COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beaver County vs Lawrence County
PLACE A
Beaver County, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Lawrence County, Alabama
Beaver County is 86% smaller than Lawrence County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Lawrence County has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -10%).
BEAVER COUNTYLAWRENCE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,88233,843−86% vs Lawrence County
Population density349−46
Population growth-10.4%-3.7%−6.7 pts
Median age40.842.3−1.5
Male50.5%49.4%+1.1 pts
Female49.5%50.6%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born9.8%1.3%+8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.3%75.5%−11.2 pts
Black0.7%9.3%−8.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino28.6%3.1%+25.5 pts
Asian0.1%0.4%−0.3 pts
Other6.3%11.6%−5.4 pts
Median household income$64,276$66,071−$1,795
Per capita income$31,613$32,568−$955
Poverty rate13.3%13.3%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.427+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%15.2%+6.8 pts
Graduate degree6.4%5.2%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%2.0%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation58.2%56.9%+1.3 pts
Median home value$130,100$172,300−$42,200
Median gross rent$790$753+$37
Owner-occupied80.9%81.7%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.3%11.5%+20.8 pts
Rent-burdened households27.5%27.8%−0.3 pts
Average commute17.730.0−12.3
Worked from home6.9%4.2%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.1%+0.1 pts
Uninsured11.6%8.0%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025