Lafayette County, MS

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US Senator
Roger Wicker
Republican Party
US Senator
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
30.7
0.647% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Property Value
$315,400
21.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lafayette County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Lafayette County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lafayette County, MS was $315,400, and the homeownership rate was 63.8%.

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Population & Diversity

Lafayette County, MS is home to a population of N/A people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Lafayette County, MS residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
97.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Lafayette County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lafayette County, MS was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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1.38%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lafayette County, MS. Showing the available data for Mississippi.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.9%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.439%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mississippi for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker
Senator from Mississippi1
Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Senator from Mississippi2
Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lafayette County, MS was $315,400 in 2024, which is 0.948 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $260,500 to $315,400, a 21.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Lafayette County, MS is 63.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

In 2025, 17.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lafayette County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.45%.

Housing

Property

$315,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,559
$12,145
Median Property Taxes
±$877

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lafayette County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

63.8%
Homeownership
2024
68.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.8% of the housing units in Lafayette County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.2%.

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Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lafayette County, MS have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 17.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lafayette County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.45%.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.7% of the children was living in poverty in Lafayette County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.5%.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Lafayette County, MS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Health Indicators

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 13.9% in Lafayette County, MS.

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