Lee County, Mississippi

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 83,138
Median household income: $67,144
Median home value: $187,800

Lee County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 83,138. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $67,144 is above the Mississippi median ($54,915).

From 2019 to 2023, Lee County's population declined 2.3% from 85,072 to 83,138, while its median household income rose 32.8% from $50,559 to $67,144.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83,138
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $67,144
Median home value: $187,800
Median gross rent: $929
Housing units: 37,507
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

85,07283,138

Median household income

$50,559$67,144

Median home value

$133,700$187,800

Median gross rent

$752$929

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	85,072	$50,559	$133,700	$752
2020	85,304	$55,861	$140,600	$781
2021	83,388	$60,708	$150,100	$809
2022	83,343	$64,479	$172,900	$898
2023	83,138	$67,144	$187,800	$929

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,315	6.4%
5 to 17	15,556	18.7%
18 to 24	6,947	8.4%
25 to 34	10,847	13.0%
35 to 44	10,853	13.1%
45 to 54	10,375	12.5%
55 to 64	10,473	12.6%
65 to 74	7,566	9.1%
75 and over	5,206	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,321	62.9%
Black or African American	24,824	29.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.0%
Asian	890	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	219	0.3%
Some other race	199	0.2%
Two or more races	1,834	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,835	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,743	12.2%
High school graduate	15,405	27.8%
Some college or associate's	17,268	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,028	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,876	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,027	87.0%
Carpooled	2,774	7.3%
Public transit	60	0.2%
Walked	100	0.3%
Bicycle	16	0.0%
Worked from home	1,751	4.6%
Other means	244	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,636	29.4%
15 to 29 min	17,843	49.3%
30 to 44 min	4,893	13.5%
45 to 59 min	1,241	3.4%
60+ min	1,608	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 13.8% (11,284 of 81,802)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,915	68.9%
Nonfamily households	9,908	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,823	84.8%
Vacant	5,684	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,347	70.2%
Renter-occupied	9,476	29.8%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,842	71.6%
1-unit, attached	371	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2,573	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1,846	4.9%
20 or more units	1,917	5.1%
Mobile home & other	3,958	10.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 28081
State: Mississippi
Land area: 450 sq mi
Water area: 3.21 sq mi
Center point: 34.2924, -88.6824