Lawrence County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (31.2%), Educational,health and social services (13.6%), Construction (11.8%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Lawrence County, Alabama business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lawrence County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 17,066	(49.0%)
Females: 17,737	(51.0%)

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Lawrence County:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,481
Alabama:	$40,554

This county:	$309
State:	$427

Lawrence County:	$99,182
Alabama:	$115,600

Detached houses: $145,796

Here:	$145,796
State:	$173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $205,182

Here:	$205,182
State:	$137,814

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,118,594

Here:	$1,118,594
State:	$223,768

Mobile homes: $35,094

Here:	$35,094
State:	$39,336

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$43,371

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 115
• Thefts: 239
• Auto thefts: 28

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 128
• Thefts: 305
• Auto thefts: 33

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	7.3%

Area name: Decatur, AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $488 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $638 a month.

Cities in this county include: Moulton, Town Creek, North Courtland, Courtland, Hillsboro, Hatton, Morris Chapel, Mount Hope, Speake-Oakville.

2005 air pollution in Lawrence County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Colbert County , Cullman County , Franklin County , Lauderdale County , Limestone County , Morgan County , Winston County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lawrence County: McDougal Hunter Camp (A), Moulton Speedway (B), Owl Creek Horse Camp (C), Pointer Quarters (D), Sherrod Quarters (E), Spring Lake (F), Wheeler Dam Subdivision (G), Beavers Cross (H), Black Warrior Work Center (I), Deer Creek Golf Course (J), George C Wallace Industrial Airpark (K), Hunter Camp (L), Lawrence County Associaton Church Camp (M), Flat Rock Community Center (N), Moulton Water Plant (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lawrence County include: Black Ground Church (A), Wheeler Grove Church (B), Wheeler Chapel Church (C), Valley Grove Church (D), United Church (E), Union Hill Church (F), Union Grove Church (G), Union Chapel (H), Town Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Arbor Cemetery (1), Shackelford Cemetery (2), Johnson Cemetery (3), Fuqua Cemetery (4), Miller Cemetery (5), Cooper Cemetery (6), Dossey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Swoope Pond (A), Sykes Pond (B), Blue Pond (C), Round Pond (D), Goodlett Pools (E), Stovall Pond (F), Long Pond (G), Holliday Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Creek (A), Soap Hole Branch (B), Prairie Creek (C), Tucker Branch (D), Moore Creek (E), Bridge Creek (F), Rock Springs Branch (G), Montgomery Creek (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lawrence County include: Joe Wheeler State Park (1), Mallard-Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area (2), Lawrence County Park (3), Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area (4), Bee Branch Scenic Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Concord Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.4%
Alabama:	9.3%

Current college students: 997
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 176 (38% naturalized citizens)

Lawrence County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,905
• One, attached: 101
• Two: 116
• 3 or 4: 207
• 5 to 9: 199
• 10 to 19: 43
• 20 or more: 75
• Mobile homes: 4,345
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 3,525 (323 second mortgage, 340 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,700

Here:	56.6% with mortgage
State:	64.0% with mortgage

Lawrence County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 29 fatalities and 307 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 28 people and injured 267 people

Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 65.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from Lawrence County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,219 (84%) Carpooled: 1,779 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 118 (1%) Other means: 78 (1%) Worked at home: 272 (2%)

4.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.41%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.33% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($24,062 average AGI)
1.08% relocated from other states ($7,986 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.08%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Morgan County, AL	1.87% ($32,432 average AGI)
from Colbert County, AL	0.38% ($22,093)
from Lauderdale County, AL	0.23% ($28,808)
from Madison County, AL	0.21% ($38,000)
from Franklin County, AL	0.18% ($30,190)
from Limestone County, AL	0.10% ($43,273)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.40% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($24,179 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($5,765 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.03%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Morgan County, AL	2.60% ($27,656 average AGI)
to Colbert County, AL	0.44% ($31,863)
to Madison County, AL	0.28% ($35,969)
to Lauderdale County, AL	0.27% ($33,871)
to Franklin County, AL	0.17% ($17,150)
to Cullman County, AL	0.12% ($35,000)
to Limestone County, AL	0.11% ($49,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,600 (3,526 aged, 1,074 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,015 (8,271 male householders, 1,996 female householders)

  8,394 spouses, 10,536 children (9,362 natural, 253 adopted, 921 stepchildren), 792 grandchildren, 221 brothers or sisters, 203 parents, 329 other relatives, 273 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,559 (1,429 male householders (1,295 living alone)), 1,859 female householders (1,755 living alone)), 271 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 229 (218 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,321 2-persons, 2,779 3-persons, 2,130 4-persons, 728 5-persons, 236 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,050 1-person, 236 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

97.5% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $175,203,000 ($5090 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,006,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,593,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,494,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,944,000
Federal grants: $56,328,000
Federal procurement contracts: $789,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,055,000 ($199,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $699,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,973,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,351,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.10 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

66% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Alabama.

Lawrence County:	65.5%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 29834
• Northeast: 224
• Midwest: 1734
• South: 2453
• West: 315

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,300

Here:	6.3%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	8.4%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	6.4%
Alabama:	14.1%

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