What is the population of Lafayette County, Mississippi?

The population of Lafayette County, Mississippi is 56,826, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Lafayette County, Mississippi?

The median household income in Lafayette County, Mississippi is $65,311, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Lafayette County, Mississippi is $184,871, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Lafayette County, Mississippi is 1.8%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education B

Metric	Lafayette County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Population	56,826	2,949,037	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	83.6	60.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.25%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	31.8	36.3	37.1
Households	18,510	1,131,698	128,459,983

Year	Lafayette County

Group	Share

Lafayette County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Lafayette County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$65,311	$55,084	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.94%	4.47%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Lafayette County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$184,871	$119,791	$242,182
Median rent	$1,090	$923	$1,342
Homeownership rate	63.2%	69.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Lafayette County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.0	21.4	22.5
Work from home	6.6%	5.3%	13.4%

Lafayette County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Lafayette County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	21.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.77	2.52	2.54

Lafayette County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Lafayette County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.9	74.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.1%	23.5%	16.3%
Smokers	15.0%	22.1%	19.0%