2022 population: 16,109 ( 249 from 2010 , 184 from 2020)
Land area: 415.6 square miles
Population density: 38.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,492	96.17%	0.6%
Black:	70	0.43%	118.8%
Indian:	17	0.11%	0.0%
Asian:	48	0.30%	77.8%
2+ races:	223	1.38%	81.3%
Hispanic:	259	1.61%	236.4%

Total non-White:	617	3.83%	121.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	376	11.5
Deaths:	562	17.2
Net Migration:	-8	-0.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-90	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	339	2.1

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
15,860
15,582	98.25%
32	0.20%
17	0.11%
27	0.17%
123	0.78%
77	0.49%
278	1.75%

2000
15,569
15,348	98.58%
14	0.09%
44	0.28%
12	0.08%
82	0.53%
64	0.41%
221	1.42%

1990
13,998
13,903	99.32%
32	0.23%
28	0.20%
7	0.05%
n/a
28	0.20%
95	0.68%

1980
14,121
14,040	99.43%
30	0.21%
11	0.08%
0	0.00%
n/a
40	0.28%
81	0.57%

1970
10,726
10,586	98.69%
100	0.93%
3	0.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
36	0.34%
140	1.31%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,884	12.1
1,631	10.5
835	5.4
7	0.0

234	1.5
57	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
1,777	12.7
1,601	11.4
1,698	12.1
17	0.1

1,445	10.3
126	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
2,113	15.0
1,593	11.3
-517	-3.7
n/a

-137	-1.0
14	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,708	25.2
n/a

3,454	32.2
-59	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence County, KY

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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
41.2
3,995	24.8%
12,114	75.2%
2,952	18.3%

5,721
2.82

3,891	68.0%
3,108	79.9%
175	4.5%
1,830	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
3,681	23.2%
12,179	76.8%
2,245	14.2%

6,239
2.52

4,474	71.7%
3,514	78.5%
307	6.9%
1,765	28.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
3,916	25.2%
11,653	74.8%
1,922	12.3%

5,950
2.59

4,490	75.5%
3,719	82.8%
317	7.1%
1,460	24.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
4,001	28.6%
9,997	71.4%
1,817	13.0%

5,045
2.75

3,973	78.8%
3,340	84.1%
237	6.0%
1,072	21.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
4,553	32.2%
9,568	67.8%
1,830	13.0%

4,661
3.00

3,788	81.3%
3,270	86.3%
188	5.0%
873	18.7%

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	558	9.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	362	6.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	319	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	483	8.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	513	9.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	282	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	241	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	217	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	233	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	474	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	570	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	557	9.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	385	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	173	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	264	4.6%
$200,000 or more	90	1.6%

Median Household Income	42,488
Per Capita Income	21,163

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	70

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	796	13.9%
Public Assistance	198	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,473	25.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,241	43.7%
Unemployed	239	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,480	46.1%
Not in Labor Force	5,233	53.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		56.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,924	983	66.2%
Non-Profit	89	113	44.1%
Self-Employed	168	137	55.1%

Local Government	187	305	38.0%
State Government	119	361	24.8%
Federal Government	72	128	36.0%

Total Private + Self	2,092	1,120	65.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	467	907	34.0%
Total	2,559	2,027	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	25.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	254	5.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	899	19.6%
Professional, Technical	1,223	26.7%
Service Occupations	604	13.2%
All others	1,606	35.0%

White Collar		51.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	798	17.4%
Health care and social assistance	684	14.9%
Retail trade	624	13.6%
Manufacturing	514	11.2%
Transportation and warehousing	292	6.4%
Construction	275	6.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	213	4.6%
Public administration	203	4.4%
Other services	191	4.2%
Wholesale trade	146	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	138	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	121	2.6%
Information	108	2.4%
Utilities	96	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	80	1.7%
Finance and insurance	79	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	245	1.51%
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	%
Singaporean	56	0.35%
Chinese	10	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,917	98.7%
Chinese	66	0.4%
Spanish	43	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	28	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.1%
German, other Germanic	17	0.1%
Other Indo-European	16	0.1%
Other Asian	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	3,622	22.3%
American	2,321	14.3%
Irish	1,549	9.5%
German	812	5.0%
European	311	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	153	0.9%
Scottish	150	0.9%
French	122	0.8%
Italian	99	0.6%
Serbian	46	0.3%
Dutch	40	0.2%
Welsh	37	0.2%
Polish	35	0.2%
Norwegian	23	0.1%
Austrian	17	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,187	99.7%
Not a citizen	41	0.3%

Native	16,098	99.2%
Foreign-born	130	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,070	9.6%	1,498	13.4%	4,855	43.6%	2,507	22.5%	645	5.8%	565	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,070	9.6%
9-12 Years	1,498	13.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,855	43.6%
Some College	2,507	22.5%
Bach. Degree	645	5.8%
Grad Degree	565	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,552	4,025	527	11.6%	6.0%
1991	4,685	4,006	679	14.5%	7.3%
1992	4,828	4,179	649	13.4%	6.9%
1993	4,801	4,239	562	11.7%	6.2%
1994	5,036	4,437	599	11.9%	5.4%
1995	5,189	4,523	666	12.8%	5.4%
1996	5,290	4,623	667	12.6%	5.4%
1997	5,169	4,593	576	11.1%	5.2%
1998	5,287	4,774	513	9.7%	4.5%
1999	5,565	4,966	599	10.8%	4.5%

2000	5,496	5,119	377	6.9%	4.1%
2001	5,537	5,080	457	8.3%	5.2%
2002	5,677	5,222	455	8.0%	5.8%
2003	5,757	5,248	509	8.8%	6.2%
2004	5,735	5,272	463	8.1%	5.5%
2005	5,785	5,322	463	8.0%	5.9%
2006	5,809	5,329	480	8.3%	5.7%
2007	5,824	5,372	452	7.8%	5.4%
2008	5,892	5,384	508	8.6%	6.5%
2009	6,226	5,458	768	12.3%	10.8%

2010	5,800	5,003	797	13.7%	10.3%
2011	5,787	5,111	676	11.7%	9.4%
2012	5,639	5,039	600	10.6%	8.2%
2013	5,578	4,957	621	11.1%	7.9%
2014	5,276	4,773	503	9.5%	6.4%
2015	4,969	4,499	470	9.5%	5.2%
2016	5,039	4,496	543	10.8%	5.0%
2017	4,993	4,550	443	8.9%	4.8%
2018	5,054	4,699	355	7.0%	4.2%
2019	5,193	4,844	349	6.7%	4.1%

2020	5,217	4,784	433	8.3%	6.6%
2021	5,328	5,004	324	6.1%	4.4%
2022	5,615	5,316	299	5.3%	3.9%
2023	5,594	5,273	321	5.7%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,534
Median Value	$100,300

Occupied	5,721	75.9%
Vacant	1,813	24.1%

Owned	4,255	74.4%
Rented	1,466	25.6%
Median Rent	$735

Single-Family Units	4,442	59.0%
Detached	4,442	59.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	281	3.7%
Mobile Homes	2,650	35.2%

Lawrence County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawrence County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Lawrence County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lawrence County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lawrence County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Lawrence County, KY