Jefferson Davis County vs Lawrence County

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

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

Lawrence County has the higher population (11,883 vs 11,183 in Jefferson Davis County). Lawrence County has the higher median household income ($43,368 vs $37,183 in Jefferson Davis County). Lawrence County has the higher median home value ($104,600 vs $87,100 in Jefferson Davis County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson Davis County	Lawrence County
Population	11,183	11,883
Median age	45.7 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$37,183	$43,368
Median home value	$87,100	$104,600
Median gross rent	$695	$835
Housing units	5,665	5,766
Homeownership rate	81.7%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson Davis County	Lawrence County
Population	11,339 → 11,183 (-1.4%)	12,633 → 11,883 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$32,116 → $37,183 (+15.8%)	$41,914 → $43,368 (+3.5%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $87,100 (-7.9%)	$94,800 → $104,600 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $695 (+14.9%)	$766 → $835 (+9.0%)

Jefferson Davis County

Population

11,33911,183

Median household income

$32,116$37,183

Median home value

$94,600$87,100

Median gross rent

$605$695

Lawrence County

Population

12,63311,883

Median household income

$41,914$43,368

Median home value

$94,800$104,600

Median gross rent

$766$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson Davis County	Lawrence County
Under 5	5.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	10.5%
75 and over	10.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson Davis County	Lawrence County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.9%	64.0%
Black or African American	60.2%	31.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson Davis County	Lawrence County
No high school diploma	12.4%	17.9%
High school graduate	41.4%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson Davis County	Lawrence County
Drove alone	84.7%	89.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.5%
Other means	2.4%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson Davis County	Lawrence County
1-unit, detached	69.1%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.7%	28.8%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson Davis County	Lawrence County
Poverty rate	25.0%	23.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1984	1982