Lawrence County vs Warren County

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

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

Lawrence County has the higher population (44,901 vs 41,587 in Warren County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($54,088 vs $53,233 in Lawrence County). Lawrence County has the higher median home value ($176,700 vs $173,900 in Warren County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Warren County
Population	44,901	41,587
Median age	39.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,233	$54,088
Median home value	$176,700	$173,900
Median gross rent	$736	$775
Housing units	18,699	18,343
Homeownership rate	76.1%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Warren County
Population	43,390 → 44,901 (+3.5%)	40,702 → 41,587 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$43,614 → $53,233 (+22.1%)	$41,125 → $54,088 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $176,700 (+57.1%)	$112,500 → $173,900 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $736 (+11.3%)	$640 → $775 (+21.1%)

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

Warren County

Population

40,70241,587

Median household income

$41,125$54,088

Median home value

$112,500$173,900

Median gross rent

$640$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence County	Warren County
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.8%
75 and over	7.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	83.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Warren County
No high school diploma	14.5%	15.2%
High school graduate	42.2%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Warren County
Drove alone	83.6%	81.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	5.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Warren County
Poverty rate	15.3%	15.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1981	1978