| | People QuickFacts | Lawrence County | Mississippi |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 2,978,512 |
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Population, 2010 | 12,929 | 2,967,297 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -2.5% | 4.3% |
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Population, 2000 | 13,258 | 2,844,658 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.3% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.9% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.9% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 66.7% | 59.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 30.7% | 37.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.7% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.1% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 66.3% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.1% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.8% | 2.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.1% | 3.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 79.5% | 79.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 11.8% | 19.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 998 | 212,088 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 34.1 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,019 | 1,274,719 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 81.6% | 70.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.4% | 13.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $71,500 | $96,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 4,983 | 1,081,052 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.59 | 2.64 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,142 | $19,977 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $35,593 | $37,881 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 19.9% | 21.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lawrence County | Mississippi |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 199 | 59,6071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 2,004 | 904,0371 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -14.8% | -5.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 766 | 185,000 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,081 | 225,977 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 18.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 17.3% | 26.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 59,869,456 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 23,003,585 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 46,762 | 33,751,407 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $3,530 | $11,552 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,008 | 7,045,097 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 3 | 5,259 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 136,136 | 33,104,6891 |