Lafayette County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Lafayette County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Lafayette County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (142nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	58,327	2,946,779	334,922,499	914th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,185	$56,447	$80,734	1416th of 3,221
Median Age	30.7	38.6	38.9	3165th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.5%	25.1%	35.7%	142nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$315,400	$169,800	$332,700	550th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,085	$954	$1,413	755th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.5%	18.9%	12.5%	699th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	5.8%	5.2%	2910th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	92.3	62.8	n/a	1039th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	2.4%	14.1%	1439th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1323rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.8%	70.0%	65.2%	2815th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	25.6	26.4	1981st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	5.9%	15.1%	1605th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.0%	n/a	n/a	868th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.1%	43.5%	46.9%	2201st of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.0%	n/a	n/a	544th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.5%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.6%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.7	56.1	61.4

Age in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	30.7	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	23.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.3%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	19,044	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.0%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	47.1%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,403	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.9%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.1%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.5%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.6%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	28,714	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.8%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.7%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.3%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,719	$1,215	n/a

Education in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	7.5%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.0%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.0%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.8%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.7%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.1%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.1%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.4%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.4%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Lafayette County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lafayette County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.7%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.6%	3.1%	16.7%

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