Side-by-side metrics and state or size-class ranks use the same Census and FBI fields shown on this profile. Results stay in the URL so you can bookmark or share them.
Place dossier plate
SheetKY-LAWRENCEBURG-KY · Lawrenceburg, KY 11,838 pop · income 41st pct · 6 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lawrenceburg
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Lawrenceburg on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Somerset · lowest
32,910
Somerset · lowest
32,910 median HH income
31.7% of the leader · rank #1
Lawrenceburg · this city
63,690
Lawrenceburg · this city
63,690 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #2
Rio Rico · near
63,692
Rio Rico · near
63,692 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #3
Damariscotta · near
63,696
Damariscotta · near
63,696 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #4
Los Lunas · near
63,696
Los Lunas · near
63,696 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #5
Clifton · near
63,696
Clifton · near
63,696 median HH income
61.4% of the leader · rank #6
Alexandria · highest
103,750
Alexandria · highest
103,750 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Lawrenceburg on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 11,838.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Lawrenceburg - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Lawrenceburg places in the 41st percentile for household income and the 81st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
41st
percentile, household income
38th
percentile, home value
10th
percentile, median rent
81st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Lawrenceburg, KY
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 11,838 residents in Lawrenceburg, a small town within Kentucky. Median household income here is $63,690 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.4%. Lawrenceburg's housing stock carries a median value of $185,400, and the median resident age is 37.6 years. Educational attainment runs 18.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 61.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 26 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Slowing), down 16% from five years earlier. Lawrenceburg reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 596.4 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Kentucky run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Kentucky at 90.2 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $984 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Kentucky's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 44.2 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Lawrenceburg's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to housing and income to schools and households to work and mobility to population change to within-city variation to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Lawrenceburg, city-specific coverage includes within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Lawrenceburg?
Within Kentucky, the closest population matches are Somerset (12,108 residents, $32,910 income); Campbellsville (11,523 residents, $49,389 income); Fort Campbell North (11,483 residents, $58,403 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Niles, MI (11,838 residents); Picayune, MS (11,839 residents); Lantana, FL (11,845 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
How far does income reach against housing in Lawrenceburg?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
What does the education layer cover for Lawrenceburg?
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 18.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
What can 6 Census tracts reveal inside Lawrenceburg?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Lawrenceburg?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 80.9%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
7.8%
Drive alone
80.9%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 5,462 workers age 16+.
Is Lawrenceburg growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +592 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +5.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 26 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+5.0%
2025 estimate
12,329
2020 estimate
11,737
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Lawrenceburg?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 596.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 74% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
539.2
Violent rate
57.2
Total reported rate
596.4
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Below median income · poverty 9.4% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.2 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Kentucky average
C
City profile score · Lawrenceburg, KY
56/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A
90.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime A-
57 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate D
9.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income D
$63,690
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Lawrenceburg profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.2 index
Violent crime: 82/100 (A-) · 57 /100k
Poverty rate: 42/100 (D) · 9.4%
Household income: 40/100 (D) · $63,690
Bachelor's+ share: 30/100 (F) · 18.4%
Where Lawrenceburg sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Lawrenceburg's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Lawrenceburg highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Lawrenceburg, KY (this city): home $185,400, crime 596/100k
Niles, MI : home $115,400, crime 2,352/100k
Picayune, MS : home $146,500, crime 2,884/100k
South Lyon, MI : home $280,900, crime 350/100k
Wallington, NJ : home $493,700, crime 1,598/100k
Somerset, KY : home $140,900, crime 1,334/100k
Campbellsville, KY : home $162,900, crime 1,305/100k
Lyndon, KY : home $273,300, crime 2,629/100k
Alexandria, KY : home $253,400, crime 779/100k
Versailles, KY : home $257,600, crime 826/100k
How does Lawrenceburg compare to other US cities?
Here's how Lawrenceburg stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income41% higher than other cities
Home value38% pricier than other cities
Median rent10% pricier than other cities
Safety81% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Kentucky alone, Lawrenceburg ranks #71 of 181 Kentucky cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Lawrenceburg against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Kentucky only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Kentucky-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Lawrenceburg near the bottom of Kentucky's cities
Among the 520 Kentucky cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Lawrenceburg ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Lawrenceburg only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#186 of 485
62nd percentile in Kentucky
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 520
0th percentile in Kentucky
Median Home Value
#166 of 484
66th percentile in Kentucky
Poverty Rate
#292 of 519
43rd percentile in Kentucky
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#254 of 520
51st percentile in Kentucky
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Kentucky only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
41st percentile nationally for median household income · 81st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Lawrenceburg's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Lawrenceburg's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Lawrenceburg's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$185,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 62% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Lawrenceburg's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,201 of 15,516
More affordable than 60% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#781 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.9×, Lawrenceburg sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,201 of 15,516 and #781 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$63,690Lawrenceburg, KY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Lawrenceburg, KY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Lawrenceburg, KY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)61.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
11,838
Median Income
$63,690
Median Home Value
$185,400
Median Age
37.6
Poverty Rate
9.4%
Labor force participation
61.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
596.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
57.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
539.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Lawrenceburg's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
11,737 residents
2021
11,814 residents
2022
11,952 residents
2023
12,112 residents
2024
12,230 residents
2025
12,329 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
26
housing units authorized
Single-Family
20
detached homes
Multifamily
6
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
31
27
4
$5.6M
2020
39
27
12
$5.3M
2021
107
25
82
$14.4M
2022
102
22
80
$15.2M
2023
22
22
0
$7.0M
2024
26
20
6
$7.2M
Permit volume decreased 16% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
80.9%
Carpool
8.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.1%
Work from Home
7.8%
Other
2.6%
Based on 5,462 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Kentucky statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Kentucky at $225 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Kentucky statewide averages, not a meter reading for Lawrenceburg. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Kentucky's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.2 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Lawrenceburg is $984/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Kentucky statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 44.2 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Kentucky statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Lawrenceburg sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Lawrenceburg compares to similar-size Kentucky cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.