Lafayette

County in Mississippi

County

The population development of Lafayette.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Lafayette	County	31,826	38,744	47,351	55,816	59,843	→
Mississippi	State	2,573,216	2,844,658	2,967,297	2,961,278	2,943,045

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Lafayette.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Abbeville	Town	Lafayette	399	439	421	371	383	→
Oxford	City	Lafayette	12,673	16,126	22,145	25,427	26,801	→
Taylor	Village	Lafayette	288	298	319	352	410	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	26,805
Females	29,008

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	10,155
18-64 years	37,763
65+ years	7,895

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,813
70-79 years	3,527
60-69 years	5,315
50-59 years	5,222
40-49 years	5,707
30-39 years	6,440
20-29 years	13,121
10-19 years	9,227
0-9 years	5,441

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	22,295
Urban	33,518

»Race« (C 2020)
White	39,274
Black/African American	11,381
Indigenous	84
Asian	1,685
Pacific Islander	24
Some other	930
2 or more	2,435

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	2,142
Other	53,671