Lawrence township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,506 ( 175 from 2010 )
Land area: 82.5 square miles
Population density: 90.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,324	97.58%	2.5%
Black:	53	0.71%	17.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	24	0.32%	38.5%
2+ races:	29	0.39%	29.3%
Hispanic:	76	1.01%	117.1%

Total non-White:	182	2.42%	7.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-188	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	13	0.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,681
7,512	97.80%
45	0.59%
5	0.07%
39	0.51%
41	0.53%
35	0.46%
169	2.20%

2000
7,712
7,569	98.15%
11	0.14%
0	0.00%
45	0.58%
38	0.49%
49	0.64%
143	1.85%

1990
8,000
7,909	98.86%
31	0.39%
18	0.23%
29	0.36%
n/a
13	0.16%
91	1.14%

1980
8,555
8,415	98.36%
69	0.81%
0	0.00%
40	0.47%
n/a
31	0.36%
140	1.64%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-57	-0.7
26	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-340	-4.2
52	0.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-506	-5.9
-49	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.0
1,341	17.9%
6,165	82.1%
1,903	25.4%

3,094
2.31

2,119	68.5%
1,392	65.7%
273	12.9%
975	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
46.0
1,514	19.7%
6,167	80.3%
1,736	22.6%

3,144
2.30

2,070	65.8%
1,551	74.9%
221	10.7%
1,074	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
41.7
1,671	21.7%
6,041	78.3%
1,539	20.0%

3,066
2.39

2,179	71.1%
1,760	80.8%
173	7.9%
887	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
1,954	24.4%
6,046	75.6%
1,338	16.7%

2,915
2.61

2,271	77.9%
1,869	82.3%
163	7.2%
644	22.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
2,666	31.2%
5,889	68.8%
1,010	11.8%

2,860
2.90

2,385	83.4%
2,043	85.7%
174	7.3%
475	16.6%

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	139	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	229	7.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	196	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	150	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	205	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	81	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	153	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	111	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	109	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	363	11.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	270	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	495	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	207	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	141	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	103	3.3%
$200,000 or more	142	4.6%

Median Household Income	54,212
Per Capita Income	30,789

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	285	9.2%
Public Assistance	257	8.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	834	27.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,582	59.9%
Unemployed	179	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,761	64.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,546	35.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,042	820	56.0%
Non-Profit	85	218	28.1%
Self-Employed	186	114	62.0%

Local Government	27	134	16.8%
State Government	187	92	67.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,228	934	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	299	444	40.2%
Total	1,527	1,378	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	397	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	516	17.7%
Professional, Technical	710	24.3%
Service Occupations	435	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.3%
All others	861	29.5%

White Collar		55.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	507	17.4%
Retail trade	434	14.9%
Manufacturing	326	11.2%
Educational services	227	7.8%
Finance and insurance	200	6.9%
Public administration	189	6.5%
Other services	159	5.4%
Construction	152	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	134	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	133	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	111	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	94	3.2%
Information	75	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	61	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	0.9%
Wholesale trade	17	0.6%
Utilities	14	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	0.16%
Puerto Rican	45	0.60%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.01%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	1	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	18	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	18	0.24%
Chinese	6	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,064	98.5%
Spanish	37	0.5%
Other Indo-European	24	0.3%
Tagalog	18	0.3%
German, other Germanic	12	0.2%
Chinese	6	0.1%
Other Asian	5	0.1%
Other	4	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,570	20.9%
Irish	939	12.5%
English	822	11.0%
Italian	551	7.3%
American	435	5.8%
French	425	5.7%
Polish	264	3.5%
Swedish	212	2.8%
Dutch	112	1.5%
Scottish	110	1.5%
Slovak	105	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	95	1.3%
Welsh	52	0.7%
European	46	0.6%
Russian	46	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,481	99.7%
Not a citizen	25	0.3%

Native	7,457	99.3%
Foreign-born	49	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
146	2.6%	600	10.6%	2,576	45.5%	1,452	25.6%	642	11.3%	250	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	146	2.6%
9-12 Years	600	10.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,576	45.5%
Some College	1,452	25.6%
Bach. Degree	642	11.3%
Grad Degree	250	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +385	R +256	R + 0.8%
D +129
2020 vs. 2012	R +748	R +896	R + 20.4%
D -148
2020 vs. 2008	R +920	R +1,351	R + 35.5%
D -431

2016 vs. 2008	R +535	R +1,095	R + 34.7%
D -560
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,664	71.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,008	27.1%	44	1.2%	3,716	23	25	0.05%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	2,279	69.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	879	26.7%	129	3.9%	3,287	21	23	0.05%
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,916	61.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,156	36.9%	64	2.0%	3,136	15	14	0.05%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	1,744	53.5%	Barack Obama (D)	1,439	44.2%	76	2.3%	3,259	9	8	0.05%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,966	59.0%	John Kerry (D)	1,357	40.7%	12	0.4%	3,335	11	8	0.06%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	1,762	57.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,209	39.5%	87	2.8%	3,058	11	10	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,008

27.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,664

71.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,716

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

879

26.7%

Donald Trump (R)

2,279

69.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,287

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,156

36.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,916

61.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,136

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,439

44.2%

John McCain (R)

1,744

53.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

3,259

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,966

59.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,357

40.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

TOTAL

3,335

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,762

57.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,209

39.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,058

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Mehmet Oz (R)	2,003	67.2%	John Fetterman (D)	872	29.3%	106 [+]	3.6%	2,981	21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 48 (1.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 22 (0.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 19 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 17 (0.6%);
2022	G	48%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,824	61.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,102	37.0%	55 [+]	1.8%	2,981	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 33 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 10 (0.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 10 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	42%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,562	59.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,028	39.2%	35 [+]	1.3%	2,625	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 22 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 13 (0.5%);
2018	G	42%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,617	61.5%	Tom Wolf* (D)	972	37.0%	39 [+]	1.5%	2,628	21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 22 (0.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 17 (0.6%);
2016	S3	52%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,060	63.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	964	29.7%	227 [+]	7.0%	3,251	15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 227 (7.0%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,109	53.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	983	47.0%	0	0.0%	2,092	8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,552
Median Value	$121,600

Occupied	3,094	87.1%
Vacant	458	12.9%

Owned	2,191	70.8%
Rented	903	29.2%
Median Rent	$766

Single-Family Units	2,522	71.0%
Detached	2,439	68.7%
Attached	83	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	397	11.2%
Mobile Homes	563	15.9%

Lawrence township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lawrence township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lawrence township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence township, PA