With 15,031 people, Lawrence County is a county in Illinois. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $99,100. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 34%. Density works out to 40 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,324, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lawrence County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$78,482 → $99,100(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.3% → 14.9%(+8.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants76.5% → 71.8%(−4.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.2%(150)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(157)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(257)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.6%(84)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 874 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lawrence County, decade by decade
Lawrence County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,972
$47,253
$78,482
6.3%
4.7
2000
15,452
$55,307
$81,974
9.7%
6.3
2010
16,833
$55,775
$97,679
11.1%
31.1
2020
15,280
$64,344
$97,569
14.0%
36.3
2024
15,031
$55,324
$99,100
14.9%
35.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
