.1%	8.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	3.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	4.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casey County	Lawrence County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	32.4%

Poverty & households

	Casey County	Lawrence County
Poverty rate	24.4%	22.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1985	1987