| | People QuickFacts | Lawrence County | Missouri |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 38,660 | 6,010,688 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 38,634 | 5,988,927 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 38,634 | 5,988,927 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.7% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 26.0% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.6% | 14.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.7% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 96.5% | 84.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 11.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.5% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 6.4% | 3.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 90.7% | 80.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 84.8% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.0% | 5.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.5% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 13.3% | 25.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,550 | 511,253 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.9 | 23.2 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 16,784 | 2,723,415 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 72.5% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.8% | 19.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $94,700 | $137,700 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 15,043 | 2,349,955 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.51 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $18,777 | $24,724 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $38,350 | $46,262 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.3% | 14.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lawrence County | Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 698 | 149,9031 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 7,144 | 2,292,5511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 7.0 | -4.41 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,651 | 390,169 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,356 | 501,064 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 608,675 | 110,907,604 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 63,715 | 81,032,913 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 419,502 | 76,575,216 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,171 | $12,957 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,500 | 11,070,634 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 5 | 9,242 |