Living in Lee County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 14,402 households are located in Lee County School District area. Among them, 4,826 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.32 people. The total number of children in the region is 12,764 and 9,297 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (215) of residents are non-citizens and 2% (615) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lee County School District, Mississippi
Household	14,402
Population	38,952
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,826 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,764
Total Students	9,297
Pre-Kindergarten	659
Kindergarten	401
Grade 1-8	4,386
Grade 9-12	2,162
College/Graduate School	1,689
Veterans	29,110
Non-citizen	215
Non-English Home Language	615
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

30,234 residents are over the age of 16 and 19,176 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,159 people are in civilian labor force and 17 are in armed labor force. 17,949 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,596	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,601	88.66%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,318	7.49%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	90	0.51%
Other method	205	1.17%
Worked from home	382	2.17%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,949	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,534	30.83%
Service	2,601	14.49%
Sales and office	3,797	21.15%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,817	10.12%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,200	23.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,949	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	218	1.21%
Construction	1,070	5.96%
Manufacturing	3,949	22.00%
Wholesale trade	399	2.22%
Retail trade	2,075	11.56%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,115	6.21%
Information	369	2.06%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	989	5.51%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	915	5.10%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,161	23.18%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,187	6.61%
Other services, except public administration	793	4.42%
Public administration	709	3.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,949	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,296	79.65%
Government workers	2,629	14.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,024	5.71%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,676 for the 14,402 households in Lee County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $31,690. 34,581 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.80%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,402	-
Less than $10,000	1,061	7.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	869	6.03%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,851	12.85%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,576	10.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,876	13.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,479	17.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,994	13.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,757	12.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	486	3.37%
More than $200,000	453	3.15%
Median Household Income	$49,723	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,676	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,897	-
Less than $10,000	300	3.03%
$10,000 - $14,999	305	3.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	867	8.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	902	9.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,280	12.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,976	19.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,792	18.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,543	15.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	491	4.96%
More than $200,000	441	4.46%

Median Family Income	$63,708	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,042	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,690	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,665	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,665	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,942	-
With health insurance coverage	34,581	88.80%
Public coverage	12,406	31.86%
Private health insurance	25,340	65.07%
Without health insurance coverage	4,361	11.20%

Housing

There are 16,454 housing units in Lee County School District area, Mississippi with 14,402 units (87.53%) occupied. 10,577 houses (73.44%) are occupied by owner and 3,825 houses (26.56%) are rented. The average housing value is $121,200 and the average rental cost is $703. 450 houses (2.73%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 550 houses (3.34%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,454	-
Occupied	14,402	87.53%
Owner Occupied	10,577	73.44%
Renter Occupied	3,825	26.56%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,881	66.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	96	0.58%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,008	12.20%
Mobile Homes	3,469	21.08%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,454	-
Built 2014 or later	450	2.73%
Built 2010 - 2013	964	5.86%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,877	23.56%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,522	21.41%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,446	14.87%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,637	16.03%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,205	7.32%
Built 1950 - 1959	803	4.88%
Built 1949 or earlier	550	3.34%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,454	-
1 room	1,341	8.15%
2 rooms	105	0.64%
3 rooms	457	2.78%
4 rooms	2,095	12.73%
5 rooms	4,231	25.71%
6 rooms	3,192	19.40%
7 rooms	2,184	13.27%
8 rooms	1,310	7.96%
9 rooms or more	1,539	9.35%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,454	-
no bedroom	1,341	8.15%
1 bedroom	482	2.93%
2 bedrooms	3,445	20.94%
3 bedrooms	8,550	51.96%
4 bedrooms	2,040	12.40%
5 bedrooms or more	596	3.62%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,577	-
Less than $50,000	1,472	13.92%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,809	26.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,122	20.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,985	18.77%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,432	13.54%
$300,000 - $499,999	598	5.65%
$500,000 - $999,999	119	1.13%
$1,000,000 or more	40	0.38%
Median House Value	$121,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,373	-
Less than $500	690	20.46%
$500 - $999	2,180	64.63%
$1,000 - $1,499	457	13.55%
$1,500 - $1,999	46	1.36%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$703	-

Demographic

A total of 38,972 people lives in Lee County School District area, Mississippi with 19,306 male and 19,666 female. The males to female ratio is 49.54 to 50.46. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	38,972	-
Male	19,306	49.54%
Female	19,666	50.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,972	-
Under 5 years	2,715	6.97%
5 - 9 years	2,846	7.30%
10 - 14 years	2,533	6.50%
15 - 19 years	2,669	6.85%
20 - 24 years	2,211	5.67%
25 - 34 years	5,296	13.59%
35 - 44 years	5,271	13.53%
45 - 54 years	5,338	13.70%
55 - 59 years	2,887	7.41%
60 - 64 years	2,139	5.49%
65 - 74 years	3,281	8.42%
75 - 84 years	1,481	3.80%
85 years and older	305	0.78%
Median Age	37.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,972	-
One Race	38,449	98.66%
White	29,083	74.63%
Black or African American	8,892	22.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native	72	0.18%
Asian	207	0.53%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	195	0.50%

Two or more races	523	1.34%
White and Black or African American	307	0.79%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	30	0.08%
White and Asian	14	0.04%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Lee County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic