COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lawrence County

Arkansas · 17,457 residents · 588 sq mi

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Lawrence County is home to 17,457 people in Arkansas. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $30,000. 25.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $15,337 at the median, 49% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,457

−2%vs 2000

vs 17,774 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

588 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,095)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,273)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,155)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(1,392)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(1,072)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(2,379)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(2,342)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(1,763)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,725)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(1,710)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(1,113)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(438)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,337

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,139 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,231

−40%vs 2000

vs $13,785 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.0%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$268

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(17,305)

Black0.4%(78)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(121)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(17,193)

Black0.5%(81)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(27)

Asian0.2%(31)

Other0.9%(152)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(200)

Puerto Rican0.5%(78)

Central American0.1%(21)

Salvadoran0.1%(21)

South American0.1%(11)

Venezuelan0.1%(11)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(13)

Indonesian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.2%(32)

Ancestry

English21.5%(3,488)

American13.2%(2,137)

Irish7.5%(1,224)

German6.9%(1,127)

Italian1.5%(238)

Scottish1.1%(184)

Polish0.6%(98)

Dutch0.5%(88)

French0.5%(88)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(88)

Swedish0.4%(69)

Norwegian0.3%(55)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(35)

Welsh0.2%(26)

Iranian0.2%(25)

British0.1%(18)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Arab0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(13)

Portuguese0.1%(13)

Syrian0.1%(12)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Nigerian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Hungarian0%(8)

Czech0%(7)

Austrian0%(6)

Brazilian0%(4)

Slovene0%(4)

Croatian0%(3)

Russian0%(3)

West Indian0%(2)

Haitian0%(2)

Lebanese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.1%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.3%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 17.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29%(1,879)

Married55%(3,569)

Widowed3.9%(256)

Divorced12.1%(783)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(1,385)

Married52%(3,552)

Widowed11.6%(794)

Divorced16.2%(1,105)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.7%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.0%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.2%(145)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.3%(85)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(319)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 754 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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