Lafayette County, Mississippi

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 56,920
Median household income: $64,334
Median home value: $260,500

Lafayette County, Mississippi counts 56,920 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,334 is above the Mississippi median ($54,915).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lafayette County's population grew 6.2% from 53,590 to 56,920, while its median household income rose 28.0% from $50,272 to $64,334.

The typical home was built around 1999. 18.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,920
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,334
Median home value: $260,500
Median gross rent: $1,091
Housing units: 28,418
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,59056,920

Median household income

$50,272$64,334

Median home value

$199,700$260,500

Median gross rent

$954$1,091

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,590	$50,272	$199,700	$954
2020	54,059	$53,318	$217,900	$968
2021	55,727	$54,720	$221,100	$1,002
2022	56,172	$59,748	$242,800	$1,092
2023	56,920	$64,334	$260,500	$1,091

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 2423.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,824	5.0%
5 to 17	7,611	13.4%
18 to 24	13,431	23.6%
25 to 34	7,450	13.1%
35 to 44	6,778	11.9%
45 to 54	5,682	10.0%
55 to 64	5,601	9.8%
65 to 74	4,839	8.5%
75 and over	2,704	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,100	68.7%
Black or African American	13,119	23.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	70	0.1%
Asian	1,270	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	95	0.2%
Two or more races	1,203	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,063	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,670	8.1%
High school graduate	7,091	21.5%
Some college or associate's	8,657	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,665	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,971	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit1.1%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,501	81.4%
Carpooled	1,773	7.0%
Public transit	287	1.1%
Walked	769	3.1%
Bicycle	43	0.2%
Worked from home	1,667	6.6%
Other means	142	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,627	45.2%
15 to 29 min	7,312	31.1%
30 to 44 min	2,388	10.2%
45 to 59 min	919	3.9%
60+ min	2,269	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 18.7% (9,533 of 51,052)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,748	58.1%
Nonfamily households	7,762	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,510	65.1%
Vacant	9,908	34.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,704	63.2%
Renter-occupied	6,806	36.8%

1-unit, detached60.0%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,038	60.0%
1-unit, attached	452	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2,607	9.2%
5 to 19 units	3,919	13.8%
20 or more units	1,675	5.9%
Mobile home & other	2,727	9.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 28071
State: Mississippi
Land area: 632 sq mi
Water area: 48 sq mi
Center point: 34.3531, -89.4854