University

In Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Population: 4,899

University, a community in Lafayette County, Mississippi, has 4,899 residents.

From 2019 to 2023, University's population grew 20.5% from 4,067 to 4,899.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.8% of the population. 46.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,899
Median age: 19.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 0
Homeownership rate: —
Bachelor's degree or higher: —
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0674,899

Year	Population
2019	4,067
2020	3,749
2021	3,541
2022	4,480
2023	4,899

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.7%

18 to 2499.3%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 640.0%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	34	0.7%
18 to 24	4,865	99.3%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	0	0.0%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,517	71.8%
Black or African American	582	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	1.0%
Asian	166	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	173	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	412	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	—
High school graduate	0	—
Some college or associate's	0	—
Bachelor's degree	0	—
Graduate or professional degree	0	—

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone46.9%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked32.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	417	46.9%
Carpooled	6	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	289	32.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	178	20.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	601	84.4%
15 to 29 min	75	10.5%
30 to 44 min	34	4.8%
45 to 59 min	2	0.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

	Count	Share
Family households	0	—
Nonfamily households	0	—

Housing

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	0	—
Vacant	0	—

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	—
Renter-occupied	0	—

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	0	—
1-unit, attached	0	—
2 to 4 units	0	—
5 to 19 units	0	—
20 or more units	0	—
Mobile home & other	0	—

Geography

Place GEOID: 2875520
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.3655, -89.5379