Monroe County vs. Lawrence County

Monroe County (IN)Lawrence County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)146,91745,668
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.5%-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)137,95946,129
Population, Census, April 1, 2010137,97446,134
Persons under 5 years, percent4.4%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent15.6%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%20.0%
Female persons, percent50.3%50.5%
White alone, percent86.4%96.9%
Black or African American alone, percent3.6%0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent7.0%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.5%1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.4%95.5%
Veterans, 2014-20186,2083,657
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.3%1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)62,05821,175
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.8%77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$167,900$115,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,178$1,018
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$448$394
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$893$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201334.6%9.2%
Building permits, 201836919
Households, 2014-201855,53718,487
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201868.6%89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.3%1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.9%82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.8%72.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.2%88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201845.6%15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.2%8.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%58.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.0%53.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)335,93452,189
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)927,566202,842
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,548,457437,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,661,332519,213
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,781$11,268
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.223.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$47,075$52,092
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,461$25,590
Persons in poverty, percent21.4%12.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,122934
Total employment, 201750,61212,119
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,986,265468,350
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.3%5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,4822,631
All firms, 201211,2703,463
Men-owned firms, 20126,1621,713
Women-owned firms, 20123,5321,023
Minority-owned firms, 201289776
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,6933,216
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,008376
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,6732,820
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.2%19.4%
Population per square mile, 2010349.7102.7
Land area in square miles, 2010394.51449.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Monroe county (IN) and Lawrence county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.