Chambers County vs Lawrence County

A side-by-side comparison of Chambers County and Lawrence County: population, income, housing, and more.

Chambers County and Lawrence County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chambers County has the higher population (34,450 vs 33,182 in Lawrence County). Lawrence County has the higher median household income ($60,040 vs $49,295 in Chambers County). Lawrence County has the higher median home value ($150,700 vs $129,700 in Chambers County).

Population, income & housing

	Chambers County	Lawrence County
Population	34,450	33,182
Median age	41.5 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,295	$60,040
Median home value	$129,700	$150,700
Median gross rent	$850	$708
Housing units	16,427	15,317
Homeownership rate	71.0%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chambers County	Lawrence County
Population	33,660 → 34,450 (+2.3%)	33,058 → 33,182 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$42,289 → $49,295 (+16.6%)	$44,886 → $60,040 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $129,700 (+33.6%)	$110,500 → $150,700 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $850 (+13.5%)	$551 → $708 (+28.5%)

Chambers County

Population

33,66034,450

Median household income

$42,289$49,295

Median home value

$97,100$129,700

Median gross rent

$749$850

Lawrence County

Population

33,05833,182

Median household income

$44,886$60,040

Median home value

$110,500$150,700

Median gross rent

$551$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chambers County	Lawrence County
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.0%
75 and over	8.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chambers County	Lawrence County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	75.5%
Black or African American	39.7%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chambers County	Lawrence County
No high school diploma	16.4%	15.4%
High school graduate	38.5%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chambers County	Lawrence County
Drove alone	86.0%	88.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	3.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chambers County	Lawrence County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	2.9%
20 or more units	6.1%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Chambers County	Lawrence County
Poverty rate	15.5%	13.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1979	1990