Martin County vs. Lawrence County

	Martin County (KY)	Lawrence County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,323	15,571
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-12.4%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,929	15,859
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,929	15,860
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.6%	17.3%
Female persons, percent	45.1%	50.2%
White alone, percent	91.9%	97.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.7%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.3%	1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.8%	96.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	425	674
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.2%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,301	7,431
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.3%	75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$67,500	$82,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$978	$957
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$311	$324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$577	$566
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.9%	6.6%
Households, 2014-2018	4,112	5,956
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.3%	94.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	73.1%	73.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.1%	63.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	72.8%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	8.5%	10.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	24.3%	17.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.3%	6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.8%	41.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.8%	36.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,310	69,764
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	93,767	161,528
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,358	$10,192
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.0	30.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,125	$31,813
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$15,492	$18,199
Persons in poverty, percent	39.1%	25.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	142	197
Total employment, 2017	1,452	2,336
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	45,777	80,355
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-11.4%	-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	463	751
All firms, 2012	468	941
Men-owned firms, 2012	227	480
Women-owned firms, 2012	190	337
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	427	855
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	37	68
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	401	800
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	56.3	38.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	229.61	415.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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