Lamar County

Lamar County has 65,713 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $70,909, 26% above the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $224,700, and 35% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

65,713residentsACS 2020–2024

$70,909median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$224,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Lamar 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 4 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
39402	44,620	$75K	$254K	60%	46%	93%	25 min
39455	7,937	$54K	$105K	87%	15%	88%	33 min
39475	14,530	$64K	$192K	81%	31%	88%	26 min
39482	12,606	$64K	$200K	88%	16%	78%	29 min

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

People.

65,713 residents in 25,381 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

24%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

25%

of households are people living alone

53%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

27,685 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $224,700 (±$10,031).

70%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

14%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

11%

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,126

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201922%

2000–200924%

1990–199919%

1980–198913%

1970–197911%

1960–19695%

1950–19592%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier1%

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 ±$4,616.

$70,909

median household income

14.7%

of people live below the poverty line

4.8%

unemployment rate

35%

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.

27 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

91%

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.

89%

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