Lawrence County vs Scott County

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

Lawrence County and Scott 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 37,967 in Scott County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($58,847 vs $55,849 in Lawrence County). Lawrence County has the higher median home value ($159,800 vs $143,700 in Scott County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Scott County
Population	38,392	37,967
Median age	39.0 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,849	$58,847
Median home value	$159,800	$143,700
Median gross rent	$785	$809
Housing units	16,280	16,833
Homeownership rate	72.8%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Scott County
Population	38,204 → 38,392 (+0.5%)	38,633 → 37,967 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$44,742 → $55,849 (+24.8%)	$44,139 → $58,847 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $159,800 (+45.8%)	$109,200 → $143,700 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $785 (+15.3%)	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)

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

Scott County

Population

38,63337,967

Median household income

$44,139$58,847

Median home value

$109,200$143,700

Median gross rent

$687$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence County	Scott County
Under 5	6.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.8%
75 and over	7.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Scott County
No high school diploma	14.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	39.1%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Scott County
Drove alone	74.5%	83.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	10.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.9%	4.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	77.8%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Scott County
Poverty rate	16.5%	14.5%
Average household size	2.57	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1979	1976