Lawrence County, IL Demographic Data
Lawrence County, IL Summary
Lawrence County is located in Illinois
- Population: 16,778
- Area: 374.14 sq. miles
- Land Area: 372.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.96 sq. miles
- Population Density: 44.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 501.97 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lawrence County, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,297
44%
50.8
Male
9,285
56%
49.2
Total Population
16,582
323,128,000
Lawrence County, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
859
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
954
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
819
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
727
4.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,142
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,842
17.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,996
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,386
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,123
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
960
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,419
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
937
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
418
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,426
81.0%
77.2
Female
5,760
42.9%
51.3
Male
7,666
57.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,076
78.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,318
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,774
16.7%
15.2
Female
1,586
57.2%
55.8
Male
1,188
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Lawrence County, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,325
98.5%
96.8
White
13,351
80.5%
72.6
Black or African American
2,706
16.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
33
0.2%
0.8
Asian
43
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
4
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
18
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
18
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
18
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
174
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
257
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
806
4.9%
17.8
Mexican
546
3.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
91
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
10
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
159
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,776
95.1%
82.2
Lawrence County, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
661
5.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,990
16.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,149
34.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,602
21.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,453
12.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
896
7.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
330
2.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,651
22.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,430
77.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,226
10.1%
31.2
Lawrence County, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,666
33.4%
33.7%
Now Married
6,365
45.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,685
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
299
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
935
6.7
5.8%
Lawrence County, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,654
93.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,069
6.8%
21.6%
Spanish
834
5.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
136
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
37
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
62
0.4%
1.1%
Lawrence County, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
362
6.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
287
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
860
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
796
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
802
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
925
16.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
946
17.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
410
7.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
112
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
57
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
42,650
57,617
Per capita income
16,417
31,128
Lawrence County, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
311
6.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
394
8.1%
9.8
Construction
325
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,287
26.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
383
7.9%
6.6
Information
24
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
661
13.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
283
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
219
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
182
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
460
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
194
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
126
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
391
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,507
31.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
845
17.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,005
20.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,101
22.7%
18.1%
Lawrence County, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,710
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,815
81.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
512
10.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
19
0.4%
5.1
Walked
124
2.6%
2.7
Other means
41
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
199
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.9
26.6
Lawrence County, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
297
5.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,988
35.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,956
35.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,316
23.7%
21.0
Lawrence County, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,557
87.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,004
72.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,553
27.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
825
12.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lawrence County, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,382
1 room
72
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
107
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
428
6.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,040
16.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,612
25.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,265
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
848
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
589
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
421
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lawrence County, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,382
1-unit, detached
5,187
81.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
43
0.7%
5.9
2-units
151
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
106
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
31
0.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
41
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
199
3.1%
9.0
Mobile home
614
9.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
10
0.2%
0.1
Lawrence County, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,990
31.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
696
10.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
850
13.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
712
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
886
13.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
427
6.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
481
7.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
299
4.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
41
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lawrence County, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,501
63.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
928
16.7%
4.7
Electricity
949
17.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
123
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
7
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
26
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
14
0.3%
1.1
Lawrence County, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,792
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
16
0.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
85
4.7%
20.1%
Less than $500
210
11.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
465
25.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,004
56.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,188
66.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
189
10.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
88
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
107
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
220
12.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lawrence County, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,385
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
38
2.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
478
34.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
869
62.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
168
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
578
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
326
23.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
211
15.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
117
8.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
178
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
141
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
408
29.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
172
0.0%
0.0%
Lawrence County, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,004
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,290
32.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,475
36.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
575
14.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
319
8.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
148
3.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
166
4.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
24
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
70,800
205,000
