COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lamar County

Mississippi · 30,424 residents · 497 sq mi

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Lamar County is home to 30,424 people in Mississippi. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $55,500. There are 8,646 fewer people here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 18.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. That is roughly 16% ahead of the Mississippi median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,424

−22%vs 2000

vs 39,070 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

497 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202466K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(2,367)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(2,726)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(2,476)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(2,437)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(2,267)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(5,409)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(4,480)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(3,225)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(2,217)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(1,675)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(908)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(237)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,263

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,628 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,619

−44%vs 2000

vs $18,849 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.8%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,500

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $523 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(33,090)

Black12.9%(5,027)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(426)

Asian0.6%(245)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(26,663)

Black11.9%(3,631)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(213)

Asian0.1%(33)

Other0.3%(97)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(1,151)

Central American0.7%(482)

Honduran0.5%(311)

Puerto Rican0.3%(220)

South American0.3%(203)

Spaniard0.2%(145)

Venezuelan0.2%(116)

Guatemalan0.2%(112)

Ecuadorian0.1%(60)

Nicaraguan0.1%(59)

Argentine0%(15)

Colombian0%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(146)

Filipino0.2%(143)

Chinese0.1%(74)

Japanese0.1%(73)

Vietnamese0.1%(61)

Korean0.1%(53)

Pakistani0.1%(47)

Indonesian0%(6)

Thai0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(12)

Ancestry

American17.3%(11,390)

English11.4%(7,495)

Irish9.9%(6,487)

German7.3%(4,796)

Scottish3.4%(2,204)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(1,634)

French2%(1,308)

Italian1%(669)

Greek0.7%(492)

British0.7%(455)

Norwegian0.6%(393)

Subsaharan African0.6%(368)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(267)

Polish0.3%(218)

Arab0.3%(202)

Dutch0.3%(197)

French Canadian0.3%(185)

Lebanese0.3%(183)

West Indian0.2%(137)

Hungarian0.2%(115)

Welsh0.2%(109)

Ukrainian0.1%(69)

Brazilian0.1%(62)

Armenian0.1%(48)

Swiss0.1%(44)

Czech0.1%(39)

Iranian0%(25)

Canadian0%(23)

Finnish0%(23)

Russian0%(20)

Jamaican0%(19)

Croatian0%(11)

Romanian0%(11)

Turkish0%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(8)

Israeli0%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.9%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.3%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.9%(7,426)

Married59.5%(14,805)

Widowed2.1%(534)

Divorced8.5%(2,108)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(7,382)

Married54.4%(15,094)

Widowed8.3%(2,303)

Divorced10.7%(2,974)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% 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)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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