Lawrenceburg, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

11,943

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.1

9.31% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12%

1.75% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$66,486

4.39% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$201,100

8.47% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Lawrenceburg, KY is home to a population of 11.9k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.7% of Lawrenceburg, KY residents were born outside of the country (203 people).

In 2024, there were 21.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.8k people) in Lawrenceburg, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 497 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 238 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Lawrenceburg, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lawrenceburg, KY was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lawrenceburg, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lawrenceburg, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.8k ± 200
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
497 ± 216
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
238 ± 120

2.65%

Hispanic Population

317 people

2.65% of the people in Lawrenceburg, KY are hispanic (317 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lawrenceburg, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

203 people

2.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

256 people

As of 2024, 1.7% of Lawrenceburg, KY residents (203 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lawrenceburg, KY was 2.16%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lawrenceburg, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
196 ± 123
Vietnam
113 ± 71
Gulf War (1990s)
97 ± 78

Lawrenceburg, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lawrenceburg, KY.

Economy

The economy of Lawrenceburg, KY employs 5.66k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lawrenceburg, KY were Manufacturing (1,131 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (936 people), and Public Administration (597 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,170), Finance & Insurance ($61,125), and Public Administration ($55,313).

Employment

Occupations

5.66k

2024 Value

± 613

3.43%

1 Year growth

± 15.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawrenceburg, KY grew at a rate of 3.43%, from 5.47k employees to 5.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawrenceburg, KY, are Production Occupations (993 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (551 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (485 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawrenceburg, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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

5.66k

2024 Value

± 613

3.43%

1 Year growth

± 15.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawrenceburg, KY grew at a rate of 3.43%, from 5.47k employees to 5.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawrenceburg, KY, are Manufacturing (1,131 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (936 people), and Public Administration (597 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawrenceburg, KY, though some of these residents may live in Lawrenceburg, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,000

Median earning men ± $10,032

$37,120

Median earning women ± $4,549

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,205), and Public Administration ($67,955).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,594), Public Administration ($46,795), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,355).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lawrenceburg, KY was $201,100 in 2024, which is 0.604 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,400 to $201,100, a 8.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Lawrenceburg, KY is 69.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lawrenceburg, KY have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lawrenceburg, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$201,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,829

$3,130

Median Property Taxes

±$457

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 Lawrenceburg, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.3%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.3% of the housing units in Lawrenceburg, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lawrenceburg, KY 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.

$66,486

Median Household Income

± $9,768

4.52k

Number of Households

± 541

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.52k households in Lawrenceburg, KY grew to $66,486 from the previous year's value of $63,690.

The following chart displays the households in Lawrenceburg, KY 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lawrenceburg, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.3%)
Carpooled (9.36%)
Worked At Home (8.31%)

In 2024, 80.3% of workers in Lawrenceburg, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.36%) and those who worked at home (8.31%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lawrenceburg, KY have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.67% of the workforce in Lawrenceburg, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawrenceburg, KY (1.42k out of 11.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lawrenceburg, KY is White, followed by Black and Other.

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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