Lawrence County, Kentucky

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,171
Median household income: $45,584
Median home value: $108,100

Home to 16,171 residents, Lawrence County is one of Kentucky's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $45,584 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

From 2019 to 2023, Lawrence County's population grew 3.2% from 15,671 to 16,171, while its median household income rose 39.0% from $32,798 to $45,584.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.8% of the population. 86.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,171
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $45,584
Median home value: $108,100
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 7,575
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,67116,171

Median household income

$32,798$45,584

Median home value

$79,400$108,100

Median gross rent

$568$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,671	$32,798	$79,400	$568
2020	15,604	$32,856	$91,800	$632
2021	16,274	$37,014	$91,900	$696
2022	16,228	$42,488	$100,300	$735
2023	16,171	$45,584	$108,100	$729

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,014	6.3%
5 to 17	2,826	17.5%
18 to 24	1,071	6.6%
25 to 34	1,802	11.1%
35 to 44	1,948	12.0%
45 to 54	2,065	12.8%
55 to 64	2,250	13.9%
65 to 74	2,127	13.2%
75 and over	1,068	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,649	96.8%
Black or African American	8	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	190	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	218	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	105	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,275	20.2%
High school graduate	4,588	40.7%
Some college or associate's	2,799	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	940	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	658	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,342	86.0%
Carpooled	429	8.5%
Public transit	14	0.3%
Walked	19	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	225	4.5%
Other means	21	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,579	32.7%
15 to 29 min	920	19.1%
30 to 44 min	1,025	21.2%
45 to 59 min	688	14.3%
60+ min	613	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 22.0% (3,529 of 16,055)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,163	67.7%
Nonfamily households	1,987	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,150	81.2%
Vacant	1,425	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,690	76.3%
Renter-occupied	1,460	23.7%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other32.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,674	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	92	1.2%
5 to 19 units	300	4.0%
20 or more units	52	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2,457	32.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 21127
State: Kentucky
Land area: 416 sq mi
Water area: 4.47 sq mi
Center point: 38.0745, -82.7383

Cities & places

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