Demographics of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania had 83,911 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,050 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

83,911
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −2,050 people.; 44.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,931 ±$2,883
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, Pennsylvania's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania'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, Pennsylvania's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania'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	85,961	100.0	100.0
2021	85,550	99.5	100.2
2022	84,771	98.6	100.7
2023	84,500	98.3	101.6
2024	84,087	97.8	102.5
2025	83,911	97.6	103.1

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Population of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	85,961	−104	−103	0	−19
2021	85,550	−411	−634	+2	+135
2022	84,771	−779	−674	+10	−51
2023	84,500	−271	−493	+46	+198
2024	84,087	−413	−473	+23	+53
2025	83,911	−176	−473	+11	+287

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.9 ±0.2: for men 42.9 ±0.4 and for women 46.6 ±0.4. 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	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	4,243 ±56	5.0% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,757 ±502	15.0% ±0.6	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,682 ±385	7.9% ±0.5	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,918 ±486	22.3% ±0.6	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,522 ±607	26.5% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,902 ±732	23.4% ±0.9	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,931 ±$2,883, and income per person $35,150 ±$816, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	6,683 ±566	18.5% ±1.6	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,839 ±601	21.7% ±1.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,565 ±564	18.2% ±1.5	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,427 ±374	12.3% ±1.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,405 ±526	17.7% ±1.4	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,367 ±317	6.6% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,835 ±247	5.1% ±0.7	11.8% ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	9,813 ±965	11.9% ±1.2	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,849 ±417	17.2% ±2.4	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,664 ±520	11.7% ±1.3	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,300 ±289	8.8% ±1.1	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence County	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	39,591 ±59	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±1.1	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±1.1	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±1.1	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±1.3	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$147,200 ±$6,024	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$831 ±$42	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±1	1965 ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,872 ±0	2.2% ±<0.1	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	75,451 ±380	88.7% ±0.4	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,128 ±320	3.7% ±0.4	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	252 ±69	0.3% ±0.1	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 20	< 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	516 ±184	0.6% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,794 ±440	4.5% ±0.5	3.6% ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	71,072 ±832	83.6% ±1.0	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,183 ±889	14.3% ±1.0	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	644 ±228	0.8% ±0.3	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,125 ±243	1.3% ±0.3	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	714 ±155	0.8% ±0.2	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	411 ±195	0.5% ±0.2	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lawrence County among the counties of Pennsylvania

33rd of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Counties of Pennsylvania near Lawrence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Blair County	119,541	−2.5%
Lycoming County	112,587	−1.3%
Mercer County	107,860	−2.4%
Adams County	107,594	+3.6%
Northumberland County	89,920	−1.8%
Lawrence County	83,911	−2.4%
Indiana County	82,878	−0.3%
Crawford County	81,792	−2.4%
Clearfield County	78,100	−2.9%
Somerset County	72,004	−2.7%
Columbia County	66,193	+2.3%

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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