Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Lamar County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28073

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

260,260

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.65

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

50

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,209

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

23,821

56.6%

44.1%

12.5%

1990:

30,424

27.7%

16.4%

11.4%

2000:

39,070

28.4%

19.0%

9.4%

2005:

44,616

14.1%

9.3%

4.7%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

33,090

84.7%

0-to-19:

12,118

31.0%

Black:

5,027

12.9%

20-to-39:

11,925

30.5%

Hispanic:

426

1.1%

40-to-59:

9,780

25.0%

American Indian:

61

0.2%

60-plus:

5,247

13.4%

Other:

466

1.2%

Median Age:

32.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

78.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

26.8%

Median Family Income:

$44,611

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home