COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boyd County vs Lawrence County
PLACE A
Boyd County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Lawrence County, Alabama
Boyd County is 41% larger than Lawrence County. Lawrence County earns more, with a median household income $4,953 higher.
BOYD COUNTYLAWRENCE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population47,75133,843+41% vs Lawrence County
Population density29949+250
Population growth-2.6%-3.7%+1.1 pts
Median age42.342.3Even
Male50.1%49.4%+0.7 pts
Female49.9%50.6%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born1.3%1.3%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.2%75.5%+16.7 pts
Black2.3%9.3%−7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%3.1%−1.3 pts
Asian0.4%0.4%−0.0 pts
Other3.3%11.6%−8.3 pts
Median household income$61,118$66,071−$4,953
Per capita income$31,752$32,568−$816
Poverty rate16.9%13.3%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.427+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%15.2%+4.8 pts
Graduate degree9.0%5.2%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%2.0%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation52.9%56.9%−4.0 pts
Median home value$130,700$172,300−$41,600
Median gross rent$849$753+$96
Owner-occupied70.2%81.7%−11.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%11.5%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%27.8%+13.4 pts
Average commute22.130.0−7.9
Worked from home5.9%4.2%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.1%+0.1 pts
Uninsured4.4%8.0%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025