Language Spoken At Home in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,903 | 100% |
English only | 14,677 | 92.3% |
Language other than English | 1,226 | 7.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 391 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 1,026 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 338 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 107 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 32 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 61 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,778 | 100% |
American | 1,285 | 7.7% |
Arab | 21 | 0.1% |
Czech | 13 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 275 | 1.6% |
English | 1,072 | 6.4% |
French (except Basque) | 395 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 66 | 0.4% |
German | 2,060 | 12.3% |
Greek | 19 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,252 | 7.5% |
Italian | 197 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 28 | 0.2% |
Polish | 162 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 113 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 150 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 121 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 10 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 16 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 49 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 9 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,047 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,143 | 68.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,977 | 32.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,137 | 51.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,325 | 21.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 287 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 177 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 719 | 11.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 475 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 1,904 | 31.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,715 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 922 | 15.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,154 | 35.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,897 | 31.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 2 | 0% |
Relationship in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 10,894 | 100% |
Householder | 6,047 | 55.5% |
Spouse | 3,127 | 28.7% |
Child | 1,177 | 10.8% |
Other relatives | 128 | 1.2% |
Nonrelatives | 415 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 350 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,948 | 100% |
Never married | 4,424 | 44.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,833 | 38.5% |
Separated | 396 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 401 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 894 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,743 | 100% |
Never married | 596 | 10.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,326 | 57.9% |
Separated | 219 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 963 | 16.8% |
Divorced | 639 | 11.1% |
Fertility in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 217 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 77 | 35.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 100 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 162 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 234 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 144 | 61.5% |
Less than 1 year | 14 | 6.0% |
1 or 2 years | 49 | 20.9% |
3 or 4 years | 34 | 14.5% |
5 or more years | 47 | 20.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 144 | 100% |
Who are female | 101 | 70.1% |
Who are married | 119 | 82.6% |
School Enrollment in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,909 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 194 | 10.2% |
Kindergarten | 29 | 1.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 163 | 8.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 429 | 22.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,094 | 57.3% |
Educational Attainment in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,801 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 742 | 5.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,342 | 17.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,847 | 35.1% |
Some college, no degree | 2,926 | 21.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,636 | 11.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 985 | 7.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 323 | 2.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 9.5% |
Veteran Status in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,621 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,488 | 9.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,957 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,732 | 15.8% |
Under 18 years | 1,156 | 100% |
With a disability | 11 | 1.0% |
18 to 64 years | 7,421 | 100% |
With a disability | 825 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 2,380 | 100% |
With a disability | 896 | 37.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,634 | 100% |
Same house | 13,636 | 82.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,932 | 17.6% |
Same county | 994 | 6.0% |
Different county | 1,938 | 11.7% |
Same state | 1,681 | 10.1% |
Different state | 257 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 66 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,778 | 100% |
Native | 16,367 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 16,225 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 11,479 | 68.4% |
Different state | 4,746 | 28.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 142 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 411 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 411 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 42 | 10.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 369 | 89.8% |
Year of Entry in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 553 | 100% |
Native | 142 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 142 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 411 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 405 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 411 | 100% |
Europe | 47 | 11.4% |
Asia | 36 | 8.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 328 | 79.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |