Lawrence County vs Van Buren County

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

Lawrence County and Van Buren 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 15,936 in Van Buren County). Van Buren County has the higher median household income ($47,266 vs $44,164 in Lawrence County). Van Buren County has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $91,100 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Van Buren County
Population	16,265	15,936
Median age	39.8 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,164	$47,266
Median home value	$91,100	$122,300
Median gross rent	$715	$727
Housing units	7,585	9,724
Homeownership rate	68.2%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Van Buren County
Population	16,549 → 16,265 (-1.7%)	16,642 → 15,936 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$39,993 → $44,164 (+10.4%)	$38,499 → $47,266 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $91,100 (+18.6%)	$101,700 → $122,300 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $715 (+30.2%)	$644 → $727 (+12.9%)

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

Van Buren County

Population

16,64215,936

Median household income

$38,499$47,266

Median home value

$101,700$122,300

Median gross rent

$644$727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence County	Van Buren County
Under 5	5.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.5%	8.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	14.9%
75 and over	8.3%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Van Buren County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	91.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Van Buren County
No high school diploma	17.6%	13.6%
High school graduate	36.7%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Van Buren County
Drove alone	84.4%	75.9%
Carpooled	9.5%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.1%
Other means	1.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Van Buren County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	4.1%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Van Buren County
Poverty rate	18.2%	19.5%
Average household size	2.43	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1977	1986