
Illinois · Census place 42405
Lawrenceville, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Lawrenceville, Illinois (Lawrenceville, IL — Census place “Lawrenceville city”) is 4,241 residents, ranking #363 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $44,885, the median home is worth $77,600 and median gross rent runs $749 a month. Looking for the Lawrenceville Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lawrenceville, IL: 62439.
- Population
- 4,241Lawrenceville city residents
- Median household income
- $44,885Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $77,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $749Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.3%Owner-occupied households
Lawrenceville ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lawrenceville.
The Lawrenceville IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Lawrenceville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lawrenceville city median would spend about 20% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 66.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Lawrenceville city, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Lawrenceville city is a small town in Illinois, with 4,241 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #363 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 38.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Lawrenceville city earn a median of $44,885 a year, 42.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 40% below the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Lawrenceville city is valued at $77,600, 74.4% below the national figure and 57% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $749 a month, 46.7% below the national figure, or roughly $8,988 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 66.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
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- Poplar Grove village 4,202
- Shelbyville city 4,248
- Paxton city 4,201
- Sullivan city 4,253
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Lawrenceville city?
- Lawrenceville city has 4,241 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #363 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Lawrenceville city?
- Median household income in Lawrenceville city is $44,885 a year, 42.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lawrenceville city?
- Median gross rent is $749 a month and the median home value is $77,600, so rent absorbs about 20% of median household income.
- Is Lawrenceville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lawrenceville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Lawrenceville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.