Lawson's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Amenities
About Lawson, AR
Lawson, AR is located in Union County in the state of Arkansas.
The total City Population for Lawson is about 72 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $77,887 for Union County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $104,207 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $108,625, which is roughly 58% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $45,376 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 40% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: N/AMale Population Estimate: 45.8%
Female Population Estimate: 54.2%
Median Age: 40.5
Male Median Age: N/A
Female Median Age: N/A
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:0%
Hispanic:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Indian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 33.62%
Other: 1.97%
Libertarian: 1.1%
Green: 0.22%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Lawson specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Union County: About 10.4238 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Union County: About 583.01 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Union County is about 62% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 51% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Arkansas is ranked #34 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 30.43 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 46.91The average living wage for the state of Arkansas is $30.85/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Arkansas a minimum wage score of 71.73 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.63/hr, which gives Arkansas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.92 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Arkansas is $220.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 54.07 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Arkansas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Arkansas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Arkansas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Arkansas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Arkansas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Arkansas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Arkansas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Arkansas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Arkansas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Arkansas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Arkansas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Arkansas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Arkansas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Arkansas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Arkansas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Arkansas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Arkansas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Arkansas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 71730, 71750 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 33.199900
Longitude: -92.487800
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 209.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 870