Lamar County
Lamar county is located in south Mississippi. Lamar county has 497.06 square miles of land area and 3.38 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Lamar county population is 55,658, which has grown 42.46% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 4.31% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Lamar county median household income is $48,048 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 27.69% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.62% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Lamar county median house value is $157,200 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 69.03% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 40.20% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Lamar county is much better than the state average in quality. The Lamar county area code is 601.
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