Lawrenceville is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Lawrenceville area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Lawrenceville maintain a good economy.
Being a small town, Lawrenceville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Lawrenceville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.88% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lawrenceville in 2022 was $21,671, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,684 for a family of four. However, Lawrenceville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lawrenceville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lawrenceville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lawrenceville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lawrenceville include African, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Lawrenceville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
