COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lawrence County

Missouri · 30,236 residents · 612 sq mi

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Lawrence County is a county of 30,236 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $38,200. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 22%. Median rent is $267 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,236

−14%vs 2000

vs 35,204 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

612 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,132)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(2,167)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(2,412)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(2,155)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(1,700)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(4,302)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(3,919)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(3,250)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(2,806)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(2,879)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(1,917)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(597)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,643

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,239 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,672

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,399 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,200

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$267

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $404 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(33,213)

Black0.2%(68)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(1,195)

Asian0.2%(79)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(29,808)

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(255)

Asian0.2%(65)

Other1.1%(345)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(2,673)

Puerto Rican0.9%(347)

Central American0.3%(97)

Salvadoran0.2%(61)

Guatemalan0.1%(35)

South American0.1%(33)

Bolivian0%(16)

Colombian0%(13)

Spaniard0%(8)

Peruvian0%(4)

Costa Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(104)

Burmese0.1%(21)

Cambodian0%(18)

Chinese0%(14)

Korean0%(12)

Taiwanese0%(9)

Vietnamese0%(8)

Pakistani0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(32)

Tongan0%(9)

Samoan0%(2)

Ancestry

German19.6%(7,583)

Irish12.5%(4,816)

English11.7%(4,512)

American8.7%(3,342)

Scottish2.3%(875)

Italian1.8%(683)

Dutch1.7%(648)

French1.3%(519)

Swedish1.3%(503)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(365)

Polish0.9%(352)

Norwegian0.4%(173)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.4%(150)

Danish0.3%(135)

Swiss0.3%(121)

Greek0.3%(110)

Arab0.2%(92)

Welsh0.2%(85)

British0.2%(81)

Czech0.2%(65)

Portuguese0.1%(42)

Egyptian0.1%(39)

Brazilian0.1%(39)

Australian0.1%(31)

French Canadian0.1%(28)

Russian0.1%(25)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Slovene0%(18)

Lebanese0%(13)

Belgian0%(9)

Finnish0%(9)

West Indian0%(4)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.9%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.9 min

+71%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married28.5%(4,336)

Married55.2%(8,391)

Widowed4.1%(620)

Divorced12.3%(1,866)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(3,208)

Married53.4%(8,197)

Widowed10.3%(1,578)

Divorced15.4%(2,368)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% 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)21.3%(413)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(437)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(689)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(78)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.1%(40)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,943 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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