Lawrence County vs Monroe County

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

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

Monroe County has the higher population (47,054 vs 44,901 in Lawrence County). Monroe County has the higher median household income ($56,648 vs $53,233 in Lawrence County). Monroe County has the higher median home value ($199,700 vs $176,700 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Monroe County
Population	44,901	47,054
Median age	39.0 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,233	$56,648
Median home value	$176,700	$199,700
Median gross rent	$736	$699
Housing units	18,699	21,555
Homeownership rate	76.1%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Monroe County
Population	43,390 → 44,901 (+3.5%)	46,064 → 47,054 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$43,614 → $53,233 (+22.1%)	$42,429 → $56,648 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $176,700 (+57.1%)	$133,700 → $199,700 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $736 (+11.3%)	$668 → $699 (+4.6%)

Lawrence County

Population

43,39044,901

Median household income

$43,614$53,233

Median home value

$112,500$176,700

Median gross rent

$661$736

Monroe County

Population

46,06447,054

Median household income

$42,429$56,648

Median home value

$133,700$199,700

Median gross rent

$668$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence County	Monroe County
Under 5	6.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	13.2%
75 and over	7.3%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Monroe County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	87.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Monroe County
No high school diploma	14.5%	13.7%
High school graduate	42.2%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Monroe County
Drove alone	83.6%	80.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Monroe County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.5%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	22.8%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Monroe County
Poverty rate	15.3%	16.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1981	1991