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Lawson, MO

2,742 Population
3 square miles 925.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.5 ±6.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,039 ±$4,842 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $44,205 ±$449
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$63,799 ±$4,364 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $81,927 ±$676
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

10% ±6.1% (270  ±170) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 10% 217,501 (±0.3% / ±6,069)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

27.5 minutes ±1 (28,145  ±5,843) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 23.3 22,034,824 (±0.2 / ±195,439)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

932 ±143 Number of households
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 882,252 ±2,661
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.9 ±0.6 (2,704  ±373) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 2.5 2,171,320 (±0 / ±397)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

7.6% ±6.4% (52  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 5.4% 28,125 (±0.3% / ±1,274)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

1,053 ±136 Number of housing units
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 950,404 ±521
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$169,500 ±$13,413 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $265,400 ±$1,712
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

17.8% ±7.8% (478  ±218.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 13.7% 298,865 (±0.3% / ±6,935.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

87.4% ±18.7% (1,357  ±196.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 93.1% 1,393,401 (±0.6% / ±8,642.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
16% ±4.5% (249  ±79.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 39.2% 586,403 (±0.4% / ±5,576.9)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

11.5% ±3.7% (212  ±75) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 7% 115,953 (±0.1% / ±1,885)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
212 Total veterans ±75 187 Male ±74 25 Female ±24

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