Living in Lamar County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 21,792 households are located in Lamar County School District area. Among them, 7,923 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.27 people. The total number of children in the region is 18,796 and 16,775 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (861) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (2,613) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lamar County School District, Mississippi
Household	21,792
Population	60,775
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,923 (36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	18,796
Total Students	16,775
Pre-Kindergarten	1,041
Kindergarten	950
Grade 1-8	7,193
Grade 9-12	3,499
College/Graduate School	4,092
Veterans	45,290
Non-citizen	861
Non-English Home Language	2,613
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

47,402 residents are over the age of 16 and 30,143 people are in labor force. Among them, 29,862 people are in civilian labor force and 281 are in armed labor force. 27,006 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lamar County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,872	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	22,670	84.36%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,806	6.72%
Public transportation	33	0.12%
Walked	280	1.04%
Other method	1,505	5.60%
Worked from home	578	2.15%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,006	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,311	41.88%
Service	3,852	14.26%
Sales and office	6,783	25.12%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,190	8.11%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,870	10.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,006	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	728	2.70%
Construction	1,604	5.94%
Manufacturing	2,366	8.76%
Wholesale trade	615	2.28%
Retail trade	3,033	11.23%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,470	5.44%
Information	457	1.69%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,017	7.47%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,367	5.06%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	8,641	32.00%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,359	8.74%
Other services, except public administration	1,264	4.68%
Public administration	1,085	4.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,006	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,699	72.94%
Government workers	5,551	20.55%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,670	6.18%
Unpaid family workers	86	0.32%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,908 for the 21,792 households in Lamar County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $33,059. 52,684 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.04%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,792	-
Less than $10,000	1,501	6.89%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,026	4.71%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,221	10.19%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,714	7.87%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,500	11.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,908	17.93%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,864	13.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,802	17.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,183	5.43%
More than $200,000	1,073	4.92%
Median Household Income	$60,830	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,908	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,443	-
Less than $10,000	547	3.54%
$10,000 - $14,999	260	1.68%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,155	7.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	967	6.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,766	11.44%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,717	17.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,662	17.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,277	21.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,114	7.21%
More than $200,000	978	6.33%

Median Family Income	$79,202	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$94,410	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,059	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,231	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,231	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	60,528	-
With health insurance coverage	52,684	87.04%
Public coverage	18,938	31.29%
Private health insurance	40,050	66.17%
Without health insurance coverage	7,844	12.96%

Housing

There are 24,369 housing units in Lamar County School District area, Mississippi with 21,792 units (89.43%) occupied. 15,291 houses (70.17%) are occupied by owner and 6,501 houses (29.83%) are rented. The average housing value is $177,100 and the average rental cost is $939. 722 houses (2.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,185 houses (4.86%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,369	-
Occupied	21,792	89.43%
Owner Occupied	15,291	70.17%
Renter Occupied	6,501	29.83%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,600	68.12%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	307	1.26%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,322	17.74%
Mobile Homes	3,053	12.53%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	87	0.36%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,369	-
Built 2014 or later	722	2.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,256	5.15%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,260	29.79%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,831	23.93%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,332	13.67%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,086	12.66%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,100	4.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	597	2.45%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,185	4.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,369	-
1 room	155	0.64%
2 rooms	329	1.35%
3 rooms	1,040	4.27%
4 rooms	3,813	15.65%
5 rooms	5,389	22.11%
6 rooms	4,846	19.89%
7 rooms	3,680	15.10%
8 rooms	2,378	9.76%
9 rooms or more	2,739	11.24%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,369	-
no bedroom	155	0.64%
1 bedroom	1,040	4.27%
2 bedrooms	5,010	20.56%
3 bedrooms	12,812	52.57%
4 bedrooms	4,664	19.14%
5 bedrooms or more	688	2.82%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,291	-
Less than $50,000	1,610	10.53%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,820	11.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,243	14.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,151	20.61%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,805	24.88%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,877	12.28%
$500,000 - $999,999	606	3.96%
$1,000,000 or more	179	1.17%
Median House Value	$177,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,807	-
Less than $500	783	13.48%
$500 - $999	2,698	46.46%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,883	32.43%
$1,500 - $1,999	317	5.46%
$2,000 - $2,499	126	2.17%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$939	-

Demographic

A total of 61,138 people lives in Lamar County School District area, Mississippi with 29,216 male and 31,922 female. The males to female ratio is 47.79 to 52.21. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	61,138	-
Male	29,216	47.79%
Female	31,922	52.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	61,138	-
Under 5 years	3,968	6.49%
5 - 9 years	4,358	7.13%
10 - 14 years	4,624	7.56%
15 - 19 years	3,858	6.31%
20 - 24 years	3,577	5.85%
25 - 34 years	8,848	14.47%
35 - 44 years	8,721	14.26%
45 - 54 years	7,705	12.60%
55 - 59 years	3,904	6.39%
60 - 64 years	3,247	5.31%
65 - 74 years	4,980	8.15%
75 - 84 years	2,520	4.12%
85 years and older	828	1.35%
Median Age	36.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	61,138	-
One Race	60,220	98.50%
White	47,872	78.30%
Black or African American	11,294	18.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native	48	0.08%
Asian	799	1.31%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	207	0.34%

Two or more races	918	1.50%
White and Black or African American	477	0.78%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	275	0.45%
White and Asian	48	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Lamar County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic