Lawrence County, Missouri

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 38,392
Median household income: $55,849
Median home value: $159,800

Lawrence County is a county in Missouri with a population of 38,392. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $55,849 is below the Missouri median ($68,920).

From 2019 to 2023, Lawrence County's population held roughly steady from 38,204 to 38,392, while its median household income rose 24.8% from $44,742 to $55,849.

The median resident is 39.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,392
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,849
Median home value: $159,800
Median gross rent: $785
Housing units: 16,280
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,20438,392

Median household income

$44,742$55,849

Median home value

$109,600$159,800

Median gross rent

$681$785

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,204	$44,742	$109,600	$681
2020	38,241	$44,060	$115,300	$692
2021	38,123	$46,923	$121,600	$761
2022	38,231	$52,225	$145,800	$783
2023	38,392	$55,849	$159,800	$785

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,523	6.6%
5 to 17	7,251	18.9%
18 to 24	3,081	8.0%
25 to 34	4,413	11.5%
35 to 44	4,700	12.2%
45 to 54	4,500	11.7%
55 to 64	4,978	13.0%
65 to 74	3,930	10.2%
75 and over	3,016	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,313	86.8%
Black or African American	97	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	131	0.3%
Asian	179	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.0%
Some other race	165	0.4%
Two or more races	1,328	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,161	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,702	14.5%
High school graduate	9,995	39.1%
Some college or associate's	7,603	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,732	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,505	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,253	74.5%
Carpooled	1,825	11.1%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	191	1.2%
Bicycle	42	0.3%
Worked from home	1,789	10.9%
Other means	330	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,771	39.4%
15 to 29 min	3,359	22.9%
30 to 44 min	2,729	18.6%
45 to 59 min	1,504	10.3%
60+ min	1,287	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 16.5% (6,202 of 37,512)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,742	66.3%
Nonfamily households	4,952	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,694	90.3%
Vacant	1,586	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,697	72.8%
Renter-occupied	3,997	27.2%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,673	77.8%
1-unit, attached	125	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1,139	7.0%
5 to 19 units	436	2.7%
20 or more units	96	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1,811	11.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 29109
State: Missouri
Land area: 612 sq mi
Water area: 1.62 sq mi
Center point: 37.1066, -93.8305

Cities & places

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