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BG 1, Tract 203.05, Lamar, MS

2,202 Population
0.8 square miles 2,790.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.7 ±8.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in West Hattiesburg: 28.8 † ±4.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Lamar County: 37.7 ±0.3
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$15,247 ±$4,584 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Hattiesburg: $22,068 † ±$3,477
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Lamar County: $39,058 ±$3,166
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
$33,100 ±$19,558 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Hattiesburg: $39,366 † ±$13,012
  • about half the amount in Lamar County: $70,909 ±$4,616
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539

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Families

686 ±260 Number of households
  • West Hattiesburg: 2,297 † ±432
  • Lamar County: 25,381 ±379
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
3.1 ±1.5 (2,145  ±581) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Hattiesburg: 2.9 † 6,658 (±0.7 / ±1,041)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Lamar County: 2.6 65,426 (±0 / ±14)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122

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Housing

838 ±296 Number of housing units
  • West Hattiesburg: 2,622 † ±436
  • Lamar County: 27,685 ±53
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478

$169,100 ±$30,940 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Hattiesburg: $213,700 ±$12,607
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Lamar County: $224,700 ±$10,031
  • about the same as the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198

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Social

95.2% ±7% (1,139  ±344.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Hattiesburg: 88.6% † 3,320 (±21.2% / ±556)
  • a little higher than the rate in Lamar County: 92% 40,739 (±3.9% / ±1,726.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
25% ±8.7% (299  ±136.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Hattiesburg: 30.6% † 1,145 (±5.3% / ±279)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Lamar County: 34.5% 15,281 (±2.4% / ±1,064.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

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9.6% ±5.5% (139  ±88) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Hattiesburg: 6% † 262 (±2.5% / ±116)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Lamar County: 6.9% † 3,422 (±1% / ±489)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
139 Total veterans ±88 139 Male ±88 N/A Female ±14

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