What is the population of Lamar County, Mississippi?

The population of Lamar County, Mississippi is 65,621, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Lamar County, Mississippi is $69,517, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Lamar County, Mississippi is $152,895, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Lamar County, Mississippi is 5.1%, 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 C

Education B

Metric	Lamar County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Population	65,621	2,949,037	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	131.2	60.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.26%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	38.7	36.3	37.1
Households	25,053	1,131,698	128,459,983

Year	Lamar County

Group	Share

Lamar County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Lamar County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$69,517	$55,084	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.44%	4.47%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Lamar County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$152,895	$119,791	$242,182
Median rent	$1,061	$923	$1,342
Homeownership rate	68.1%	69.5%	65.1%

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

Metric	Lamar County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.6	21.4	22.5
Work from home	5.1%	5.3%	13.4%

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

Metric	Lamar County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	21.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.52	2.54

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

Metric	Lamar County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.4	74.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.8%	23.5%	16.3%
Smokers	17.5%	22.1%	19.0%