Lawrence County, Ohio (OH)

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• • 53,70793.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6272.8%Two or more races
  • 8691.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6331.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3810.7%Asian alone
  • 2450.4%Some other race alone
  • 370.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 370.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 50
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 213
• Auto thefts: 46

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 72
• Thefts: 272
• Auto thefts: 33

Health of residents in Lawrence County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,281 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $992 (0.9%)

Area name: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ironton, South Point, Burlington, Coal Grove, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Athalia, Hanging Rock, Rome.

2023 air pollution in Lawrence County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anne Arundel County, Maryland , Augusta County, Virginia , Edwards County, Illinois , Cooper County, Missouri , Franklin County, Kansas , Roane County, West Virginia .

Current college students: 2,743
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 457 (65.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1022010 or later
• 272000 to 2009
• 691990 to 1999
• 431980 to 1989
• 121970 to 1979
• 109Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,220
• One, attached: 207
• Two: 1,141
• 3 or 4: 838
• 5 to 9: 237
• 10 to 19: 133
• 20 to 49: 162
• 50 or more: 284
• Mobile homes: 4,325
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 7,719 (554 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 513 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 274

Religion statistics for Lawrence County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lawrence County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
• Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: February 5, 2019 - February 13, 2019, FEMA Id: 4424, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 25, 2018, FEMA Id: 4360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
• Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 04, 2011 to May 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4002: July 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4002, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 27, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1556: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1556, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to March 18, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1453: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 1453, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Ohio Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 18, 2000 to March 02, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1321: March 07, 2000, FEMA Id: 1321, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 1997 to March 17, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1164: March 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1164, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.70% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,474 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.18% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($10,278 average AGI)
3.52% relocated from other states ($34,195 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	3.52%
Ohio average:	1.92%

from Cabell County, WV	1.24% ($45,345 average AGI)
from Boyd County, KY	0.53% ($36,383)
from Scioto County, OH	0.32% ($41,271)
from Wayne County, WV	0.32% ($50,971)
from Greenup County, KY	0.22% ($36,745)
from Gallia County, OH	0.16% ($36,000)
from Franklin County, OH	0.14% ($33,167)

5.23% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,713 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.40% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($9,348 average AGI)
3.83% relocated to other states ($30,366 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	3.83%
Ohio average:	2.05%

to Cabell County, WV	0.99% ($40,954 average AGI)
to Boyd County, KY	0.69% ($36,287)
to Scioto County, OH	0.32% ($46,507)
to Wayne County, WV	0.31% ($46,147)
to Greenup County, KY	0.28% ($44,492)
to Gallia County, OH	0.23% ($38,860)
to Franklin County, OH	0.19% ($26,952)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lawrence County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,972 (3,099 living alone), Female householders: 12,918 (3,575 living alone)

• 10,852 spouses (10,728 opposite-sex spouses), 1,675 unmarried partners, (1,637 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,458 children (15,329 natural, 455 adopted, 679 stepchildren), 1,971 grandchildren, 371 brothers or sisters, 851 parents, 85 foster children, 470 other relatives, 1,574 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 627

Size of family households: 6,401 2-persons, 4,403 3-persons, 2,240 4-persons, 1,267 5-persons, 386 6-persons, 203 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,675 1-person, 1,102 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 34 4-persons.

7,106 married couples with children.
3,510 single-parent households (720 men, 2,790 women).

98.6% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $417,952,000 ($6,665 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,863,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $190,403,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $87,138,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,046,000
Federal grants: $128,302,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,651,000 ($274,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,413,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $165,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,350,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,312,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.47 millions of gallons per day (61% from ground, 39% from surface)

• Year house built in Lawrence County, Ohio
• 812020 or later
• 2,4842010 to 2019
• 2,2592000 to 2009
• 3,5071990 to 1999
• 2,6681980 to 1989
• 4,7021970 to 1979
• 2,8941960 to 1969
• 3,3331950 to 1959
• 1,0041940 to 1949
• 3,7921939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Ohio
• 551 room
• 172 rooms
• 2233 rooms
• 1,9004 rooms
• 3,7345 rooms
• 4,1526 rooms
• 2,9657 rooms
• 1,7858 rooms
• 1,9509+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Ohio
• 1501 room
• 1272 rooms
• 6393 rooms
• 1,7614 rooms
• 1,8255 rooms
• 7656 rooms
• 5207 rooms
• 1458 rooms
• 1229+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Ohio
• 58no bedroom
• 4211 bedroom
• 3,9692 bedrooms
• 8,9033 bedrooms
• 2,8294 bedrooms
• 6465+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Ohio
• 154no bedroom
• 7241 bedroom
• 2,6742 bedrooms
• 2,1573 bedrooms
• 2634 bedrooms
• 855+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 460no vehicle
• 4,6111 vehicle
• 6,3062 vehicles
• 3,3873 vehicles
• 1,2494 vehicles
• 7655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
• 773no vehicle
• 3,2121 vehicle
• 1,6712 vehicles
• 3973 vehicles
• 274 vehicles
• 325+ vehicles

91.4% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Ohio.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 21,446
• Other state: 35,359
• Northeast: 958
• Midwest: 1,111
• South: 32,102
• West: 556

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,814
• Number of aged recipients: 95
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,719
• Number of recipients under 18: 434
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,940
• Number of recipients older than 64: 440
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,018
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,934

Lawrence County on our top lists:

• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"