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Lamar County, MS


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Hattiesburg, MS
Designated Market Area: Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 65,783   ( 10,125 from 2010 , 1,560 from 2020)
Land area: 496.6 square miles
Population density: 132.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:47,135 71.65% 11.4%
Black:14,54122.10% 34.2%
Indian:1690.26% 55.0%
Asian:9811.49% 45.5%
2+ races:8471.29% 67.1%
Hispanic:2,1103.21% 75.1%
Total non-White:18,64828.35% 39.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,679 13.1
Deaths:1,2629.8
Net Migration: 1,0848.4
Net Immigration: 720.6
Change in White population:4,839 8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:5,286 9.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
55,658
42,29675.99%
10,83419.47%
1090.20%
6741.21%
5070.91%
1,2052.17%
13,36224.01%

2000
39,070
33,09084.69%
5,02712.87%
610.16%
2490.64%
2050.52%
4261.09%
5,98015.31%

1990
30,424
26,51387.15%
3,63011.93%
350.12%
330.11%
n/a
2130.70%
3,91112.85%

1980
23,821
20,88987.69%
2,53710.65%
190.08%
1090.46%
n/a
2671.12%
2,93212.31%

1970
15,209
13,14886.45%
2,00813.20%
10.01%
40.03%
n/a
450.30%
2,061 13.55%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
6,560 16.8
2,9687.6
7,42419.0
990.3
9,206 23.6
7,382 18.9
1990's
NumberRate
5,294 17.4
2,4057.9
5,96719.6
50.0
6,577 21.6
2,069 6.8
1980's
NumberRate
4,553 19.1
1,848 7.8
4,062 17.1
n/a
5,624 23.6
979 4.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
6,561 43.1
n/a
7,741 50.9
871 5.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Lamar County, MS
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.3
15,736 23.9%
50,047 76.1%
9,294 14.1%
24,896
2.57
17,877 71.8%
13,638 76.3%
2,187 12.2%
7,019 28.2%

2010
NumberPercent
33.0
14,608 26.2%
41,050 73.8%
6,008 10.8%
21,542
2.57
14,779 68.6%
10,955 74.1%
1,795 12.1%
6,763 31.4%

2000
NumberPercent
32.7
10,975 28.1%
28,095 71.9%
3,825 9.8%
14,358
2.69
10,717 74.6%
8,830 82.4%
882 8.2%
3,641 25.4%

1990
NumberPercent
30.4
9,080 29.8%
21,344 70.2%
2,820 9.3%
10,839
2.80
8,501 78.4%
7,090 83.4%
715 8.4%
2,338 21.6%

1980
NumberPercent
27.2
7,993 33.6%
15,828 66.4%
2,037 8.6%
7,882
3.01
6,447 81.8%
5,613 87.1%
363 5.6%
1,435 18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Lamar County, MS

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units27,319 
Median Value$209,700 
Occupied24,89691.1%
Vacant2,4238.9%
Owned16,71767.1%
Rented8,17932.9%
Median Rent$1,034 
Single-Family Units18,50967.8%
    Detached18,12766.4%
    Attached3821.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units3,93214.4%
Mobile Homes2,81010.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lamar County, MS

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,7707.1%
$10,000 to $14,9997663.1%
$15,000 to $19,9996732.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991,0844.4%
$25,000 to $29,9999043.6%
$30,000 to $34,9999223.7%
$35,000 to $39,9997322.9%
$40,000 to $44,9999934.0%
$45,000 to $49,9998453.4%
$50,000 to $59,9992,1328.6%
$60,000 to $74,9992,66810.7%
$75,000 to $99,9993,14312.6%
$100,000 to $124,9992,1818.8%
$125,000 to $149,9991,9277.7%
$150,000 to $199,9991,9988.0%
$200,000 or more2,1588.7%
Median Household Income67,972 
Per Capita Income37,681 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state115 
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8093.2%
Public Assistance2951.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,84811.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed27,86669.3%
Unemployed1,7834.4%
In Armed Forces4951.2%
Total Labor Force30,14475.0%
Not in Labor Force10,05825.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,5269,45452.7%
Non-Profit47674239.1%
Self-Employed1,9051,17561.9%
Local Government7071,71129.2%
State Government1,1121,50142.6%
Federal Government39620366.1%
Total Private + Self12,43110,62953.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,6914,15739.3%
Total15,12214,78650.6%
Pct. Govt.18.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts5,14217.1%
Sales and Office Occupations6,39921.3%
Professional, Technical7,76925.8%
Service Occupations4,21014.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing210.1%
All others6,54021.8%
White Collar 64.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance5,39918.0%
Educational services3,62412.1%
Manufacturing3,16210.5%
Retail trade2,99510.0%
Accommodation and food services2,4998.3%
Construction2,2427.5%
Transportation and warehousing1,5075.0%
Finance and insurance1,2274.1%
Public administration1,1283.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,0753.6%
Other services1,0493.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing8232.7%
Professional, scientific, technical7892.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5331.8%
Wholesale trade4981.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction4801.6%
Information4051.3%
Utilities3991.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2260.8%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lamar County, MS

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6711.04%
Puerto Rican5980.93%
Cuban420.07%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American3870.60%
Costa Rican180.03%
Guatemalan3280.51%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan350.05%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran60.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American180.03%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian180.03%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2750.43%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese2880.45%
Indian1790.28%
Filipino1060.16%
Chinese800.12%
Japanese660.10%
Korean370.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English58,26796.4%
Spanish1,1481.9%
Vietnamese2650.4%
Other Asian1320.2%
German, other Germanic1230.2%
Other Indo-European1190.2%
Other1040.2%
Korean900.1%
Arabic830.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American11,90518.5%
Irish7,24611.2%
English6,62010.3%
German5,1007.9%
Scottish2,1013.3%
Scotch-Irish1,9393.0%
French1,9293.0%
Italian8361.3%
European7381.1%
Greek4790.7%
British3600.6%
Norwegian3220.5%
Welsh3200.5%
Swedish3060.5%
Northern European2960.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen63,75699.0%
Not a citizen6691.0%
Native63,10698.0%
Foreign-born1,3192.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lamar County, MS

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,431 3.3%2,384 5.5%11,266 26.0%13,682 31.6%9,135 21.1%5,421 12.5%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,431 3.3%
9-12 Years 2,384 5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 11,266 26.0%
Some College 13,682 31.6%
Bach. Degree 9,135 21.1%
Grad Degree 5,421 12.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lamar County, MS

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 14,529 13,804 725 5.0% 7.6%
1991 14,330 13,606 724 5.1% 8.4%
1992 14,401 13,539 862 6.0% 8.0%
1993 14,687 14,071 616 4.2% 6.7%
1994 15,383 14,776 607 3.9% 6.3%
1995 15,953 15,432 521 3.3% 6.2%
1996 16,499 15,963 536 3.2% 6.0%
1997 17,103 16,668 435 2.5% 5.7%
1998 17,409 16,939 470 2.7% 5.3%
1999 17,722 17,204 518 2.9% 5.1%
2000 19,975 19,190 785 3.9% 5.3%
2001 20,241 19,537 704 3.5% 5.5%
2002 20,575 19,689 886 4.3% 6.4%
2003 20,976 20,126 850 4.1% 6.1%
2004 21,645 20,728 917 4.2% 6.1%
2005 22,320 21,114 1,206 5.4% 7.6%
2006 23,068 22,142 926 4.0% 6.4%
2007 23,673 22,664 1,009 4.3% 6.2%
2008 23,780 22,654 1,126 4.7% 6.7%
2009 23,536 21,985 1,551 6.6% 9.4%
2010 27,740 25,805 1,935 7.0% 10.1%
2011 28,595 26,602 1,993 7.0% 9.8%
2012 28,456 26,659 1,797 6.3% 8.8%
2013 27,548 25,929 1,619 5.9% 8.5%
2014 27,681 26,247 1,434 5.2% 7.6%
2015 28,807 27,400 1,407 4.9% 6.5%
2016 29,464 28,097 1,367 4.6% 5.9%
2017 30,127 28,945 1,182 3.9% 5.2%
2018 30,626 29,466 1,160 3.8% 5.0%
2019 31,147 29,799 1,348 4.3% 5.5%
2020 30,544 28,709 1,835 6.0% 8.1%
2021 31,436 30,157 1,279 4.1% 5.5%
2022 31,690 30,723 967 3.1% 3.9%
2023 31,499 30,725 774 2.5% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com