Lawrence County, Indiana

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 45,077
Median household income: $65,551
Median home value: $164,500

Home to 45,077 residents, Lawrence County is one of Indiana's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $65,551 runs below the Indiana figure of $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Lawrence County's population declined 1.0% from 45,548 to 45,077, while its median household income rose 22.3% from $53,610 to $65,551.

78.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,077
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,551
Median home value: $164,500
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 20,530
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,54845,077

Median household income

$53,610$65,551

Median home value

$117,400$164,500

Median gross rent

$686$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,548	$53,610	$117,400	$686
2020	45,552	$57,740	$126,200	$678
2021	45,133	$60,041	$124,500	$718
2022	45,113	$64,210	$146,700	$776
2023	45,077	$65,551	$164,500	$800

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,491	5.5%
5 to 17	7,137	15.8%
18 to 24	3,425	7.6%
25 to 34	5,121	11.4%
35 to 44	5,284	11.7%
45 to 54	5,900	13.1%
55 to 64	6,683	14.8%
65 to 74	5,301	11.8%
75 and over	3,735	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,464	94.2%
Black or African American	163	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	268	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.1%
Some other race	265	0.6%
Two or more races	1,034	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	847	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,090	9.6%
High school graduate	12,306	38.4%
Some college or associate's	10,073	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,846	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,709	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,455	81.9%
Carpooled	2,064	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	462	2.2%
Bicycle	7	0.0%
Worked from home	1,197	5.6%
Other means	140	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,092	30.3%
15 to 29 min	6,213	30.9%
30 to 44 min	4,436	22.0%
45 to 59 min	1,696	8.4%
60+ min	1,691	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 11.3% (4,984 of 44,280)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,806	61.6%
Nonfamily households	7,350	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,156	93.3%
Vacant	1,374	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,321	80.0%
Renter-occupied	3,835	20.0%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,047	78.2%
1-unit, attached	248	1.2%
2 to 4 units	875	4.3%
5 to 19 units	926	4.5%
20 or more units	474	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1,960	9.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 18093
State: Indiana
Land area: 449 sq mi
Water area: 2.78 sq mi
Center point: 38.8398, -86.4878