Lawrence County is home to 45,385 people in Tennessee. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 1%. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $194,400. Median rent is $763 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,706, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lawrence County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.3% → 92.1%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.7% → 15.2%(+8.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)19.1%(329)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.5%(181)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.9%(810)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(99)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,726 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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Over time
Lawrence County, decade by decade
Lawrence County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
35,303
$50,022
$104,643
6.7%
4.3
2000
39,926
$55,557
$132,616
8.7%
9.1
2010
41,869
$50,328
$131,773
11.0%
12.6
2020
44,159
$53,007
$143,627
13.9%
20.4
2024
45,385
$54,706
$194,400
15.2%
18.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
