Laclede County vs Lawrence County

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

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

Lawrence County has the higher population (38,392 vs 36,245 in Laclede County). Lawrence County has the higher median household income ($55,849 vs $50,825 in Laclede County). Lawrence County has the higher median home value ($159,800 vs $158,000 in Laclede County).

Population, income & housing

	Laclede County	Lawrence County
Population	36,245	38,392
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,825	$55,849
Median home value	$158,000	$159,800
Median gross rent	$796	$785
Housing units	15,951	16,280
Homeownership rate	70.1%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laclede County	Lawrence County
Population	35,531 → 36,245 (+2.0%)	38,204 → 38,392 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$47,257 → $50,825 (+7.6%)	$44,742 → $55,849 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$113,900 → $158,000 (+38.7%)	$109,600 → $159,800 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $796 (+20.4%)	$681 → $785 (+15.3%)

Laclede County

Population

35,53136,245

Median household income

$47,257$50,825

Median home value

$113,900$158,000

Median gross rent

$661$796

Lawrence County

Population

38,20438,392

Median household income

$44,742$55,849

Median home value

$109,600$159,800

Median gross rent

$681$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laclede County	Lawrence County
Under 5	6.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.2%
75 and over	7.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laclede County	Lawrence County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laclede County	Lawrence County
No high school diploma	14.2%	14.5%
High school graduate	42.8%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laclede County	Lawrence County
Drove alone	78.9%	74.5%
Carpooled	12.8%	11.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.9%	10.9%
Other means	2.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laclede County	Lawrence County
1-unit, detached	70.4%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Laclede County	Lawrence County
Poverty rate	18.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1984	1979