Lawrence township, IL

Lawrence County, IL

2022 population: 6,198 ( 323 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.9 square miles
Population density: 147.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,534	89.29%	11.4%
Black:	211	3.40%	170.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	56	0.90%	143.5%
2+ races:	346	5.58%	424.2%
Hispanic:	21	0.34%	77.4%

Total non-White:	664	10.71%	138.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-709	-13.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	386	7.2

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
6,521
6,243	95.74%
78	1.20%
17	0.26%
23	0.35%
66	1.01%
93	1.43%
278	4.26%

2000
6,825
6,632	97.17%
88	1.29%
0	0.00%
7	0.10%
15	0.22%
72	1.05%
193	2.83%

1990
7,054
6,932	98.27%
106	1.50%
10	0.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.09%
122	1.73%

1980
7,806
7,671	98.27%
13	0.17%
9	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
113	1.45%
135	1.73%

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

-389	-5.7
85	1.2

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

-300	-4.3
71	1.0

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

-739	-9.5
-13	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence township, IL

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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
40.6
1,273	20.5%
4,925	79.5%
1,326	21.4%

2,410
2.49

1,484	61.6%
1,155	77.8%
171	11.5%
926	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
1,340	20.5%
5,181	79.5%
1,424	21.8%

2,905
2.21

1,791	61.7%
1,317	73.5%
183	10.2%
1,114	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
44.7
1,295	19.0%
5,530	81.0%
1,743	25.5%

2,975
2.16

1,869	62.8%
1,565	83.7%
154	8.2%
1,106	37.2%

1990
Number	Percent
40.9
1,544	21.9%
5,510	78.1%
1,726	24.5%

2,902
2.29

2,025	69.8%
1,598	78.9%
215	10.6%
877	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
37.9
1,977	25.3%
5,829	74.7%
1,692	21.7%

3,046
2.46

2,154	70.7%
1,847	85.7%
133	6.2%
892	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	138	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	85	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	124	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	103	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	172	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	151	6.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	136	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	160	6.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	150	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	157	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	178	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	353	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	114	4.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	96	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	168	7.0%
$200,000 or more	125	5.2%

Median Household Income	49,557
Per Capita Income	29,583

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	83	3.4%
Public Assistance	109	4.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	417	17.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,474	65.0%
Unemployed	142	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,616	68.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,193	31.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,281	696	64.8%
Non-Profit	56	118	32.2%
Self-Employed	66	45	59.5%

Local Government	88	123	41.7%
State Government	54	33	62.1%
Federal Government	27	38	41.5%

Total Private + Self	1,347	741	64.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	225	312	41.9%
Total	1,572	1,053	59.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	228	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	475	18.1%
Professional, Technical	444	16.9%
Service Occupations	511	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.4%
All others	973	37.0%

White Collar		43.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	499	19.0%
Health care and social assistance	463	17.6%
Transportation and warehousing	233	8.9%
Educational services	196	7.4%
Construction	192	7.3%
Public administration	157	6.0%
Finance and insurance	144	5.5%
Retail trade	137	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	120	4.6%
Other services	119	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	83	3.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	69	2.6%
Wholesale trade	55	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	55	2.1%
Information	50	1.9%
Utilities	30	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	0.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21	0.34%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	56	0.90%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,745	97.5%
Spanish	77	1.3%
Chinese	56	1.0%
German, other Germanic	8	0.1%
Other Indo-European	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,081	17.4%
English	706	11.4%
American	622	10.0%
Irish	519	8.4%
Scottish	108	1.7%
Dutch	91	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	78	1.3%
French	76	1.2%
French Canadian	46	0.7%
Italian	46	0.7%
European	35	0.6%
Norwegian	32	0.5%
Swedish	26	0.4%
Welsh	24	0.4%
Russian	16	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,175	99.6%
Not a citizen	23	0.4%

Native	6,124	98.8%
Foreign-born	74	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
108	2.4%	365	8.2%	1,307	29.4%	1,820	41.0%	460	10.4%	380	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	108	2.4%
9-12 Years	365	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,307	29.4%
Some College	1,820	41.0%
Bach. Degree	460	10.4%
Grad Degree	380	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +95	R +17	D + 2.4%
D +78
2020 vs. 2012	R +363	R +589	R + 19.4%
D -226
2020 vs. 2008	R +691	R +1,484	R + 51.9%
D -793

2016 vs. 2008	R +596	R +1,467	R + 54.3%
D -871
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,092	72.3%	Joe Biden (D)	755	26.1%	46	1.6%	2,893	32	26	0.05%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	1,997	71.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	677	24.3%	110	4.0%	2,784	33	26	0.05%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,729	62.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	981	35.5%	53	1.9%	2,763	22	15	0.05%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	1,548	51.5%	John McCain (R)	1,401	46.7%	54	1.8%	3,003	10	1	0.05%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	1,633	52.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,387	44.7%	83	2.7%	3,103	10	5	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

755

26.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,092

72.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,893

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

677

24.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,997

71.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,784

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

981

35.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,729

62.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,763

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,548

51.5%

John McCain (R)

1,401

46.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,003

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Lawrence township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,633

52.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,387

44.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,103

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	43%	Kathy Salvi (R)	1,542	71.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	578	26.8%	37 [+]	1.7%	2,157	30	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 37 (1.7%);
2022	G	43%	Darren Bailey (R)	1,665	76.0%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	483	22.0%	43 [+]	2.0%	2,191	34	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 43 (2.0%);
2020	S2	56%	Mark Curran (R)	1,934	68.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	816	28.7%	89 [+]	3.1%	2,839	29	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 46 (1.6%); Willie Wilson (I) 26 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 17 (0.6%);
2018	G	38%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,099	56.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	719	36.9%	131 [+]	6.7%	1,949	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 86 (4.4%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 45 (2.3%);
2016	S3	53%	Mark Kirk* (R)	1,645	60.5%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	960	35.3%	116 [+]	4.3%	2,721	21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 81 (3.0%); Scott Summers (Green) 32 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	S2	36%	Jim Oberweis (R)	1,052	57.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	698	37.9%	93 [+]	5.0%	1,843	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 93 (5.0%);
2014	G	36%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,150	62.3%	Pat Quinn* (D)	599	32.4%	97 [+]	5.3%	1,846	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 97 (5.3%);

*: 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	2,829
Median Value	$106,500

Occupied	2,410	85.2%
Vacant	419	14.8%

Owned	1,615	67.0%
Rented	795	33.0%
Median Rent	$749

Single-Family Units	2,316	81.9%
Detached	2,316	81.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	128	4.5%
Mobile Homes	156	5.5%

Lawrence township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lawrence township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence township, IL