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Lawrence County School District

Lawrence County School District is a unified school district in Mississippi with a community population of 11,786. The median household income is $43,531 and the median age is 41.0.

11,786

Population

27

People / sq mi

$43,531

Median Income

41.0

Median Age

Lawrence County School District covers 431 sq mi of land at 27.4 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White63.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian39.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$43,531

Median Household Income

$26,221

Per Capita Income

15.0%

Poverty Rate

4.4%

Unemployment

Housing

$100,000

Median Home Value

$753

Median Rent

83.5%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

83.7%

High School+

13.2%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lawrence County School District serves a community with a population of 11,786 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Mississippi.

The median household income in Lawrence County School District is $43,531, with a per capita income of $26,221. The poverty rate is 15.0%.

Lawrence County School District is 63.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 39.9% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Lawrence County School District, 83.7% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 13.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Lawrence County School District is $100,000, with a median rent of $753. The homeownership rate is 83.5%.

Data for Lawrence County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2802490).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.