Lawrence County vs Northumberland County

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

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

Northumberland County has the higher population (90,925 vs 85,423 in Lawrence County). Lawrence County has the higher median household income ($60,779 vs $57,948 in Northumberland County). Northumberland County has the higher median home value ($151,600 vs $136,700 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Northumberland County
Population	85,423	90,925
Median age	44.9 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,779	$57,948
Median home value	$136,700	$151,600
Median gross rent	$778	$777
Housing units	39,597	43,395
Homeownership rate	75.4%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Northumberland County
Population	86,727 → 85,423 (-1.5%)	91,761 → 90,925 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$50,204 → $60,779 (+21.1%)	$48,671 → $57,948 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $136,700 (+22.8%)	$117,400 → $151,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $778 (+11.8%)	$663 → $777 (+17.2%)

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

Northumberland County

Population

91,76190,925

Median household income

$48,671$57,948

Median home value

$117,400$151,600

Median gross rent

$663$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence County	Northumberland County
Under 5	5.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.6%
75 and over	9.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Northumberland County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	89.5%
Black or African American	3.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Northumberland County
No high school diploma	7.6%	10.0%
High school graduate	43.2%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Northumberland County
Drove alone	77.0%	77.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.3%
Walked	2.1%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	8.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Northumberland County
1-unit, detached	77.7%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	19.1%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Northumberland County
Poverty rate	11.6%	12.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1957	1955