Lawrence County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Lawrence County, Illinois. Population: 15.3K.

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Median Home Price

$89.5K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$53.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$25.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,156

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.29%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$453

Property Tax$96.33

Insurance$37.29

Total Monthly$586

Historical Home Prices

2018

$73.7K

2019

$81.2K

+10.1%%

2020

$89.1K

+9.8%%

2021

$89.6K

+0.6%%

2022

$95.5K

+6.5%%

2023

$91.8K

-3.9%%

2024

$100.3K

+9.3%%

2025

$85.9K

-14.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.7%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

84.4%

Black

6.7%

Hispanic

2.3%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

5.7%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

55°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

183

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 49/100

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