Demographics of Lawrence County, Alabama

Lawrence County, Alabama had 33,843 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +758 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lawrence County, in four figures

33,843
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +758 people.; 42.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,071 ±$5,623
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lawrence County, Alabama's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lawrence County, Alabama's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lawrence County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	33,085	100.0	100.0
2021	33,064	99.9	100.2
2022	33,187	100.3	100.7
2023	33,516	101.3	101.6
2024	33,651	101.7	102.5
2025	33,843	102.3	103.1

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Population of Lawrence County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	33,085	+14	−36	0	+44
2021	33,064	−21	−241	0	+200
2022	33,187	+123	−147	0	+270
2023	33,516	+329	−103	+21	+407
2024	33,651	+135	−96	+25	+206
2025	33,843	+192	−98	+3	+288

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.5: for men 40.0 ±0.9 and for women 44.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lawrence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,851 ±137	5.6% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,389 ±399	16.2% ±1.2	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,592 ±250	7.8% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,860 ±412	23.6% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,248 ±424	27.8% ±1.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,336 ±459	19.0% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,071 ±$5,623, and income per person $32,568 ±$1,790, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lawrence County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	2,430 ±373	17.8% ±2.7	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,771 ±393	20.3% ±2.9	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,457 ±336	18.0% ±2.4	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,203 ±348	16.2% ±2.5	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,182 ±344	16.0% ±2.5	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	858 ±189	6.3% ±1.4	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	726 ±229	5.3% ±1.7	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lawrence County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	4,378 ±865	13.3% ±2.6	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,256 ±399	17.7% ±5.4	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,117 ±394	12.3% ±2.2	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,005 ±229	11.7% ±2.6	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lawrence County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lawrence County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	15,403 ±28	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.5% ±1.8	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.5% ±1.8	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.7% ±2.3	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.3% ±2.5	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$172,300 ±$13,009	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$753 ±$35	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lawrence County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,044 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,122 ±130	75.5% ±0.4	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,110 ±212	9.3% ±0.6	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	135 ±38	0.4% ±0.1	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,237 ±237	3.7% ±0.7	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 71	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,592 ±343	7.8% ±1.0	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lawrence County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	26,699 ±696	80.2% ±2.1	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,957 ±674	17.9% ±2.0	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	84 to 264	0.3% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	446 ±171	1.3% ±0.5	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	186 ±64	0.6% ±0.2	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	67 to 453	0.2% to 1.4%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lawrence County among the counties of Alabama

35th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Lawrence County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tallapoosa County	40,953	−0.8%
Covington County	37,947	+1.2%
Escambia County	36,665	−0.1%
Dallas County	35,140	−8.0%
Chambers County	34,253	−0.9%
Lawrence County	33,843	+2.3%
Pike County	33,688	+2.4%
Franklin County	32,449	+1.1%
Marion County	29,097	−0.3%
Geneva County	27,554	+3.2%
Cherokee County	26,413	+5.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026