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BG 1, Tract 204.01, Lamar, MS

936 Population
12.7 square miles 73.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±14.4 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Purvis: 31.6 † ±4.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lamar County: 37.7 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$26,094 ±$6,791 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Purvis: $31,752 † ±$9,789
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Lamar County: $39,058 ±$3,166
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
$51,938 ±$21,635 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Purvis: $45,667 † ±$10,435
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Lamar County: $70,909 ±$4,616
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539

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Families

333 ±124 Number of households
  • Purvis: 670 † ±138
  • Lamar County: 25,381 ±379
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
2.7 ±1.3 (891  ±296) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Purvis: 2.8 † 1,842 (±0.3 / ±422)
  • a little higher than the figure in Lamar County: 2.6 65,426 (±0 / ±14)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122

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Housing

360 ±118 Number of housing units
  • Purvis: 781 † ±159
  • Lamar County: 27,685 ±53
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478

$252,900 ±$97,138 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Purvis: $168,100 † ±$44,356
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lamar County: $224,700 ±$10,031
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198

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Social

89.8% ±41.8% (521  ±158.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Purvis: 84.3% † 1,000 (±25.4% / ±190.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Lamar County: 92% 40,739 (±3.9% / ±1,726.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
25.2% ±9.7% (146  ±76) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Purvis: 22.4% † 266 (±6.6% / ±99.7)
  • 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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6.3% ±4.5% (42  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Purvis: 14.6% † 197 (±5.7% / ±88)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lamar County: 6.9% † 3,422 (±1% / ±489)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
42 Total veterans ±33 42 Male ±33 N/A Female ±14

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