Lawrenceburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 12,112 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lawrenceburg is the 36th largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lawrenceburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.92% of the Lawrenceburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lawrenceburg is a city of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawrenceburg who work in office and administrative support (13.19%), healthcare (7.51%), and teaching (6.52%). Also of interest is that Lawrenceburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small city, Lawrenceburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Lawrenceburg who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.42% of the adults in Lawrenceburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lawrenceburg in 2022 was $29,634, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,536 for a family of four. However, Lawrenceburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lawrenceburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lawrenceburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lawrenceburg include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Lawrenceburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
