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Lafayette County, Mississippi

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Table

Lafayette County, Mississippi
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
59,843
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
59,843
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
58,467
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
55,816
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
55,814
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
7.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 55,813
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 47,351
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.2%
Female persons, percent
51.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
71.9%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
23.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.4%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
3.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
69.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 2,187
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 3.7%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 28,875
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $260,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,652
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $488
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,091
Building Permits, 2023 530
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 18,510
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.77
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 80.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 4.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 95.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 90.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 44.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
13.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 54.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 287,565
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 598,928
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 67,076
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 982,141
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $17,013
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 22.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $64,334
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $34,960
Persons in poverty, percent
14.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 1,406
Total employment, 2022 18,546
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 799,263
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 5,377
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 175
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 48
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 88.4
Population per square mile, 2010 75.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 631.70
Land area in square miles, 2010 631.71
FIPS Code 28071
Value Notes

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Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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