Lawrenceburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 11,990 people and five associated neighborhoods, Lawrenceburg is the 55th largest community in Tennessee.Lawrenceburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lawrenceburg is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawrenceburg who work in office and administrative support (12.28%), food service (10.99%), and sales jobs (9.46%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.19% 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. Being a small city, Lawrenceburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Lawrenceburg with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.58% of adults in Lawrenceburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lawrenceburg in 2022 was $26,258, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,032 for a family of four. However, Lawrenceburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lawrenceburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Dutch, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Lawrenceburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
