Lafayette County

Lafayette County has 58,327 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $67,185, 19% above the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $315,400, and 47% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

58,327residentsACS 2020–2024

$67,185median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$315,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Lafayette County in MississippiZIP codes in Lafayette County highlighted; the rest of Mississippi in grey

Map of Mississippi with Lafayette County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 6 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
38601	2,507	$48K	$190K	83%	19%	76%	26 min
38627	1,145	$63K	$149K	91%	22%	89%	27 min
38655	46,156	$68K	$340K	60%	51%	92%	23 min
38673	1,056	$92K	$-666667K	96%	34%	96%	36 min
38677	5,395	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	80%	–	11 min
38949	287	$-666667K	$309K	84%	57%	100%	25 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

58,327 residents in 19,044 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

18%

under 18

37%

aged 18–34

14%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

46%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

28,714 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $315,400 (±$17,559).

64%

of households own their home

61%

of homes are detached single-family houses

20%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

34%

of housing units are vacant

$1,085

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201925%

2000–200922%

1990–199918%

1980–198911%

1970–197910%

1960–19695%

1950–19593%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,451.

$67,185

median household income

18.5%

of people live below the poverty line

2.1%

unemployment rate

47%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

14%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

86%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

92%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates