Lawrence, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,154

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

47.1

1.67% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.6%

58.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,250

4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$217,200

Economy

The economy of Lawrence, PA employs 564 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lawrence, PA were Manufacturing (131 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), and Construction (65 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($68,632), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,844), and Construction ($37,196).

Employment

Occupations

564

2024 Value

± 221

−0.529%

1 Year decline

± 54.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawrence, PA declined at a rate of −0.529%, from 567 employees to 564 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawrence, PA, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (102 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (77 people), and Management Occupations (67 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawrence, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

564

2024 Value

± 221

−0.529%

1 Year decline

± 54.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawrence, PA declined at a rate of −0.529%, from 567 employees to 564 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawrence, PA, are Manufacturing (131 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), and Construction (65 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawrence, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lawrence, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$78,750

Median earning men ± $24,818

$41,382

Median earning women ± $37,722

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,722) and Manufacturing ($72,639).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,711).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lawrence, PA was $217,200 in 2024, which is 0.653 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $217,700 to $217,200, a 0.23% decrease. The homeownership rate in Lawrence, PA is 89.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lawrence, PA have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lawrence, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$217,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,028

$530

Median Property Taxes

±$178

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lawrence, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lawrence, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

89.8%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.8% of the housing units in Lawrence, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 89.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lawrence, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,250

Median Household Income

± $21,040

590

Number of Households

± 188

In 2024, the median household income of the 590 households in Lawrence, PA declined from $66,250 from the previous year's value of $69,007.

The following chart displays the households in Lawrence, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lawrence, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.2%)
Worked At Home (23.8%)

In 2024, 76.2% of workers in Lawrence, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.8%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lawrence, PA have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lawrence, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lawrence, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lawrence, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lawrence, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawrence, PA (180 out of 1.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 15 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lawrence, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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