Lawrence County, Arkansas

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Lawrence County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,238	3,049,391	334,922,499	2082nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,882	$60,773	$80,734	2969th of 3,221
Median Age	40.3	38.5	38.9	2016th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.5%	25.7%	35.7%	2878th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$98,900	$188,000	$332,700	3001st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$697	$947	$1,413	2743rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.1%	16.0%	12.5%	542nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	4.9%	5.2%	787th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	27.6	58.7	n/a	2071st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	5.4%	14.1%	2698th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.1	n/a	n/a	2667th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.6%	66.4%	65.2%	2609th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.7	22.5	26.4	1243rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.0%	8.8%	15.1%	3067th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.5%	n/a	n/a	1552nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.3%	47.0%	46.9%	1601st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.1%	n/a	n/a	2163rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.6	51.2	61.4

Age in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	40.3	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.3%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.9%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	6,613	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.9%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.1%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.6%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.8%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	24.5%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,551	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.5%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.7%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.1%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.4%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.0%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	7,644	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.1%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.5%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.4%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$461	$1,040	n/a

Education in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	16.8%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.1%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.5%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.7%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.8%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.2%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.9%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.6%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lawrence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.7%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.9%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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