Lawrence County, AR Demographic Data
Lawrence County, AR Summary
Lawrence County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 17,314
- Area: 592.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 587.61 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 29.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 245.73 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lawrence County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,605
51%
50.8
Male
8,310
49%
49.2
Total Population
16,915
323,128,000
Lawrence County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
930
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
969
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,184
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,215
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,179
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,795
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,926
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,303
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,022
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,151
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,798
10.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
958
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
485
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,153
77.8%
77.2
Female
6,841
52.0%
51.3
Male
6,312
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,342
73.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,993
23.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,241
19.2%
15.2
Female
1,822
56.2%
55.8
Male
1,419
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Lawrence County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,703
98.7%
96.8
White
16,436
97.2%
72.6
Black or African American
122
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
119
0.7%
0.8
Asian
14
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
14
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
12
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
212
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
209
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
149
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
60
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,706
98.8%
82.2
Lawrence County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
926
8.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,163
10.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,707
41.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,410
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
698
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
969
8.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
565
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,089
18.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,349
81.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,534
13.4%
31.2
Lawrence County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,213
23.2%
33.7%
Now Married
6,966
50.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,057
14.9%
11.0%
Separated
350
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,246
9.0
5.8%
Lawrence County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,738
98.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
247
1.5%
21.6%
Spanish
160
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
85
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lawrence County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
720
10.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
716
10.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,100
16.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
862
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,022
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,060
16.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
553
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
459
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
72
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
39
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
33,381
57,617
Per capita income
18,010
31,128
Lawrence County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
437
6.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
531
8.1%
9.8
Construction
573
8.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,782
27.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
140
2.1%
6.6
Information
49
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
871
13.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
278
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
161
2.5%
11.4
Public administration
343
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
764
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
483
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
118
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
993
15.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,702
26.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,052
16.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,419
21.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,364
20.9%
18.1%
Lawrence County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,313
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,104
80.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
686
10.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
0.2%
5.1
Walked
230
3.6%
2.7
Other means
75
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
205
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.5
26.6
Lawrence County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
399
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,112
32.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,558
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,534
23.2%
21.0
Lawrence County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,603
82.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,468
67.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,135
32.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,366
17.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Lawrence County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,969
1 room
73
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
124
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
460
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,433
18.0%
16.5
5 rooms
2,119
26.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,618
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,061
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
514
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
567
7.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lawrence County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,969
1-unit, detached
6,303
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
45
0.6%
5.9
2-units
154
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
232
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
27
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
84
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
164
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
960
12.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lawrence County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
488
6.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
327
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
679
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,433
18.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,880
23.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,284
16.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,033
13.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
738
9.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
84
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
23
0.3%
1.4%
Lawrence County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,818
42.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,222
18.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,836
27.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
711
10.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lawrence County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,771
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
27
1.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
82
4.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
178
10.1%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
358
20.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,126
63.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,001
56.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
235
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
117
6.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
123
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
291
16.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Lawrence County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,771
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
2
0.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
0.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
24
1.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
791
44.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
947
53.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
364
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
526
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
256
14.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
282
16.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
144
8.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
232
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
198
11.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
626
36.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
397
0.0%
0.0%
Lawrence County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,468
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,433
32.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,843
41.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
556
12.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
277
6.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
251
5.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
78
1.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
25
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
69,700
205,000
