Lamar

County in Mississippi

County

The population development of Lamar.

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
Lamar	County	30,424	39,070	55,658	64,219	66,734	→
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 Lamar.

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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
Hattiesburg	City	Forrest / Lamar	45,681	44,957	45,732	48,738	48,522	→
Lumberton	City	Lamar / Pearl River	2,485	2,201	2,044	1,624	1,647	→
Purvis	City	Lamar	2,252	2,168	2,175	1,899	1,955	→
Sumrall	Town	Lamar	987	1,165	1,423	1,759	2,172	→

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	30,428
Females	33,794

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	16,539
18-64 years	38,818
65+ years	8,865

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,893
70-79 years	4,101
60-69 years	6,241
50-59 years	7,094
40-49 years	8,050
30-39 years	9,015
20-29 years	9,593
10-19 years	9,534
0-9 years	8,701

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	34,519
Urban	29,703

»Race« (C 2020)
White	44,456
Black/African American	14,372
Indigenous	149
Asian	1,102
Pacific Islander	50
Some other	1,191
2 or more	2,902

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	2,362
Other	61,860