Indiana County vs Lawrence County

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

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

Lawrence County has the higher population (85,423 vs 83,213 in Indiana County). Lawrence County has the higher median household income ($60,779 vs $58,739 in Indiana County). Indiana County has the higher median home value ($145,400 vs $136,700 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Indiana County	Lawrence County
Population	83,213	85,423
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,739	$60,779
Median home value	$145,400	$136,700
Median gross rent	$786	$778
Housing units	37,672	39,597
Homeownership rate	71.1%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indiana County	Lawrence County
Population	85,032 → 83,213 (-2.1%)	86,727 → 85,423 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$49,320 → $58,739 (+19.1%)	$50,204 → $60,779 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $145,400 (+20.1%)	$111,300 → $136,700 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $786 (+10.9%)	$696 → $778 (+11.8%)

Indiana County

Population

85,03283,213

Median household income

$49,320$58,739

Median home value

$121,100$145,400

Median gross rent

$709$786

Lawrence County

Population

86,72785,423

Median household income

$50,204$60,779

Median home value

$111,300$136,700

Median gross rent

$696$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indiana County	Lawrence County
Under 5	4.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.0%
18 to 24	16.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.3%
75 and over	8.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indiana County	Lawrence County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	89.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indiana County	Lawrence County
No high school diploma	7.6%	7.6%
High school graduate	40.1%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indiana County	Lawrence County
Drove alone	75.7%	77.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	8.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.7%
Walked	6.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.4%	11.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indiana County	Lawrence County
1-unit, detached	67.4%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.5%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Indiana County	Lawrence County
Poverty rate	12.8%	11.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1969	1957