Missouri · Census place 40988
Lawson city, MO
Quick answer
Lawson city has 2,742 residents, ranking #220 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $63,799, the median home is worth $169,500 and median gross rent runs $1,006 a month.
- Population
- 2,742Lawson city residents
- Median household income
- $63,799Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,006Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lawson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lawson city median would spend about 18.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 73.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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