Demographics of Lawrence County, Indiana

Lawrence County, Indiana had 45,568 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +555 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lawrence County, in four figures

45,568
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +555 people.; 43.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,468 ±$3,421
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lawrence County, Indiana's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lawrence County, Indiana's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	45,013	100.0	100.0
2021	45,038	100.1	100.2
2022	45,230	100.5	100.7
2023	45,044	100.1	101.6
2024	45,230	100.5	102.5
2025	45,568	101.2	103.1

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Population of Lawrence County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	45,013	+1	−56	0	+47
2021	45,038	+25	−223	+8	+210
2022	45,230	+192	−265	+15	+452
2023	45,044	−186	−158	+36	−53
2024	45,230	+186	−157	+11	+336
2025	45,568	+338	−156	0	+500

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±0.4: for men 42.0 ±0.6 and for women 44.8 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lawrence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	2,522 ±80	5.6% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,042 ±384	15.6% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,370 ±270	7.5% ±0.6	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,537 ±400	23.4% ±0.9	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,384 ±532	27.5% ±1.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,247 ±559	20.5% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,468 ±$3,421, and income per person $35,064 ±$1,778, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lawrence County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	3,331 ±419	17.4% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,024 ±479	21.0% ±2.5	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,228 ±350	16.9% ±1.8	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,671 ±356	14.0% ±1.8	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,466 ±439	18.1% ±2.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,552 ±259	8.1% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	863 ±225	4.5% ±1.2	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lawrence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	5,429 ±792	12.2% ±1.8	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,511 ±411	16.1% ±4.2	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,570 ±481	11.4% ±2.1	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,348 ±273	10.9% ±2.1	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	20,545 ±46	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±1.4	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.9% ±1.5	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±1.6	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±1.7	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,000 ±$10,570	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$845 ±$31	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lawrence County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	900 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	42,097 ±376	93.3% ±0.8	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	35 to 149	0.1% to 0.3%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	250 ±80	0.6% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 19	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	90 to 556	0.2% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,417 ±310	3.1% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lawrence County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	37,192 ±621	82.5% ±1.4	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,296 ±620	16.2% ±1.4	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	25 to 111	0.1% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	546 ±146	1.2% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	348 ±132	0.8% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	65 to 331	0.1% to 0.7%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lawrence County among the counties of Indiana

34th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Lawrence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Henry County	49,137	+0.5%
Noble County	47,937	+1.0%
Jackson County	47,370	+1.9%
Marshall County	46,599	+1.2%
Shelby County	45,882	+1.8%
Lawrence County	45,568	+1.2%
DeKalb County	44,535	+2.9%
Dubois County	44,016	+0.9%
LaGrange County	41,305	+1.9%
Harrison County	40,437	+1.9%
Montgomery County	38,954	+2.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026