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Lafayette County, Mississippi; Lowndes County, Mississippi; Itawamba County, Mississippi; Simpson County, Mississippi; Hancock County, Mississippi

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Table

Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lowndes County, Mississippi
Itawamba County, Mississippi
Simpson County, Mississippi
Hancock County, Mississippi
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
58,467
57,283
24,093
25,715
46,159
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
58,467
57,283
24,093
25,715
46,159
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
57,730
57,671
23,971
25,623
46,007
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
55,814
58,881
23,862
25,957
46,048
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
55,814
58,881
23,862
25,957
46,048
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.8%
-2.7%
1.0%
-0.9%
0.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
3.4%
-2.1%
0.5%
-1.3%
-0.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 55,813 58,879 23,863 25,949 46,053
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 47,351 59,779 23,401 27,503 43,929
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.5%
6.5%
5.4%
5.9%
4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
17.9%
23.7%
20.9%
23.0%
18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.0%
17.6%
17.7%
19.3%
22.6%
Female persons, percent
51.6%
52.0%
50.3%
51.4%
51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
72.0%
51.5%
90.3%
62.4%
87.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
23.9%
45.3%
7.5%
35.0%
8.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.3%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
Z
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.4%
1.8%
1.3%
1.5%
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
2.7%
2.5%
2.0%
2.1%
4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
70.0%
49.8%
88.7%
61.2%
84.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 2,054 3,966 1,236 1,241 3,679
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.5% 2.3% 0.5% 1.8% 2.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 28,625 27,155 10,561 11,742 24,076
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 64.4% 61.9% 79.8% 81.5% 80.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $242,800 $155,300 $114,300 $104,600 $197,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,569 $1,211 $993 $1,160 $1,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $481 $383 $341 $396 $447
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,092 $903 $789 $793 $956
Building permits, 2022 256 117 9 45 174
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 18,702 22,651 8,976 9,534 19,386
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.72 2.51 2.53 2.66 2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 79.1% 86.1% 90.9% 92.2% 84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 3.4% 2.8% 1.5% 2.8% 3.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.7% 89.1% 88.5% 87.5% 93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.0% 84.8% 78.4% 73.1% 84.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.8% 88.0% 85.2% 80.1% 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 45.1% 26.1% 15.3% 16.5% 24.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.8% 8.5% 11.5% 13.7% 13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
14.0%
14.0%
15.9%
16.6%
11.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.9% 54.9% 57.7% 53.2% 58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 56.4% 53.2% 52.8% 47.2% 56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 217,227 112,158 D 33,211 216,932
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 470,291 417,828 39,286 154,658 92,476
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 21,108 95,321 45,355 6,828 26,239
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 743,654 862,070 164,383 229,492 364,450
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $13,691 $14,569 $6,993 $8,526 $7,751
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 21.7 20.8 24.1 29.2 32.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $59,748 $53,687 $57,252 $50,867 $63,623
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $32,536 $29,750 $33,243 $27,920 $36,883
Persons in poverty, percent
17.8%
19.3%
13.3%
16.4%
15.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,360 1,421 387 442 773
Total employment, 2021 17,779 20,447 5,476 5,364 8,733
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 719,412 962,410 206,607 189,676 374,021
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -1.0% -4.3% 1.2% -4.2% -0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 5,106 4,937 1,384 1,962 3,757
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,033 1,271 344 391 639
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 583 708 205 214 330
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 196 151 41 81 101
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 127 24 S 64
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 771 881 278 272 486
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 812 855 281 292 493
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 88.4 116.5 44.8 44.0 97.2
Population per square mile, 2010 75.0 118.3 43.9 46.7 92.7
Land area in square miles, 2020 631.70 505.44 532.80 589.17 473.96
Land area in square miles, 2010 631.71 505.51 532.79 589.16 473.75
FIPS Code 28071 28087 28057 28127 28045
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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