Lawrence County, MO Demographic Data
Lawrence County, MO Summary
Lawrence County is located in Missouri
- Population: 38,545
- Area: 613.38 sq. miles
- Land Area: 611.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.64 sq. miles
- Population Density: 62.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,162.73 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lawrence County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,125
50%
50.8
Male
19,079
50%
49.2
Total Population
38,204
323,128,000
Lawrence County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,501
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,749
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,708
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,749
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,985
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,211
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,630
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,073
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,839
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,149
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,580
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,296
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
734
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
28,450
74.5%
77.2
Female
14,435
50.7%
51.3
Male
14,015
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
27,068
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,774
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,610
17.3%
15.2
Female
3,575
54.1%
55.8
Male
3,035
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Lawrence County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
37,580
98.4%
96.8
White
36,230
94.8%
72.6
Black or African American
205
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
191
0.5%
0.8
Asian
208
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
15
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
1
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
95
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
97
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
746
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
624
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,676
7.0%
17.8
Mexican
2,293
6.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
74
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
309
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
35,528
93.0%
82.2
Lawrence County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,026
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,036
11.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,875
38.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,881
23.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,559
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,871
11.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,264
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,062
15.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,450
84.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,135
16.3%
31.2
Lawrence County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,617
21.9%
33.7%
Now Married
17,262
57.1%
47.5
Divorced
3,711
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
508
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,148
7.1
5.8%
Lawrence County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
33,120
92.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,583
7.2%
21.6%
Spanish
1,949
5.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
476
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
158
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lawrence County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,283
8.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
910
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,896
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,193
15.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,747
18.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,503
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,389
9.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,180
8.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
270
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
203
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
40,505
57,617
Per capita income
19,973
31,128
Lawrence County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
884
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,165
7.2%
9.8
Construction
980
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,427
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
531
3.3%
6.6
Information
367
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,318
20.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
932
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,394
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
390
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,605
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
858
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
228
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,872
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,595
28.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,262
20.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,963
18.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,387
21.1%
18.1%
Lawrence County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
15,751
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
12,124
77.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,095
13.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
0.1%
5.1
Walked
307
1.9%
2.7
Other means
324
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
888
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.2
26.6
Lawrence County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
963
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,638
31.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,837
33.2%
37.1
3 or more
4,136
28.4%
21.0
Lawrence County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,574
87.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,512
72.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,062
27.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,999
12.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Lawrence County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,573
1 room
191
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
232
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
699
4.2%
9.1
4 rooms
2,460
14.8%
16.5
5 rooms
3,794
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
3,493
21.1%
17.8
7 rooms
2,438
14.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,480
8.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,786
10.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lawrence County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,573
1-unit, detached
12,958
78.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
93
0.6%
5.9
2-units
341
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
566
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
405
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
143
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
85
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,933
11.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
49
0.3%
0.1
Lawrence County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,664
16.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
996
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,382
8.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,570
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,715
16.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,947
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,346
14.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,661
16.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
292
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lawrence County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,828
33.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,918
20.0%
4.7
Electricity
5,062
34.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
62
0.4%
0.1
Wood
1,500
10.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
134
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
56
0.4%
1.1
Lawrence County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
6,086
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
53
0.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
99
1.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
162
2.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
367
6.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
690
11.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,824
30.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,891
47.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,758
46.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,076
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
551
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
341
5.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,267
21.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
93
0.0%
0.0%
Lawrence County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,400
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
0.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
32
0.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
176
5.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,032
30.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,136
62.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
662
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
639
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
561
16.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
593
17.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
476
14.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
396
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
343
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
999
29.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
694
0.0%
0.0%
Lawrence County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,512
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,740
16.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,573
34.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,697
16.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,641
15.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,188
11.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
505
4.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
126
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
42
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
99,000
205,000