Lawrence County vs Rockcastle County

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

Lawrence County and Rockcastle 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 16,144 in Rockcastle County). Rockcastle County has the higher median household income ($48,367 vs $45,584 in Lawrence County). Rockcastle County has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $108,100 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Rockcastle County
Population	16,171	16,144
Median age	42.0 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,584	$48,367
Median home value	$108,100	$119,300
Median gross rent	$729	$678
Housing units	7,575	7,377
Homeownership rate	76.3%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Rockcastle County
Population	15,671 → 16,171 (+3.2%)	16,820 → 16,144 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$32,798 → $45,584 (+39.0%)	$35,720 → $48,367 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $108,100 (+36.1%)	$81,900 → $119,300 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $729 (+28.3%)	$575 → $678 (+17.9%)

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

Rockcastle County

Population

16,82016,144

Median household income

$35,720$48,367

Median home value

$81,900$119,300

Median gross rent

$575$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence County	Rockcastle County
Under 5	6.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.4%
75 and over	6.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Rockcastle County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Rockcastle County
No high school diploma	20.2%	18.6%
High school graduate	40.7%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Rockcastle County
Drove alone	86.0%	80.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	0.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.1%
Other means	0.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Rockcastle County
1-unit, detached	61.7%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	32.4%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Rockcastle County
Poverty rate	22.0%	24.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1987	1988