Morgan County vs. Lawrence County

Morgan County (AL)Lawrence County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)119,08932,957
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.3%-4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)119,48634,339
Population, Census, April 1, 2010119,49034,339
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.8%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.5%18.7%
Female persons, percent50.7%51.3%
White alone, percent82.8%78.2%
Black or African American alone, percent13.0%10.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%5.8%
Asian alone, percent0.7%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.5%2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.3%76.4%
Veterans, 2014-20188,1351,578
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)52,27315,475
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.1%79.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$131,000$107,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,092$1,031
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$347$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$640$540
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%5.9%
Building permits, 20181493
Households, 2014-201845,64612,811
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%91.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.4%1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.9%76.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.8%59.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.3%79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.7%11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.5%15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.6%14.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.2%49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.3%41.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)497,10844,120
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,416,98038,941
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,673,464218,020
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,900$6,443
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.628.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,751$44,515
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,907$23,557
Persons in poverty, percent13.2%19.3%
Total employer establishments, 20172,620404
Total employment, 201743,2663,256
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,867,33396,795
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%3.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,5591,987
All firms, 20129,6302,226
Men-owned firms, 20125,1951,080
Women-owned firms, 20123,330895
Minority-owned firms, 20121,518407
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,6461,754
Veteran-owned firms, 2012772239
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,1831,913
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.3%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010206.349.7
Land area in square miles, 2010579.34690.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Morgan county (AL) and Lawrence county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.