Jefferson Davis County vs. Lamar County

	Jefferson Davis County (MS)	Lamar County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,234	62,447
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-10.0%	12.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,481	55,668
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,487	55,658
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.7%	13.8%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	52.0%
White alone, percent	38.5%	75.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	60.0%	20.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	1.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	37.4%	73.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	729	3,810
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,990	24,770
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.3%	69.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$84,200	$170,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$871	$1,360
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$391	$377
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$576	$920
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.8%	22.3%
Households, 2014-2018	4,839	22,213
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.7%	81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.7%	3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	66.3%	91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	42.4%	81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.8%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	35.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.8%	11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.1%	13.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.2%	64.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.5%	59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,708	118,069
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	61,565	1,041,387
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,117	$18,021
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.7	25.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,083	$58,188
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,233	$28,934
Persons in poverty, percent	26.0%	14.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	145	1,438
Total employment, 2017	1,319	19,169
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	85,053	559,070
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.1%	11.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	866	4,942
All firms, 2012	1,016	5,185
Men-owned firms, 2012	504	2,884
Women-owned firms, 2012	421	1,700
Minority-owned firms, 2012	587	707
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	407	4,284
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	151	643
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	817	4,152
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.2%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	22.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.6	112.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	408.44	497.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jefferson Davis county (MS) and Lamar county (MS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.