Lawrence County vs Sevier County

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

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

Lawrence County has the higher population (16,265 vs 15,797 in Sevier County). Sevier County has the higher median household income ($51,641 vs $44,164 in Lawrence County). Sevier County has the higher median home value ($111,700 vs $91,100 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Sevier County
Population	16,265	15,797
Median age	39.8 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,164	$51,641
Median home value	$91,100	$111,700
Median gross rent	$715	$725
Housing units	7,585	6,768
Homeownership rate	68.2%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Sevier County
Population	16,549 → 16,265 (-1.7%)	17,081 → 15,797 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$39,993 → $44,164 (+10.4%)	$47,704 → $51,641 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $91,100 (+18.6%)	$84,300 → $111,700 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $715 (+30.2%)	$581 → $725 (+24.8%)

Lawrence County

Population

16,54916,265

Median household income

$39,993$44,164

Median home value

$76,800$91,100

Median gross rent

$549$715

Sevier County

Population

17,08115,797

Median household income

$47,704$51,641

Median home value

$84,300$111,700

Median gross rent

$581$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence County	Sevier County
Under 5	5.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	21.4%
18 to 24	10.3%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.0%
75 and over	8.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Sevier County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	53.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.6%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	35.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Sevier County
No high school diploma	17.6%	27.5%
High school graduate	36.7%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Sevier County
Drove alone	84.4%	72.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	21.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	3.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Sevier County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Sevier County
Poverty rate	18.2%	19.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1977	1980