Editing Lawrence County, Ohio (section)

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 62,450&nbsp;people, 24,974&nbsp;households, and 17,405&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39087 |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022559/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39087 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|137.7|PD/sqmi}}. There were 27,603 housing units at an average density of {{convert|60.9|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39087 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213183138/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39087 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 95.9% white, 2.0% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 18.0% were [[Americans|American]], 15.4% were [[Germans|German]], 12.9% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 10.8% were [[English people|English]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39087 |title=DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213020856/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39087 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In Lawrence County, less than 1% of people who self-identify as "Irish" are Catholic. Scholars believe this is part of a trend in which people are vaguely aware that at least some of their ancestors come from Ireland, but that population is primarily of "Scots-Irish" or "Ulster Scots" ancestry, and those identifying as "Irish" are simply unaware of the distinction.<ref>How the Irish Became Protestant in America Michael P. Carroll Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation Vol. 16, No. 1 (Winter 2006), pp. 25-54 - University of California Press</ref>  Those citing "[[Americans|American]]" ancestry in Lawrence County are of overwhelmingly English extraction, most [[English American]]s identify simply as American because their ancestors have been in North America for centuries{{emdash}}in some cases since the 1600s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/files/pc80-s1-10/tab03.pdf |title=Ancestry of the Population by State: 1980 - Table 3 |access-date=February 10, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224233043/http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/files/pc80-s1-10/tab03.pdf |archive-date=February 24, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SVoAXh-dNuYC&dq=Sharing+the+dream:+white+males+in+multicultural+America++english+ancestry&pg=PA57 Sharing the Dream: White Males in a Multicultural America] By Dominic J. Pulera.</ref><ref>Reynolds Farley, 'The New Census Question about Ancestry: What Did It Tell Us?', ''Demography'', Vol. 28, No. 3 (August 1991), pp. 414, 421.</ref><ref>Stanley Lieberson and Lawrence Santi, 'The Use of Nativity Data to Estimate Ethnic Characteristics and Patterns', ''Social Science Research'', Vol. 14, No. 1 (1985), pp. 44–46.</ref><ref>Stanley Lieberson and Mary C. Waters, 'Ethnic Groups in Flux: The Changing Ethnic Responses of American Whites', ''Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'', Vol. 487, No. 79 (September 1986), pp. 82–86.</ref>

Of the 24,974&nbsp;households, 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.3% were non-families, and 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 40.1 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $36,461 and the median income for a family was $46,732. Males had a median income of $38,170 versus $28,251 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,452. About 15.2% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39087 |title=DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213033748/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39087 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>