Lawrence County vs Pickaway County

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

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

Pickaway County has the higher population (59,407 vs 57,385 in Lawrence County). Pickaway County has the higher median household income ($72,927 vs $54,842 in Lawrence County). Pickaway County has the higher median home value ($235,700 vs $135,600 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Pickaway County
Population	57,385	59,407
Median age	41.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,842	$72,927
Median home value	$135,600	$235,700
Median gross rent	$830	$965
Housing units	26,538	22,591
Homeownership rate	72.5%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Pickaway County
Population	60,184 → 57,385 (-4.7%)	57,762 → 59,407 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$45,118 → $54,842 (+21.6%)	$63,633 → $72,927 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$106,500 → $135,600 (+27.3%)	$163,300 → $235,700 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $830 (+13.2%)	$812 → $965 (+18.8%)

Lawrence County

Population

60,18457,385

Median household income

$45,118$54,842

Median home value

$106,500$135,600

Median gross rent

$733$830

Pickaway County

Population

57,76259,407

Median household income

$63,633$72,927

Median home value

$163,300$235,700

Median gross rent

$812$965

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence County	Pickaway County
Under 5	5.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.7%
75 and over	7.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Pickaway County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	91.4%
Black or African American	1.7%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Pickaway County
No high school diploma	10.0%	11.6%
High school graduate	42.7%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Pickaway County
Drove alone	86.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	11.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Pickaway County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Pickaway County
Poverty rate	17.5%	12.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1974	1978