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Lawrence County, PA


Micropolitan Statistical Area: New Castle, PA
Designated Market Area: Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 84,849   ( 6,259 from 2010 , 1,220 from 2020)
Land area: 357.4 square miles
Population density: 237.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:77,239 91.03% 9.0%
Black:3,4444.06% 0.1%
Indian:1010.12% 87.0%
Asian:3930.46% 5.1%
2+ races:2,0372.40% 49.8%
Hispanic:1,6351.93% 75.6%
Total non-White:7,6108.97% 22.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,835 10.7
Deaths:3,16118.4
Net Migration: 700.4
Net Immigration: 90.1
Change in White population:-7,633 -8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,374 1.5




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
91,108
84,87293.16%
3,4483.78%
540.06%
3740.41%
1,3601.49%
9311.02%
6,2366.84%

2000
94,643
89,57394.64%
3,3933.59%
810.09%
2580.27%
7420.78%
5290.56%
5,0705.36%

1990
96,246
92,55396.16%
2,9153.03%
830.09%
3330.35%
n/a
3620.38%
3,6933.84%

1980
107,150
103,53196.62%
3,0982.89%
690.06%
1110.10%
n/a
3170.30%
3,6193.38%

1970
107,374
104,45597.28%
2,7702.58%
230.02%
640.06%
n/a
00.00%
2,919 2.72%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
9,014 9.5
10,69111.3
-2,391-2.5
1720.2
-4,701 -5.0
1,166 1.2
1990's
NumberRate
11,050 11.5
11,25411.7
-1,546-1.6
370.0
-2,980 -3.1
1,377 1.4
1980's
NumberRate
12,478 11.6
11,003 10.3
-11,958 -11.2
n/a
-10,978 -10.2
74 0.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-4,542 -4.2
n/a
-924 -0.9
700 0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence County, 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
NumberPercent
45.0
17,097 20.1%
67,752 79.9%
19,351 22.8%
35,933
2.33
22,927 63.8%
16,629 72.5%
2,313 10.1%
13,006 36.2%

2010
NumberPercent
43.6
19,352 21.2%
71,756 78.8%
17,128 18.8%
37,126
2.39
24,852 66.9%
18,546 74.6%
2,306 9.3%
12,274 33.1%

2000
NumberPercent
40.1
21,878 23.1%
72,765 76.9%
18,273 19.3%
37,136
2.47
26,026 70.1%
20,598 79.1%
2,028 7.8%
11,110 29.9%

1990
NumberPercent
37.5
22,489 23.4%
73,757 76.6%
17,807 18.5%
36,277
2.58
26,912 74.2%
22,146 82.3%
1,848 6.9%
9,365 25.8%

1980
NumberPercent
33.0
27,761 25.9%
79,389 74.1%
14,401 13.4%
37,457
2.79
29,408 78.5%
25,336 86.2%
1,479 5.0%
8,049 21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence County, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units39,647 
Median Value$130,000 
Occupied35,93390.6%
Vacant3,7149.4%
Owned26,78574.5%
Rented9,14825.5%
Median Rent$787 
Single-Family Units31,76380.1%
    Detached30,50276.9%
    Attached1,2613.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,9687.5%
Mobile Homes2,7296.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence County, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,6534.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,7294.8%
$15,000 to $19,9991,8495.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,8945.3%
$25,000 to $29,9991,7664.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991,7985.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991,8195.1%
$40,000 to $44,9991,6244.5%
$45,000 to $49,9991,8105.0%
$50,000 to $59,9992,6677.4%
$60,000 to $74,9993,4479.6%
$75,000 to $99,9994,73413.2%
$100,000 to $124,9993,62810.1%
$125,000 to $149,9992,0495.7%
$150,000 to $199,9991,9885.5%
$200,000 or more1,4784.1%
Median Household Income57,585 
Per Capita Income32,319 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.81 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,3696.6%
Public Assistance1,4163.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,45520.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed35,15669.3%
Unemployed2,6485.2%
In Armed Forces160.0%
Total Labor Force37,82074.5%
Not in Labor Force12,94625.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector15,47912,02656.3%
Non-Profit1,1602,85728.9%
Self-Employed2,12898768.3%
Local Government8371,57834.7%
State Government46160143.4%
Federal Government42732257.0%
Total Private + Self17,60713,01357.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,8855,35835.0%
Total20,49218,37152.7%
Pct. Govt.10.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts5,19513.4%
Sales and Office Occupations8,53722.0%
Professional, Technical7,52619.4%
Service Occupations7,34318.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing790.2%
All others10,28526.4%
White Collar 54.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance6,30916.2%
Manufacturing5,38213.8%
Retail trade4,79412.3%
Educational services3,3048.5%
Construction3,0367.8%
Accommodation and food services2,4316.3%
Transportation and warehousing2,0685.3%
Other services1,9725.1%
Finance and insurance1,8374.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,5444.0%
Professional, scientific, technical1,4403.7%
Public administration1,4343.7%
Wholesale trade1,1973.1%
Information5511.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5241.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3490.9%
Utilities3410.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing2850.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction580.1%
Management300.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3470.40%
Puerto Rican7040.82%
Cuban780.09%
Dominican740.09%
Total Central American820.10%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran400.05%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian390.05%
Salvadoran30.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American500.06%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian90.01%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian360.04%
Ecuadorian50.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1360.16%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean650.08%
Filipino550.06%
Chinese470.05%
Indian350.04%
Thai180.02%
Laotian170.02%
Vietnamese110.01%
Japanese40.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English78,41296.1%
German, other Germanic1,0581.3%
Spanish9121.1%
Other Indo-European6730.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2260.3%
Other Asian620.1%
Chinese430.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun400.0%
Korean330.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German22,86326.6%
Italian19,72123.0%
Irish14,70517.1%
English7,8099.1%
Polish6,3557.4%
American3,2433.8%
Scotch-Irish2,6613.1%
Scottish1,3941.6%
French1,3731.6%
Welsh1,1351.3%
Croatian1,1011.3%
Slovak1,0121.2%
Hungarian9471.1%
Dutch9141.1%
European8971.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen85,47899.5%
Not a citizen4290.5%
Native84,69998.6%
Foreign-born1,2081.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence County, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,315 2.1%3,651 5.9%26,438 42.8%16,773 27.1%9,710 15.7%3,907 6.3%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,315 2.1%
9-12 Years 3,651 5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 26,438 42.8%
Some College 16,773 27.1%
Bach. Degree 9,710 15.7%
Grad Degree 3,907 6.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lawrence County, PA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 40,990 38,304 2,686 6.6% 5.5%
1991 41,271 37,483 3,788 9.2% 6.9%
1992 41,378 37,123 4,255 10.3% 7.5%
1993 40,878 36,921 3,957 9.7% 6.9%
1994 40,451 36,866 3,585 8.9% 6.3%
1995 39,710 36,906 2,804 7.1% 5.9%
1996 40,327 37,677 2,650 6.6% 5.5%
1997 40,953 38,371 2,582 6.3% 5.1%
1998 41,032 38,595 2,437 5.9% 4.7%
1999 41,120 38,738 2,382 5.8% 4.5%
2000 44,790 42,559 2,231 5.0% 4.2%
2001 44,346 41,864 2,482 5.6% 4.8%
2002 44,278 41,534 2,744 6.2% 5.6%
2003 43,901 41,176 2,725 6.2% 5.7%
2004 44,106 41,373 2,733 6.2% 5.4%
2005 43,968 41,358 2,610 5.9% 5.0%
2006 43,860 41,442 2,418 5.5% 4.7%
2007 44,107 41,725 2,382 5.4% 4.6%
2008 43,874 41,153 2,721 6.2% 5.3%
2009 43,575 39,555 4,020 9.2% 8.0%
2010 42,983 39,136 3,847 9.0% 8.2%
2011 42,945 39,420 3,525 8.2% 7.8%
2012 43,235 39,892 3,343 7.7% 7.7%
2013 42,896 39,771 3,125 7.3% 7.1%
2014 42,568 39,889 2,679 6.3% 5.9%
2015 42,140 39,429 2,711 6.4% 5.4%
2016 41,562 38,799 2,763 6.6% 5.3%
2017 40,615 38,117 2,498 6.2% 5.0%
2018 40,815 38,666 2,149 5.3% 4.4%
2019 40,744 38,615 2,129 5.2% 4.5%
2020 40,232 36,080 4,152 10.3% 9.1%
2021 39,804 36,946 2,858 7.2% 6.0%
2022 39,356 37,233 2,123 5.4% 4.4%
2023 39,162 37,512 1,650 4.2% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com