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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lamar County School District is $27,525, which is higher than the state average of $20,956 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Lamar County School District median household income is $55,448. On average Lamar County School District residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #4

Lamar County School District	27,525 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lamar County School District	31,354 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lamar County School District	39,556 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lamar County School District	24,586 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #6

Lamar County School District	55,448 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lamar County School District	72,761 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lamar County School District	7.63%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Lamar County School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lamar County School District		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.71%	$13,272, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.14%	$18,791, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.17%	$1,697, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.54%	$23,303, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lamar County School District	68,185 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lamar County School District	83,778 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lamar County School District	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$60,356, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$40,478, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,188, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$51,182, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$14,531, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
One Race, Other	$41,815, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,361, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lamar County School District	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$19,412, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,032, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,186, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$34,740, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lamar County School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	40,031, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	18,810, 46.99%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	13,398, 71.23%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	292, 1.55%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,106, 69.68%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,500, 95.38%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	606, 4.62%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,412, 28.77%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	21,221, 53.01%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,088, 61.67%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	145, 0.68%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	12,943, 60.99%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,773, 90.96%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,170, 9.04%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,133, 38.33%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lamar County School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,242, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,645, 85.16%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,110, 8.70%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	12, 0.05%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	330, 1.36%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	596, 2.46%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	549, 2.26%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lamar County School District	23.8 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lamar County School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,273	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	12,500, 51.50%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,951, 31.61%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,480, 11.84%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,505, 20.04%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	168, 1.34%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,601, 12.81%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,060, 16.48%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	11,773, 48.50%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,519, 46.88%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,729, 14.69%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,051, 34.41%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.07%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	399, 3.39%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lamar County School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,273, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	929, 3.83%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	1,449, 5.97%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,480, 10.22%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	769, 3.17%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,809, 11.57%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,103, 4.54%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	170, 0.70%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,782, 7.34%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,521, 6.27%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,043, 29.02%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,880, 7.75%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,062, 4.38%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,276, 5.26%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lamar County School District	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,156	13.85%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,412	10.04%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.