Lawrence County, Indiana

Lawrence County has a population of 45,102 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $175,000, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $66,468.

Home price
$175,000
Income
$66,468
Population
45,102
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$175,000county
Median gross rent$845county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198058.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$729county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,146county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$66,468county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate12.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.0%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.4%county
Economic output per resident$39,561county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.60%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths39.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment5502county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible60.4%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population45,102county
Land area in square miles449county
People per square mile of land100.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.8%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents196county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in1,015county
Households that moved away920county
Average income of arriving households$52,703county
Average income of departing households$48,461county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year110county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings23.6%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.9 incounty
Annual snowfall27.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing105 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days188 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$182county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use1,158 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity39.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.9%county
Homes heated by propane15.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood4.7%county
Households with broadband84.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk55.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk47.7county
Landslide risk39.8county
Hail risk39.3county
Earthquake risk75.7county
Tornado risk74.3county
Tropical cyclone risk15.6county
Extreme heat risk62.3county
Winter weather risk69.4county
Strong wind risk79.9county
Wildfire risk15.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lawrence County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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