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People QuickFacts | Lawrence County | Alabama
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 4,833,722
Population, 2012 estimate | 33,838 | 4,817,528
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 34,339 | 4,779,758
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 1.1%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.5% | 0.8%
Population, 2010 | 34,339 | 4,779,736
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.8% | 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 22.7% | 23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 15.8% | 14.5%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 51.4% | 51.5%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 78.1% | 70.0%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 11.6% | 26.5%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 5.8% | 0.7%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 4.4% | 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 2.0% | 4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 76.4% | 66.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 89.6% | 84.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 1.3% | 3.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 2.1% | 5.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 77.9% | 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 13.0% | 22.3%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 2,207 | 398,343
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 26.9 | 24.1
Housing units, 2012 | 15,207 | 2,189,545
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 79.7% | 70.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 5.9% | 15.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $96,600 | $122,300
Households, 2008-2012 | 13,441 | 1,837,576
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.52 | 2.54
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $20,315 | $23,587
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $39,526 | $43,160
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 16.1% | 18.1%
Business QuickFacts | Lawrence County | Alabama
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 407 | 97,743
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 4,734 | 1,573,138
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 7.7% | 0.3%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 2,062 | 321,641
Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,289 | 382,350
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 14.8%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 28.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 112,858,843
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 23,787 | 52,252,752
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 166,958 | 57,344,851
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,889 | $12,364
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 22,719 | 6,426,342
Building permits, 2012 | 0 | 13,506
Geography QuickFacts | Lawrence County | Alabama
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 690.68 | 50,645.33
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 49.7 | 94.4
FIPS Code | 79 | 1
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Decatur, AL Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts