Lawson, MO
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Lawson, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
100% of the residents in Lawson, MO are U.S. citizens.
Most people in Lawson, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Lawson, MO was 2 cars per household.
Lawson, MO is home to a population of 2.91k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Lawson, MO residents were born outside of the country (0 people).
In 2024, there were 54.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.77k people) in Lawson, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 51 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 44 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 100% of Lawson, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lawson, MO was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lawson, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 54.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.77k people) in Lawson, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 51 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 44 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
1.51% of the people in Lawson, MO are hispanic (44 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lawson, MO as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.
Lawson, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lawson, MO.
94.2% of the population of Lawson, MO has health coverage, with 61.3% on employee plans, 10.3% on Medicaid, 9.25% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 3.28% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.4% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lawson, MO declined by 11% from 6.55% to 5.83%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lawson, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Lawson, MO employs 1.27k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lawson, MO were Manufacturing (244 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (219 people), and Construction (109 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($60,694), Manufacturing ($53,684), and Educational Services ($51,667).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawson, MO grew at a rate of 7.82%, from 1.18k employees to 1.27k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lawson, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (199 people), Production Occupations (157 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (121 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lawson, MO.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lawson, MO grew at a rate of 7.82%, from 1.18k employees to 1.27k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lawson, MO, are Manufacturing (244 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (219 people), and Construction (109 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lawson, MO, though some of these residents may live in Lawson, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($175,156), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,000), and Manufacturing ($63,375).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($35,156), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,988).
People in Lawson, MO have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lawson, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
In 2024, 72.3% of the housing units in Lawson, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.4%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lawson, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 1.01k households in Lawson, MO grew to $65,941 from the previous year's value of $63,799.
The following chart displays the households in Lawson, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 70.6% of workers in Lawson, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who carpooled to work (13.4%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Lawson, MO have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.934% of the workforce in Lawson, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Lawson, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Lawson, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lawson, MO have 2 cars.
12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lawson, MO (363 out of 2.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lawson, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
