Lamar County vs. Forrest County

Lamar County (MS)Forrest County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)62,44775,036
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.2%0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)55,66874,928
Population, Census, April 1, 201055,65874,934
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.7%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.8%13.6%
Female persons, percent52.0%52.5%
White alone, percent75.9%59.2%
Black or African American alone, percent20.8%37.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.5%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.7%2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.7%57.0%
Veterans, 2014-20183,8104,642
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.7%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,77033,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.2%54.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$170,400$120,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,360$1,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$377$384
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$920$761
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.3%25.0%
Building permits, 2018699
Households, 2014-201822,21328,033
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%79.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.9%3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.2%85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.4%72.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.8%87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.2%27.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.2%17.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.1%15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.5%60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.8%54.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)118,069181,019
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)344,850873,523
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,041,3873,680,206
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,021$47,861
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.720.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,188$40,675
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,934$22,042
Persons in poverty, percent14.0%24.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4381,779
Total employment, 201719,16930,423
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)559,0701,244,129
Total employment, percent change, 2016-201711.4%-7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,9425,342
All firms, 20125,1856,473
Men-owned firms, 20122,8843,322
Women-owned firms, 20121,7002,443
Minority-owned firms, 20127071,773
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,2844,393
Veteran-owned firms, 2012643780
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,1525,173
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%12.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.4%24.8%
Population per square mile, 2010112.0160.7
Land area in square miles, 2010497.06466.31

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