Lawrence County, PA - 1990 Census Profile


                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                            96,246      107,150    -10.1      
  Persons living in households              93,527      104,456    -10.4      
  Persons living in group quarters           2,719        2,694      1.0      
                                                                              
Rural Population                            52,089       55,772     -6.6      
Urban population                            44,157       51,378    -14.0      
Metro status of county                   Non-Metro    Non-Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        45,634       51,558    -11.4      
Female                                      50,612       55,592     -8.9      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                5,966        7,038    -15.2      
5 to 17 years                               16,644       20,751    -19.7      
18 to 24 years                               8,927       13,538    -34.0      
25 to 44 years                              26,690       26,083      2.4      
45 to 54 years                               9,736       11,949    -18.5      
55 to 64 years                              10,500       13,351    -21.3      
65 to 74 years                              10,651        8,876     20.0      
75 to 84 years                               5,549        4,249     30.6      
85 years and over                            1,583        1,315     20.4      
Total under 18                              22,610       27,789    -18.6      
Total 65 and over                           17,783       14,440     23.2      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                          92,645      103,398    -10.3      
Black non-Hispanic                           2,894        3,037     -4.7      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp           54           43     25.6      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic         257          171     50.3      
Other race, non-Hispanic                        39          127    -69.2      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                  357          374     -4.5      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                            36,350       37,501     -3.0      
 Family households (families)               26,779       29,398     -8.9      
  Families with children                    11,946       14,289    -16.3      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children      2,210        1,836     20.4      
 Persons living alone                        8,806        7,610     15.8      
  Persons 65 and over living alone           5,040        3,861     30.6      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  10,830        6,572     64.8      
Household (median)                          22,317       16,588     34.6      
Family (median)                             27,490       19,199     43.2      
  Married couple families (mean)            35,593          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      10,320          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                           10.9          7.8     39.8      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)           19.3         12.0     60.9      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       58.5         52.5     11.5      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                       13.1          9.3     40.9      
  Black                                       40.6         28.0     45.0      
  Other race                                  14.0         20.0    -29.9      
  Hispanic                                    25.9          6.7    286.6      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)            9.6         11.1    -13.5      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       20.8          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)            22.6         13.4     68.7      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                             1,365          646    111.4      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch     15,458       20,543    -24.7      
  College                                    5,173        3,881     33.3      
Dropout rate (county)                         27.0         36.8    -26.6      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        73.0         63.1     15.7      
  College grad (%)                            11.8          9.9     19.2      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         38,844       39,586     -1.8      
  Occupied (%)                                93.6         94.7     -1.1      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        76.1         77.2     -1.4      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     41,500       33,400     24.3      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        211          139     51.8      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     1.2          1.0     20.0      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        8.4          6.7     25.4      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            37,804       40,343     -6.2      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      20.9         32.5    -35.6      
  Employed in service industry (%)            31.3         12.0    160.9      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     5.4          9.7    -44.3      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           20.3         15.8     28.3      
  Mean Income                               16,357        9,569     71.0      
Families with one worker                      31.9         37.9    -15.8      
  Mean Income                               28,907       18,585     55.6      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       47.8         46.3      3.3      
  Mean Income                               43,114       27,441     57.2      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              43.6         38.0     14.8      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               6.5          9.4    -30.8      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         58.5         38.5     52.0      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               7.8          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              21.6         18.1     19.4      
  Sales and support (%)                       28.9         25.6     12.9      
  Service (%)                                 14.9         12.0     24.2      
  Farming (%)                                  2.1          1.8     16.7      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        12.3         14.9    -17.4      
  Labor (%)                                   20.3         27.3    -25.6      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape File 1 and 3