Lamar County, Mississippi

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 65,081
Median household income: $69,106
Median home value: $218,700

Home to 65,081 residents, Lamar County is one of Mississippi's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,106, its median household income sits above Mississippi's $54,915.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lamar County's population grew 5.0% from 61,969 to 65,081, while its median household income rose 14.6% from $60,328 to $69,106.

66.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1999.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,081
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,106
Median home value: $218,700
Median gross rent: $1,061
Housing units: 27,523
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

61,96965,081

Median household income

$60,328$69,106

Median home value

$177,700$218,700

Median gross rent

$927$1,061

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	61,969	$60,328	$177,700	$927
2020	62,693	$61,649	$174,600	$937
2021	63,610	$63,925	$184,000	$994
2022	64,425	$67,972	$209,700	$1,034
2023	65,081	$69,106	$218,700	$1,061

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,886	6.0%
5 to 17	12,106	18.6%
18 to 24	5,275	8.1%
25 to 34	9,135	14.0%
35 to 44	9,419	14.5%
45 to 54	8,208	12.6%
55 to 64	7,490	11.5%
65 to 74	5,902	9.1%
75 and over	3,660	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,449	71.4%
Black or African American	14,030	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.1%
Asian	620	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	155	0.2%
Two or more races	1,409	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,366	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,778	8.6%
High school graduate	11,767	26.9%
Some college or associate's	13,706	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,837	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,726	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,033	80.0%
Carpooled	2,898	9.7%
Public transit	60	0.2%
Walked	242	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,537	5.1%
Other means	1,260	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,839	27.5%
15 to 29 min	11,372	39.9%
30 to 44 min	5,763	20.2%
45 to 59 min	1,238	4.3%
60+ min	2,281	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 16.1% (10,386 of 64,521)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,012	71.9%
Nonfamily households	7,041	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,053	91.0%
Vacant	2,470	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,068	68.1%
Renter-occupied	7,985	31.9%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,195	66.1%
1-unit, attached	356	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,895	6.9%
5 to 19 units	2,303	8.4%
20 or more units	1,595	5.8%
Mobile home & other	3,179	11.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 28073
State: Mississippi
Land area: 497 sq mi
Water area: 3.43 sq mi
Center point: 31.1976, -89.5064