Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 85,423
Median household income: $60,779
Median home value: $136,700

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania counts 85,423 residents. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. At $60,779, its median household income sits below Pennsylvania's $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lawrence County's population declined 1.5% from 86,727 to 85,423, while its median household income rose 21.1% from $50,204 to $60,779.

77.0% of workers drive to work alone. 77.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,423
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,779
Median home value: $136,700
Median gross rent: $778
Housing units: 39,597
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

86,72785,423

Median household income

$50,204$60,779

Median home value

$111,300$136,700

Median gross rent

$696$778

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	86,727	$50,204	$111,300	$696
2020	86,148	$50,080	$113,200	$702
2021	86,311	$53,106	$117,600	$731
2022	85,907	$57,585	$130,000	$787
2023	85,423	$60,779	$136,700	$778

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,334	5.1%
5 to 17	12,823	15.0%
18 to 24	6,737	7.9%
25 to 34	9,551	11.2%
35 to 44	9,342	10.9%
45 to 54	10,451	12.2%
55 to 64	12,577	14.7%
65 to 74	11,348	13.3%
75 and over	8,260	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	76,593	89.7%
Black or African American	3,107	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	231	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	361	0.4%
Two or more races	3,364	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,756	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,689	7.6%
High school graduate	26,610	43.2%
Some college or associate's	16,214	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	9,825	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,191	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,006	77.0%
Carpooled	3,054	8.1%
Public transit	247	0.7%
Walked	778	2.1%
Bicycle	30	0.1%
Worked from home	4,236	11.2%
Other means	305	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,094	36.2%
15 to 29 min	10,954	32.8%
30 to 44 min	5,566	16.7%
45 to 59 min	2,674	8.0%
60+ min	2,132	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 11.6% (9,628 of 83,098)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,849	63.5%
Nonfamily households	13,156	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,005	90.9%
Vacant	3,592	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,159	75.4%
Renter-occupied	8,846	24.6%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,755	77.7%
1-unit, attached	1,466	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1,901	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1,702	4.3%
20 or more units	1,128	2.8%
Mobile home & other	2,645	6.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 42073
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 357 sq mi
Water area: 4.39 sq mi
Center point: 40.9927, -80.3344