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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lawrence County is $14,208, which is much lower than the state average of $30,019 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lawrence County median household income is $39,569, which has grown by 30.33% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lawrence County residents spend 17.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #101

Lawrence County	14,208 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrence County	25,896 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrence County	29,613 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lawrence County	24,827 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #92

Lawrence County	39,569 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lawrence County	50,450 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #43

Lawrence County	30.33%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lawrence County		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.84%	$8,063, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.19%	$15,777, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.47%	$2,151, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.54%	$18,271, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lawrence County	49,414 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lawrence County	59,538 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lawrence County	Illinois	U.S.
White	$40,010, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$18,587, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$53,889, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Two or More Races	$16,563, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lawrence County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$27,417, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,820, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,662, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$26,227, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lawrence County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,902, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	8,504, 61.17%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,674, 19.68%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,674, 19.68%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,535, 91.70%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	139, 8.30%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,830, 80.32%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	5,398, 38.83%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,833, 52.48%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,833, 52.48%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,727, 96.26%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	106, 3.74%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,565, 47.52%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lawrence County	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,139, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,375, 81.54%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	459, 11.09%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 0.53%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	93, 2.25%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	41, 0.99%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	149, 3.60%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lawrence County	17.5 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lawrence County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,262	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	1,535, 36.02%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	362, 23.58%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	189, 12.31%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	151, 9.84%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	35, 2.28%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	136, 8.86%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	562, 36.61%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	2,727, 63.98%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	914, 33.52%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	670, 24.57%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	807, 29.59%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.26%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	327, 11.99%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lawrence County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,262, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	236, 5.54%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	190, 4.46%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	591, 13.87%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	105, 2.46%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	379, 8.89%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	242, 5.68%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	15, 0.35%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	395, 9.27%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	143, 3.36%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,329, 31.18%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	291, 6.83%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	148, 3.47%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	198, 4.65%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lawrence County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,450	13.01%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	317	9.57%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.