Lambert

Population: 926
Median household income: $28,793
Median home value: $59,700

Lambert, a community in Quitman County, Mississippi, has 926 residents. Its median household income of $28,793 runs below the Quitman County figure of $32,131.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lambert's population declined 28.5% from 1,296 to 926, while its median home value rose 26.5% from $47,200 to $59,700.

The median gross rent is $636. 11.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 926
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $28,793
Median home value: $59,700
Median gross rent: $636
Housing units: 603
Homeownership rate: 44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,296926

Median household income

$17,400$28,793

Median home value

$47,200$59,700

Median gross rent

$388$636

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,296	$17,400	$47,200	$388
2020	1,159	$18,125	$48,000	$379
2021	1,080	$21,836	$49,500	$447
2022	1,074	$28,154	$54,900	$638
2023	926	$28,793	$59,700	$636

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	3.1%
5 to 17	84	9.1%
18 to 24	70	7.6%
25 to 34	153	16.5%
35 to 44	93	10.0%
45 to 54	149	16.1%
55 to 64	182	19.7%
65 to 74	45	4.9%
75 and over	121	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	150	16.2%
Black or African American	751	81.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.9%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	259	34.9%
High school graduate	191	25.7%
Some college or associate's	210	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	75	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	296	83.4%
Carpooled	34	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	5.6%
Other means	5	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	24.5%
15 to 29 min	62	18.5%
30 to 44 min	95	28.4%
45 to 59 min	15	4.5%
60+ min	81	24.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 35.0% (324 of 926)

	Count	Share
Family households	275	57.1%
Nonfamily households	207	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	482	79.9%
Vacant	121	20.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	212	44.0%
Renter-occupied	270	56.0%

1-unit, detached82.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	496	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	6.3%
5 to 19 units	61	10.1%
20 or more units	8	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2839080
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.2006, -90.2845