Lawrence County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 7,52263.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,66731.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2812.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2792.4%Two or more races
  • 460.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 210.2%Asian alone
  • 60.05%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $162,867

Here:	$162,867
State:	$226,494

Townhouses or other attached units: $400,418

Here:	$400,418
State:	$254,198

Mobile homes: $79,702

Here:	$79,702
State:	$73,695

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $24,698

Here:	$24,698
State:	$99,840

Crime in 1996 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 1987 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 3
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,019 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $584 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.

Cities in this county include: Monticello, New Hebron, Silver Creek.

Neighboring counties: Comanche County, Texas , Wayne County , Irwin County, Georgia , Sabine County, Texas , Trinity County, Texas .

Current college students: 458
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 78 (30.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 422010 or later
• 152000 to 2009
• 111990 to 1999
• 231980 to 1989
• 61970 to 1979
• 31Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): " minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,847
• One, attached: 122
• Two: 100
• 3 or 4: 12
• 5 to 9: 90
• 10 to 19: 18
• Mobile homes: 1,659
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 1,209 (102 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 83 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64

Religion statistics for Lawrence County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lawrence County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2020 - April 23, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4551-MS: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4551, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, FEMA Id: 4536, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Mississippi Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3348: August 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3348, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 25, 2009 to March 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1837: May 12, 2009, FEMA Id: 1837, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 28, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1794: September 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1794, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 06, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1459: April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: 1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.63% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($39,304 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.33% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($28,148 average AGI)
1.30% relocated from other states ($11,161 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.30%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Lincoln County, MS	0.86% ($32,571 average AGI)
from Jefferson Davis County, MS	0.51% ($36,857)

5.86% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,675 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.54% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($27,896 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($7,779 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.32%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Lincoln County, MS	0.76% ($42,032 average AGI)
to Jefferson Davis County, MS	0.59% ($29,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.8

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: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,331 (628 living alone), Female householders: 2,244 (783 living alone)

• 2,197 spouses (2,194 opposite-sex spouses), 169 unmarried partners, (145 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,838 children (3,626 natural, 95 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 402 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 338 parents, 3 foster children, 195 other relatives, 37 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 14

Size of family households: 1,422 2-persons, 761 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 397 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,411 1-person, 93 2-persons, 35 3-persons.

1,653 married couples with children.
855 single-parent households (145 men, 710 women).

97.4% of residents of Lawrence speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $97,360,000 ($7,241 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,160,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,923,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,410,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $316,000
Federal grants: $21,200,000
Federal procurement contracts: $646,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,864,000 ($2,146,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $557,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,430,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,175,000

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

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.00 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lawrence County, Mississippi
• 92020 or later
• 5402010 to 2019
• 5672000 to 2009
• 8211990 to 1999
• 1,0841980 to 1989
• 1,5301970 to 1979
• 5951960 to 1969
• 2971950 to 1959
• 1111940 to 1949
• 1941939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Mississippi
• 821 room
• 02 rooms
• 1143 rooms
• 4874 rooms
• 9765 rooms
• 9086 rooms
• 4227 rooms
• 2758 rooms
• 3749+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Mississippi
• 01 room
• 72 rooms
• 1543 rooms
• 2824 rooms
• 2955 rooms
• 1306 rooms
• 517 rooms
• 48 rooms
• 99+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lawrence County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, Mississippi
• 85no bedroom
• 221 bedroom
• 5792 bedrooms
• 2,2213 bedrooms
• 5884 bedrooms
• 1335+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, Mississippi
• 0no bedroom
• 1051 bedroom
• 2762 bedrooms
• 5583 bedrooms
• 224 bedrooms
• 15+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 218no vehicle
• 9661 vehicle
• 1,4422 vehicles
• 5673 vehicles
• 3804 vehicles
• 735+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
• 41no vehicle
• 4831 vehicle
• 2922 vehicles
• 1523 vehicles
• 14 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

93.3% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 9,569
• Other state: 2,135
• Northeast: 23
• Midwest: 297
• South: 1,702
• West: 93

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 593
• Number of aged recipients: 66
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 527
• Number of recipients under 18: 83
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 352
• Number of recipients older than 64: 158
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 263
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 264

Businesses in Lawrence County, MS

• Ace Hardware: 1
• SONIC Drive-In: 1
• Subway: 1

Lawrence County on our top lists:

• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"