Lafayette County, Mississippi (MS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,940
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,710
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,018 (it was 5,663 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 39% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 631 sq. mi.
Water area: 48.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 88 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (38.7%), Retail trade (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 65%
- Government: 28%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 38,64069.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 12,78923.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,4692.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,4232.6%Two or more races
- 1,1222.0%Asian alone
- 1010.2%Some other race alone
- 550.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 31.3 years |
| Mississippi median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 26,853 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 28,962 |  (51.9%) |
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| Lafayette County: | 2.0 people |
| Mississippi: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $59,448 ($28,517 in 1999)
| This county: | $59,448 |
| Mississippi: | $52,719 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $839 (lower quartile is $646, upper quartile is $1,141)
| This county: | $839 |
| State: | $656 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $261,291 (it was $83,900 in 2000)
| Lafayette: | $261,291 |
| Mississippi: | $162,500 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,516
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $473
Institutionalized population: 764
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 13
- Burglaries: 45
- Thefts: 92
- Auto thefts: 20
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 19
- Burglaries: 46
- Thefts: 102
- Auto thefts: 5
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 225 buildings, average cost: $284,600
- 2021: 141 buildings, average cost: $256,200
- 2020: 121 buildings, average cost: $269,400
- 2019: 174 buildings, average cost: $183,200
- 2018: 159 buildings, average cost: $202,400
- 2017: 360 buildings, average cost: $188,300
- 2016: 256 buildings, average cost: $164,200
- 2015: 238 buildings, average cost: $200,100
- 2014: 195 buildings, average cost: $183,500
- 2013: 139 buildings, average cost: $135,300
- 2012: 358 buildings, average cost: $115,600
- 2011: 85 buildings, average cost: $137,400
- 2010: 82 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 2009: 49 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2008: 235 buildings, average cost: $119,600
- 2007: 239 buildings, average cost: $140,300
- 2006: 193 buildings, average cost: $191,000
- 2005: 310 buildings, average cost: $182,800
- 2004: 143 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2003: 91 buildings, average cost: $124,100
- 2002: 60 buildings, average cost: $114,700
- 2001: 68 buildings, average cost: $135,600
- 2000: 81 buildings, average cost: $138,900
- 1999: 107 buildings, average cost: $113,900
- 1998: 160 buildings, average cost: $81,800
- 1997: 107 buildings, average cost: $82,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,949 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,196 (0.5%)
| Lafayette County: | 19.6% |
| Mississippi: | 19.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 31.3 years old
(Males: 30.4 years old, Females: 32.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 31.8 years old, Black residents: 31.8 years old, American Indian residents: 32.4 years old, Asian residents: 24.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.1 years old, Other race residents: 28.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafayette County is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.
Cities in this county include: Oxford, University, Abbeville, Taylor.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lafayette County: Thompson Creek Lodge (A), Camp Phoenix (B), Bratton Store (C), Nelson Spur (D), Sardis Lower Lake Fire Department (E), Coles Point Fire District 6 (F), Bynum Fire Department District 9 Station 3 (G), Mount Olivet Fire Department Station 4 (H), Bynum Fire Department District 9 Station 1 (I), Bynum Fire Department District 9 Station 2 (J), Pope Volunteer Fire Department (K), Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lafayette County include: New Hope Church (A), Oliver Ray Church (B), Peach Creek Church (C), Pilgrim Rest Church (D), Pilgrims Rest Church (E), Pisgah Church (F), Pleasant Green Church (G), Rock Hill Church (H), Ruffin Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Level Cemetery (1), Centerhill Cemetery (2), Liberty Cemetery (3), Little Cemetery (4), Chapel Hill Cemetery (5), Cistern Hill Cemetery (6), New Hope Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: The Round Hole (A), Jacks Lake (B), Sutton Lake (C), Lower Lake (D), Corn Lake (E), Lake Carrier (F), Lone Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bobo Bayou (A), Bay Creek (B), Clarendon Creek (C), Armstead Creek (D), Caney Creek (E), Bynum Creek (F), North Fork Bear Creek (G), South Fork Bear Creek (H), Bates Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lafayette County include: Deacon Ridge Public Use Area (1), Cypress Point Public Use Area (2), Coles Point Public Use Area (3), Chickasaw Hill Recreation Area (4), Bynum Creek Recreation Area (5), Black Jack Point Public Use Area (6), Beach Point Public Use Area (7), Willow Cove Public Use Area (8), Hayes Crossing Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Lower Lake Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Garland County, Arkansas 
, Ventura County, California , Sevier County, Arkansas , Gwinnett County, Georgia 
, Hall County, Georgia , Pickens County, Georgia .
| Here: | 1.8% |
| Mississippi: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 9,856
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,887 (28.8% naturalized citizens)
| Lafayette County: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 2.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,4082010 or later
- 3202000 to 2009
- 1921990 to 1999
- 1801980 to 1989
- 661970 to 1979
- 55Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 17,049
- One, attached: 372
- Two: 1,142
- 3 or 4: 1,449
- 5 to 9: 1,796
- 10 to 19: 1,556
- 20 to 49: 1,231
- 50 or more: 718
- Mobile homes: 2,947
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Lafayette County with a mortgage: 6,902 (668 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 591 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 86
| Here: | 6.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lafayette County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 9,194 | 43 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,598 | 22 |
| Black Protestant | 2,393 | 10 |
| Catholic | 1,104 | 1 |
| Other | 840 | 4 |
| None | 28,222 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
| Lafayette County: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
| Lafayette County: | 5.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
| This county: | 10.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Lafayette County: | 9.2% |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lafayette County: | 30.9% |
| State: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.8% |
| State: | 14.4% |
Agriculture in Lafayette County:
Average size of farms: 236 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9,646
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $159.43
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10,294
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.96%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,132
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.53
Corn for grain: 1053 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 6109 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2545 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 66 acres
Tornado activity:
Lafayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 4204657.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/23/1962, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lafayette County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 302% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from Lafayette County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 153.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 115.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 145.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 194.5 miles away from Lafayette County center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 102.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, FEMA Id: 4536, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 22, 2019 - March 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4429, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1972: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1972, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to May 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1916: May 14, 2010, FEMA Id: 1916, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 10, 2002 to November 11, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1443: November 14, 2002, FEMA Id: 1443, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 24, 2001 to December 17, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1398: December 07, 2001, FEMA Id: 1398, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Mississippi Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: February 16, 2001 to March 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1360: February 23, 2001, FEMA Id: 1360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Mississippi Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Freezing Rain And Sleet, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 14, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1009: February 18, 1994, FEMA Id: 1009, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Freeze
- Mississippi TORNADOES, Incident Period: March 28, 1984 to March 29, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-703: April 26, 1984, FEMA Id: 703, Natural disaster type: Tornado
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lafayette County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 10, Storms: 9, Floods: 5, Winds: 3, Freezes: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 22,313 (81.1%)
- Carpooled: 2,310 (8.4%)
- Bus: 260 (0.9%)
- Ferryboat: 21 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 97 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 71 (0.3%)
- Walked: 898 (3.3%)
- Worked at home: 1,681 (6.1%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (16%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Mexico (15%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
- Bahamas (7%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- Jordan (5%)
- England (5%)
- Brazil (4%)
- English (18%)
- American (11%)
- Irish (6%)
- German (6%)
- Scottish (2%)
- European (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Lafayette County, Mississippi in 2010:
- 4,243 people in college/university student housing
- 596 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 168 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 31 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Lafayette County, Mississippi in 2000:
- 3,970 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 326 people in nursing homes
- 319 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 125 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 64 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
9.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($71,747 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.72% |
| Mississippi average: | 6.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.03% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($30,383 average AGI)
4.69% relocated from other states ($41,365 average AGI)
Lafayette County: 4.69% Mississippi average: 2.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Panola County, MS |  0.62% ($34,618 average AGI) |
| from Shelby County, TN | 0.55% ($84,052) |
| from DeSoto County, MS | 0.50% ($64,011) |
| from Yalobusha County, MS | 0.48% ($34,129) |
| from Lee County, MS | 0.26% ($40,872) |
| from Madison County, MS | 0.22% ($90,462) |
| from Hinds County, MS | 0.20% ($87,000) |
9.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,639 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.41% |
| Mississippi average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,814 average AGI)
5.25% relocated to other states ($34,826 average AGI)
Lafayette County: 5.25% Mississippi average: 2.99%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Panola County, MS | 0.46% ($42,561 average AGI) |
| to DeSoto County, MS | 0.45% ($40,862) |
| to Shelby County, TN | 0.45% ($49,500) |
| to Yalobusha County, MS | 0.33% ($41,190) |
| to Lee County, MS | 0.25% ($61,909) |
| to Pontotoc County, MS | 0.24% ($38,116) |
| to Hinds County, MS | 0.19% ($27,941) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,157 (3,908 aged, 1,249 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,570 (17%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lafayette County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (460)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (429)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (414)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (377)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (327)
- Congestive heart failure (310)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (272)
- Unspecified dementia (251)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (72)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (43)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,740
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 533
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 60,015
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,210
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 813
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 22
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 55,815- Male householders: 8,987 (2,807 living alone), Female householders: 10,160 (3,151 living alone)
8,523 spouses (8,427 opposite-sex spouses), 1,198 unmarried partners, (1,101 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,564 children (12,819 natural, 433 adopted, 344 stepchildren), 1,346 grandchildren, 621 brothers or sisters, 369 parents, 32 foster children, 512 other relatives, 4,867 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 5,258
Size of family households: 5,653 2-persons, 2,432 3-persons, 2,233 4-persons, 651 5-persons, 228 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,961 1-person, 1,358 2-persons, 307 3-persons, 228 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
6,157 married couples with children.
2,449 single-parent households (207 men, 2,242 women).
96.1% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $204,988,000 ($5,031 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,820,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,471,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,530,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,833,000
Federal grants: $55,693,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,107,000 ($13,898,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,355,000 ($3,027,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $964,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,438,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,307,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,457| Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,587
| Here: | 39 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +418
| Here: | +10 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +881
| Here: |  +22 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -4 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.91 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 4.8 |
- Year house built in Lafayette County, Mississippi
- 1832020 or later
- 8,8782010 to 2019
- 5,8982000 to 2009
- 5,0491990 to 1999
- 3,1961980 to 1989
- 2,6941970 to 1979
- 1,4751960 to 1969
- 9311950 to 1959
- 4001940 to 1949
- 7471939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette County, Mississippi
- 381 room
- 412 rooms
- 3013 rooms
- 1,4164 rooms
- 2,1755 rooms
- 3,3436 rooms
- 1,5887 rooms
- 1,5708 rooms
- 2,0559+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette County, Mississippi
- 2731 room
- 5262 rooms
- 1,2253 rooms
- 1,6124 rooms
- 1,2235 rooms
- 1,0126 rooms
- 3817 rooms
- 3848 rooms
- 819+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette County, Mississippi
- 40no bedroom
- 1331 bedroom
- 1,3822 bedrooms
- 6,9633 bedrooms
- 3,1944 bedrooms
- 7845+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette County, Mississippi
- 286no bedroom
- 1,1791 bedroom
- 2,2232 bedrooms
- 2,1373 bedrooms
- 7064 bedrooms
- 995+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 307no vehicle
- 2,8271 vehicle
- 5,6802 vehicles
- 2,2223 vehicles
- 1,0304 vehicles
- 4145+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette County in renter-occupied apartments
- 768no vehicle
- 3,1521 vehicle
- 1,9522 vehicles
- 6693 vehicles
- 1284 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
79.6% of Lafayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Mississippi.
| Lafayette County: | 79.6% |
| State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 32,441
- Other state: 21,343
- Northeast: 1,756
- Midwest: 3,501
- South: 14,016
- West: 2,122
- 50.3%Electricity
- 32.2%Utility gas
- 14.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 72.3%Electricity
- 20.4%Utility gas
- 5.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.7%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 814
| Here: | 17.2% |
| Mississippi: | 16.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 100
| Here: | 4.4% |
| Mississippi: | 14.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 431
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% |
Lafayette County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,868,000
- Charges - Other: $2,407,000
Other: $2,237,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,862,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,716,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $9,897,000
Regular Highways: $6,223,000
Regular Highways: $2,464,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,936,000
Regular Highways: $7,355,000
Police Protection: $6,406,000
Police Protection: $5,912,000
Central Staff Services: $2,980,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,799,000
Central Staff Services: $2,698,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,582,000
General - Other: $2,543,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,396,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,288,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,095,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $991,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Financial Administration: $888,000
General Public Buildings: $807,000
Financial Administration: $677,000
Health - Other: $485,000
Local Fire Protection: $411,000
Health - Other: $405,000
Local Fire Protection: $379,000
Parks and Recreation: $316,000
Parks and Recreation: $297,000
Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Public Welfare - Other: $42,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $816,000
Interest on Debt: $170,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $1,684,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $1,471,000
Other - Libraries: $445,000
Other - Libraries: $402,000
Other - General - Other: $241,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $209,000
Other - General - Other: $157,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $127,000
Other - Health - Other: $64,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $39,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,360,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,256,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,116,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,885,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,140,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $524,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,394,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,276,000
Fines and Forfeits: $829,000
General Revenue - Other: $776,000
Interest Earnings: $680,000
Fines and Forfeits: $562,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,528,000
Solid Waste Management: $252,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,020,000
Cash and Securities: $48,501,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $232,000
Cash and Securities: $166,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,855,000
Other: $3,301,000
Highways: $1,393,000
Other: $1,109,000
General Local Government Support: $686,000
General Local Government Support: $651,000
Health and Hospitals: $115,000
Health and Hospitals: $67,000
- Tax - Property: $21,111,000
Property: $17,320,000
Other License: $2,889,000
Other License: $2,595,000
Lafayette County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,868,000
- Charges - Other: $2,407,000
Other: $2,237,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,862,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,716,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $9,897,000
Regular Highways: $6,223,000
Regular Highways: $2,464,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,936,000
Regular Highways: $7,355,000
Police Protection: $6,406,000
Police Protection: $5,912,000
Central Staff Services: $2,980,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,799,000
Central Staff Services: $2,698,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,582,000
General - Other: $2,543,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,396,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,288,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,095,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $991,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Financial Administration: $888,000
General Public Buildings: $807,000
Financial Administration: $677,000
Health - Other: $485,000
Local Fire Protection: $411,000
Health - Other: $405,000
Local Fire Protection: $379,000
Parks and Recreation: $316,000
Parks and Recreation: $297,000
Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Public Welfare - Other: $42,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $816,000
Interest on Debt: $170,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $1,684,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $1,471,000
Other - Libraries: $445,000
Other - Libraries: $402,000
Other - General - Other: $241,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $209,000
Other - General - Other: $157,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $127,000
Other - Health - Other: $64,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $39,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,360,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,256,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,116,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,885,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,140,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $524,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,394,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,276,000
Fines and Forfeits: $829,000
General Revenue - Other: $776,000
Interest Earnings: $680,000
Fines and Forfeits: $562,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,528,000
Solid Waste Management: $252,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,020,000
Cash and Securities: $48,501,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $232,000
Cash and Securities: $166,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,855,000
Other: $3,301,000
Highways: $1,393,000
Other: $1,109,000
General Local Government Support: $686,000
General Local Government Support: $651,000
Health and Hospitals: $115,000
Health and Hospitals: $67,000
- Tax - Property: $21,111,000
Property: $17,320,000
Other License: $2,889,000
Other License: $2,595,000
Lafayette County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,868,000
- Charges - Other: $2,407,000
Other: $2,237,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,862,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,716,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $9,897,000
Regular Highways: $6,223,000
Regular Highways: $2,464,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,936,000
Regular Highways: $7,355,000
Police Protection: $6,406,000
Police Protection: $5,912,000
Central Staff Services: $2,980,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,799,000
Central Staff Services: $2,698,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,582,000
General - Other: $2,543,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,396,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,288,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,095,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $991,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Financial Administration: $888,000
General Public Buildings: $807,000
Financial Administration: $677,000
Health - Other: $485,000
Local Fire Protection: $411,000
Health - Other: $405,000
Local Fire Protection: $379,000
Parks and Recreation: $316,000
Parks and Recreation: $297,000
Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Public Welfare - Other: $42,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $816,000
Interest on Debt: $170,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $1,684,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $1,471,000
Other - Libraries: $445,000
Other - Libraries: $402,000
Other - General - Other: $241,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $209,000
Other - General - Other: $157,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $127,000
Other - Health - Other: $64,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $39,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,360,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,256,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,116,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,885,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,140,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $524,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,394,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,276,000
Fines and Forfeits: $829,000
General Revenue - Other: $776,000
Interest Earnings: $680,000
Fines and Forfeits: $562,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,528,000
Solid Waste Management: $252,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,020,000
Cash and Securities: $48,501,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $232,000
Cash and Securities: $166,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,855,000
Other: $3,301,000
Highways: $1,393,000
Other: $1,109,000
General Local Government Support: $686,000
General Local Government Support: $651,000
Health and Hospitals: $115,000
Health and Hospitals: $67,000
- Tax - Property: $21,111,000
Property: $17,320,000
Other License: $2,889,000
Other License: $2,595,000
Lafayette County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,868,000
- Charges - Other: $2,407,000
Other: $2,237,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,862,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,716,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $9,897,000
Regular Highways: $6,223,000
Regular Highways: $2,464,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,936,000
Regular Highways: $7,355,000
Police Protection: $6,406,000
Police Protection: $5,912,000
Central Staff Services: $2,980,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,799,000
Central Staff Services: $2,698,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,582,000
General - Other: $2,543,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,396,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,288,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,095,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $991,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Financial Administration: $888,000
General Public Buildings: $807,000
Financial Administration: $677,000
Health - Other: $485,000
Local Fire Protection: $411,000
Health - Other: $405,000
Local Fire Protection: $379,000
Parks and Recreation: $316,000
Parks and Recreation: $297,000
Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Public Welfare - Other: $42,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $816,000
Interest on Debt: $170,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $1,684,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $1,471,000
Other - Libraries: $445,000
Other - Libraries: $402,000
Other - General - Other: $241,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $209,000
Other - General - Other: $157,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $127,000
Other - Health - Other: $64,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $39,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,360,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,256,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,116,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,885,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,140,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $524,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,394,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,276,000
Fines and Forfeits: $829,000
General Revenue - Other: $776,000
Interest Earnings: $680,000
Fines and Forfeits: $562,000
Sale of Property: $61,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,528,000
Solid Waste Management: $252,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,020,000
Cash and Securities: $48,501,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $232,000
Cash and Securities: $166,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,855,000
Other: $3,301,000
Highways: $1,393,000
Other: $1,109,000
General Local Government Support: $686,000
General Local Government Support: $651,000
Health and Hospitals: $115,000
Health and Hospitals: $67,000
- Tax - Property: $21,111,000
Property: $17,320,000
Other License: $2,889,000
Other License: $2,595,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,014
- Number of aged recipients: 119
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 895
- Number of recipients under 18: 171
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 632
- Number of recipients older than 64: 211
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 400
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 359
| Most common first names in Lafayette County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 229 | 71.6 years |
| Mary | 172 | 78.3 years |
| William | 163 | 73.6 years |
| John | 157 | 73.4 years |
| Willie | 121 | 72.7 years |
| Robert | 119 | 72.8 years |
| Charles | 79 | 70.5 years |
| George | 54 | 74.4 years |
| Henry | 48 | 72.8 years |
| Annie | 48 | 76.8 years |
| Most common last names in Lafayette County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 133 | 75.1 years |
| Jones | 94 | 74.9 years |
| Johnson | 61 | 72.3 years |
| Brown | 59 | 72.2 years |
| Williams | 55 | 71.2 years |
| Davis | 53 | 75.6 years |
| Thompson | 48 | 77.8 years |
| White | 42 | 78.8 years |
| King | 41 | 74.1 years |
| Pegues | 41 | 70.3 years |
| Businesses in Lafayette County, MS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Nike | 4 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
| Circle K | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| DHL | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| FedEx | 8 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | Subway | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Jimmy John's | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | |||