Greene County vs. Lawrence County

Greene County (MO)Lawrence County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)291,92338,359
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.1%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)275,17838,641
Population, Census, April 1, 2010275,17438,634
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.9%25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%18.3%
Female persons, percent51.4%50.4%
White alone, percent90.5%95.6%
Black or African American alone, percent3.4%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.2%
Asian alone, percent2.3%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.9%7.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.3%88.8%
Veterans, 2014-201818,6072,770
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.0%3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)134,56816,716
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.4%71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,200$105,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,101$977
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$391$360
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$754$667
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.2%10.0%
Building permits, 20181,27111
Households, 2014-2018122,02614,604
Persons per household, 2014-20182.272.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.3%84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.8%7.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.8%84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.1%72.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.6%83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.2%15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.0%13.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.3%13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.6%60.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)628,06124,875
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,027,56198,958
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,623,752629,859
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,120,18692,533
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,984,215449,045
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,761$11,674
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.522.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,808$43,373
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,378$22,341
Persons in poverty, percent15.5%15.5%
Total employer establishments, 20178,303718
Total employment, 2017157,0277,356
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,424,121245,869
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.6%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201721,3592,707
All firms, 201225,2753,085
Men-owned firms, 201212,8381,622
Women-owned firms, 20128,102927
Minority-owned firms, 20121,740214
Nonminority-owned firms, 201222,2512,753
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,405135
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201220,9732,811
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010407.563.2
Land area in square miles, 2010675.30611.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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