Lawrence County, Alabama (AL)

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• • 25,29575.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,3109.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4247.2%Two or more races
  • 1,4254.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 8792.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1070.3%Asian alone
  • 210.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 170.05%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $191,485

Here:	$191,485
State:	$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $187,885

Here:	$187,885
State:	$222,857

Mobile homes: $64,646

Here:	$64,646
State:	$77,780

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 30
• Auto thefts: 22

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 105
• Auto thefts: 33

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $489 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $419 (0.4%)

Area name: Decatur, AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $488 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $638 a month.

Cities in this county include: Morris Chapel, Hatton, Moulton, Speake-Oakville, Mount Hope, Town Creek, North Courtland, Courtland, Hillsboro.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Mississippi , Coahoma County, Mississippi , Catoosa County, Georgia , Garvin County, Oklahoma , Montgomery County, Arkansas .

Current college students: 997
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 396 (37.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 402010 or later
• 1672000 to 2009
• 801990 to 1999
• 301980 to 1989
• 311970 to 1979
• 30Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,398
• One, attached: 93
• Two: 123
• 3 or 4: 298
• 5 to 9: 342
• 10 to 19: 101
• 20 to 49: 12
• 50 or more: 30
• Mobile homes: 4,050

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 4,421 (230 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 162 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 111

Religion statistics for Lawrence County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lawrence County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to December 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4251: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4251, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1971: April 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 1971, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 29, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3292: August 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 3292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3237: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3237, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1549: September 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 1549, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1466: May 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 1466, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Alabama Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 05, 2002 to November 12, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1442: November 14, 2002, FEMA Id: 1442, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Alabama Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 24, 2001 to November 25, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1399: December 07, 2001, FEMA Id: 1399, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.31% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,818 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.93% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($37,678 average AGI)
1.37% relocated from other states ($11,139 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.37%
Alabama average:	3.08%

from Morgan County, AL	2.69% ($46,952 average AGI)
from Colbert County, AL	0.35% ($58,250)
from Lauderdale County, AL	0.35% ($30,075)
from Madison County, AL	0.35% ($58,725)
from Limestone County, AL	0.30% ($39,829)
from Cullman County, AL	0.20% ($44,391)
from Franklin County, AL	0.17% ($66,850)

5.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,578 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.58% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($35,340 average AGI)
0.69% relocated to other states ($5,238 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	0.69%
Alabama average:	2.60%

to Morgan County, AL	2.28% ($42,373 average AGI)
to Colbert County, AL	0.42% ($43,229)
to Madison County, AL	0.32% ($48,361)
to Lauderdale County, AL	0.29% ($33,727)
to Cullman County, AL	0.22% ($28,000)
to Franklin County, AL	0.21% ($33,625)
to Limestone County, AL	0.21% ($45,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lawrence County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,912 (1,935 living alone), Female householders: 6,445 (2,015 living alone)

• 7,133 spouses (7,060 opposite-sex spouses), 493 unmarried partners, (488 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,890 children (7,930 natural, 295 adopted, 658 stepchildren), 1,303 grandchildren, 284 brothers or sisters, 676 parents, 103 foster children, 494 other relatives, 388 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 267

Size of family households: 4,644 2-persons, 2,192 3-persons, 1,619 4-persons, 495 5-persons, 190 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,954 1-person, 229 2-persons, 14 3-persons.

4,749 married couples with children.
1,271 single-parent households (293 men, 978 women).

97.0% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $175,203,000 ($5,090 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,006,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,593,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,494,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,944,000
Federal grants: $56,328,000
Federal procurement contracts: $789,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,055,000 ($199,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $699,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,973,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,351,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.10 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Lawrence County, Alabama
• 392020 or later
• 2,1742010 to 2019
• 2,0902000 to 2009
• 3,3231990 to 1999
• 2,1571980 to 1989
• 2,4821970 to 1979
• 1,5431960 to 1969
• 7671950 to 1959
• 3351940 to 1949
• 3681939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Alabama
• 311 room
• 312 rooms
• 1943 rooms
• 7944 rooms
• 2,0595 rooms
• 2,7236 rooms
• 2,0747 rooms
• 1,2428 rooms
• 1,5499+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Alabama
• 351 room
• 1522 rooms
• 1603 rooms
• 5394 rooms
• 7445 rooms
• 5036 rooms
• 2387 rooms
• 1808 rooms
• 1739+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Alabama
• 57no bedroom
• 1991 bedroom
• 1,4582 bedrooms
• 6,6673 bedrooms
• 1,7124 bedrooms
• 5715+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Alabama
• 50no bedroom
• 2591 bedroom
• 9052 bedrooms
• 1,2543 bedrooms
• 1684 bedrooms
• 635+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 277no vehicle
• 2,1881 vehicle
• 3,9152 vehicles
• 2,6803 vehicles
• 1,0964 vehicles
• 5285+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
• 370no vehicle
• 1,1891 vehicle
• 6632 vehicles
• 2603 vehicles
• 2134 vehicles
• 215+ vehicles

91.7% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Alabama.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 27,515
• Other state: 5,242
• Northeast: 431
• Midwest: 1,568
• South: 2,624
• West: 585

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,390
• Number of aged recipients: 200
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,190
• Number of recipients under 18: 158
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 833
• Number of recipients older than 64: 399
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 633
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 558