Language Spoken At Home in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 38,979 | 100% |
English only | 37,528 | 96.3% |
Language other than English | 1,451 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 581 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 545 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 262 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 824 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 298 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 68 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 14 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 41,779 | 100% |
American | 7,382 | 17.7% |
Arab | 11 | 0.0% |
Czech | 40 | 0.1% |
Danish | 32 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,074 | 2.6% |
English | 3,182 | 7.6% |
French (except Basque) | 472 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 38 | 0.1% |
German | 4,886 | 11.7% |
Greek | 43 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.0% |
Irish | 4,971 | 11.9% |
Italian | 814 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 5 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 93 | 0.2% |
Polish | 210 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.0% |
Russian | 30 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,153 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 617 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 36 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 20 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 54 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 42 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 82 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,089 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,419 | 71.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,043 | 31.3% |
Married-couple family | 9,212 | 57.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,976 | 24.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 649 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 357 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,558 | 9.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 710 | 4.4% |
Nonfamily households | 4,670 | 29.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,188 | 26.0% |
65 years and over | 1,865 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,594 | 34.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,657 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 41,397 | 100% |
Householder | 16,089 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 9,171 | 22.2% |
Child | 12,669 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 2,158 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,310 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 524 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,797 | 100% |
Never married | 3,295 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,842 | 62.3% |
Separated | 270 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 457 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 1,933 | 12.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,206 | 100% |
Never married | 2,961 | 17.2% |
Now married, except separated | 9,568 | 55.6% |
Separated | 320 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 2,274 | 13.2% |
Divorced | 2,083 | 12.1% |
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 | 488 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 101 | 20.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 122 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 861 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 502 | 58.3% |
Less than 1 year | 145 | 16.8% |
1 or 2 years | 91 | 10.6% |
3 or 4 years | 35 | 4.1% |
5 or more years | 231 | 26.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 502 | 100% |
Who are female | 304 | 60.6% |
Who are married | 399 | 79.5% |
School Enrollment in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,921 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 491 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 676 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,747 | 47.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,118 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,889 | 19.0% |
Educational Attainment in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 27,921 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,930 | 10.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,155 | 11.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,880 | 42.5% |
Some college, no degree | 5,225 | 18.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,441 | 5.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,135 | 7.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,155 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.8% |
Veteran Status in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 31,227 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,202 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 41,390 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,848 | 16.5% |
Under 18 years | 10,536 | 100% |
With a disability | 352 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 24,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,488 | 14.3% |
65 years and over | 6,447 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,008 | 46.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 41,309 | 100% |
Same house | 36,684 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,573 | 11.1% |
Same county | 3,187 | 7.7% |
Different county | 1,386 | 3.4% |
Same state | 685 | 1.7% |
Different state | 701 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 52 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 41,779 | 100% |
Native | 41,152 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 41,085 | 98.3% |
State of residence | 30,606 | 73.3% |
Different state | 10,479 | 25.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 67 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 627 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 627 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 110 | 17.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 517 | 82.5% |
Year of Entry in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 694 | 100% |
Native | 67 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 67 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 627 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 605 | 96.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lawrence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 627 | 100% |
Europe | 142 | 22.6% |
Asia | 81 | 12.9% |
Africa | 27 | 4.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 312 | 49.8% |
Northern America | 65 | 10.4% |