LawsonAR
Today 86 people live in this town, first settled in 1909.
Is Lawson a good place to live?
Lawson’s median age is 68.7 years, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 36.6 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Lawson. Lawson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
86 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lawson.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Lawson work out of town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles. The typical household income in Lawson is $91,000. The top destinations are El Dorado (42%), Little Rock (3%) and Strong (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Lawson: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Lawson sits above 76% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to ice storms.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Lawson brings mild winters and hot summers
For Lawson, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lawson is
15% of Lawson adults binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Lawson beats the Arkansas average on 1 and trails it on 4. Among adults here, 17% report frequent physical distress and 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Lawson | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lawson | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lawson
Moving to Lawson: who provides what
Lawson is unincorporated, so Union County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Lawson for work
Where Lawson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lawson
About 11 of every 100 Lawson residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
Questions about Lawson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lawson, AR a good place to live?
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