Lawrence County, Mississippi

Lawrence County has a population of 11,786 and has shrunk 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $100,000, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $43,531.

Home price
$100,000
Income
$43,531
Population
11,786
Unemployment
9.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$100,000county
Median gross rent$753county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198045.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$863county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$657county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,068county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$43,531county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate23.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home1.0%county
Unemployment rate9.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.7%county
Economic output per resident$44,670county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time34.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths42.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.7%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1674county
Students per full-time teacher11.7county
Free lunch eligible77.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution49 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians17county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.4%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population11,786county
Land area in square miles431county
People per square mile of land27.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age41.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person29.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.1%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents333county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in209county
Households that moved away235county
Average income of arriving households$42,483county
Average income of departing households$37,889county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.8%(statewide)
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F110 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing27 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days234 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 17county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$164county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,177 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity64.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.7%county
Homes heated by propane22.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood5.3%county
Households with broadband75.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk48.8county
Landslide risk41.6county
Hail risk66.1county
Earthquake risk41.3county
Tornado risk56.3county
Tropical cyclone risk78.2county
Extreme heat risk53.1county
Winter weather risk20.6county
Strong wind risk45.7county
Wildfire risk54.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lawrence County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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