Lamar County is home to 65,713 people in Mississippi. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 26,643 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 26% more than in Mississippi as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $224,700.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,909, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lamar County
What changed most since 1990
Population30,424 → 65,713(+116%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share11.9% → 21.7%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.3% → 69.5%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)35.5%(1,216)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(1,187)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.8%(987)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,422 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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Over time
Lamar County, decade by decade
Lamar County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
30,424
$55,833
$133,204
20.9%
28.3
2000
39,070
$68,545
$156,662
26.8%
33.2
2010
55,658
$69,120
$226,143
31.8%
48.0
2020
64,222
$74,721
$211,622
33.2%
60.3
2024
65,713
$70,909
$224,700
34.5%
56.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
