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Lafayette County

Mississippi · 59,597 residents (2025 est.) · 632 sq mi
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With 58,327 people, Lafayette County is a county in Mississippi. The median age is 30.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 19,583 people. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. That is roughly 19% ahead of the Mississippi median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
58,327
+51%since 2000
from 38,744 in 2000
59,597 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
92 / sq mi
+36%since 2009
from 68 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
30.7
+14%since 2000
from 26.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
632 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
29K37K45K53K61K19902000201020202024Lafayette County
202458K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(2,737)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.5%(2,607)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(3,354)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1914.1%(8,245)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2412.7%(7,410)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.3%(7,743)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(6,995)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.7%(5,630)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.6%(5,625)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.6%(5,004)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(2,180)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(797)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,185
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $28,517 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,403
+122%since 2000
from $16,406 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.9%
+21.2 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 21.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.523
+1%since 2010
from 0.516 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services1.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$315,400
+106%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,085
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $507 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 60.6% in 2000
36.2% rent
Vacancy rate
33.7%
+12.3 ptssince 2009
from 21.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.75 people
+10%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.8%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.7
+32%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
82
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.3%(27,611)
Black24.9%(9,647)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(427)
Asian1.7%(642)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic68.5%(39,956)
Black22.6%(13,164)
Hispanic / Latino3.7%(2,151)
Asian2.2%(1,292)
Other3%(1,764)
Diversity Score
60
+10%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
21
+1%since 2020
from 20 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.1%(1,216)
Cuban0.3%(172)
Puerto Rican0.2%(99)
Spaniard0.2%(95)
Dominican0.1%(73)
Nicaraguan0.1%(70)
Peruvian0.1%(64)
Bolivian0.1%(63)
Honduran0.1%(46)
Ecuadorian0.1%(32)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(430)
Chinese0.5%(303)
Vietnamese0.4%(246)
Pakistani0.2%(91)
Nepalese0.1%(58)
Thai0.1%(44)
Japanese0%(28)
Filipino0%(27)
Korean0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(50)
Samoan0%(17)
Ancestry
English14.7%(8,590)
Irish7.7%(4,496)
German7.3%(4,252)
American5.8%(3,403)
Scottish2.7%(1,560)
Italian2.4%(1,400)
French1.5%(899)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(702)
Polish0.8%(449)
Norwegian0.4%(240)
Swedish0.4%(223)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.3%(194)
Dutch0.3%(180)
Welsh0.3%(180)
Canadian0.3%(151)
British0.3%(146)
Armenian0.2%(138)
Arab0.2%(110)
Lebanese0.2%(100)
Greek0.1%(69)
Ghanaian0.1%(67)
Swiss0.1%(62)
Russian0.1%(57)
Kenyan0.1%(54)
Portuguese0.1%(51)
Lithuanian0.1%(45)
Brazilian0.1%(44)
Czech0.1%(36)
Austrian0.1%(35)
Danish0.1%(33)
Iranian0.1%(32)
Belgian0.1%(31)
Ethiopian0.1%(30)
Ukrainian0%(28)
Finnish0%(25)
Turkish0%(23)
Jamaican0%(22)
Latvian0%(18)
Romanian0%(13)
Syrian0%(12)
Slovak0%(12)
Hungarian0%(11)
Jordanian0%(10)
Haitian0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
46.5%
+15.4 ptssince 2000
from 31.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.5%
+14.0 ptssince 2000
from 78.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
22.7%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.7 min
+61%since 2000
from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 79.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.6%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.1%
−6.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 56.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 71.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
19.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.5%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 40.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
52.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
3.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2012
from 11.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.3%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.7%
+15.7 ptssince 2017
from 76.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.3%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 77.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 94.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 2.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married48.9%(11,435)
Married39.5%(9,245)
Widowed2.9%(672)
Divorced8.8%(2,055)
Women 15+
Never married45.5%(11,943)
Married37.7%(9,894)
Widowed6.1%(1,596)
Divorced10.6%(2,789)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.3%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 63.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 75.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
25.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 24.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.7%(385)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(435)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(571)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(103)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(5)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,172 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lafayette County, Mississippi?

Lafayette County, Mississippi has about 58,327 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Lafayette County, Mississippi earns about $67,185 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lafayette County, Mississippi expensive?

In Lafayette County, Mississippi, the median home is worth about $315,400, and the typical rent is about $1,085 a month.

How educated are people in Lafayette County, Mississippi?

About 46.5% of adults age 25 and over in Lafayette County, Mississippi hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lafayette County, Mississippi?

About 18.5% of people in Lafayette County, Mississippi live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lafayette County, Mississippi grown since 1990?

Yes, Lafayette County, Mississippi has grown since 1990. The population has added about 26,501 residents, a change of about 83 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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