Lawrence County, Missouri Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Lawrence County is 7th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Lawrence County is 9th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Lawrence County is 14th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Lawrence County is 18th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Foreign born residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Missouri US
Current population (2012) 38,467 30th 6,021,988 313,914,040
Size in square miles 611.7 52nd 68,741.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 63.2 29th 87.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Missouri US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 23rd 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.9% 7th 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.8% 65th 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Missouri US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 80.4% 85th 86.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.6% 53rd 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Missouri US
Race - White 96.4% 49th 83.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.4% 97th 11.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.0% 14th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 54th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 32nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 43rd 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.7% 9th 3.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 90.4% 80th 80.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Missouri US
Female residents 50.6% 52nd 51.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.1% 18th 3.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Missouri US
Housing units 16,784 32nd 2,723,415 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.6% 52nd 19.6% 25.9%
Households 15,012 30th 2,354,104 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.8% 72nd 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $96,300 62nd $138,900 $186,200
People per household 2.5 35th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 30 38th 12,297 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Missouri US
Income per capita $19,357 67th $25,371 $27,915
Income per household $39,829 53rd $47,202 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.5% 49th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Missouri US
Non-farm private establishments 686 36th 147,274 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 7,116 39th 2,298,295 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,356 29th 501,064 27,092,908
Retail sales $419,502 31st $76,575,216 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,171 38th $12,957 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $20,500 46th $11,070,634 $613,795,732

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