Lawrence County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	45,385	7,066,383	334,922,499	1092nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,706	$69,595	$80,734	2492nd of 3,221
Median Age	39.3	38.9	38.9	2318th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.2%	31.1%	35.7%	2790th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$194,400	$286,700	$332,700	1465th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$763	$1,189	$1,413	2393rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.0%	13.8%	12.5%	1281st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1319th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	73.5	171.4	n/a	1216th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	6.1%	14.1%	2438th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.7	n/a	n/a	2506th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.6%	66.9%	65.2%	1035th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.6	25.7	26.4	1289th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.6%	12.9%	15.1%	1057th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.3%	n/a	n/a	1174th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.7%	46.8%	46.9%	1545th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.6%	n/a	n/a	2243rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.1	46.4	61.4

Age in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	39.3	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	16,991	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.4%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.5%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.6%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	25.7%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,990	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.5%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.6%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.0%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.7%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.1%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	18,730	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.1%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.2%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.3%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.4%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,021	$1,442	n/a

Education in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	13.5%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.8%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.5%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.3%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.7%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.7%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.3%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.5%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	6.1%	16.7%

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