Lawrence County, Mississippi Demographics

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Lawrence County is 17th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Home ownership rate

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 12,551 63rd 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 430.7 64th 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 30 54th 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 7.0% 30th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.5% 45th 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.6% 31st 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 80.7% 22nd 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 11.8% 55th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 67.7% 28th 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 31.0% 52nd 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 40th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 48th 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 32nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 50th 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.1% 32nd 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 66.1% 25th 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 51.2% 51st 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.0% 48th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 6,039 62nd 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 3.5% 69th 13.4% 25.9%
Households 5,006 60th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.3% 17th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $75,000 44th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.6 53rd 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2 53rd 6,039 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $19,896 21st $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $37,000 25th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.6% 67th 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lawrence County Rank Mississippi US
Non-farm private establishments 184 63rd 58,592 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,895 64th 887,772 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,081 60th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $46,762 70th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $3,530 71st $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $4,008 63rd $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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