Lamar County
Lamar county is located in south Mississippi. Lamar county has 497.06 square miles of land area and 3.38 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lamar county population is 58,038, which has grown 48.55% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 4.91% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Lamar county median household income is $51,724 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 37.46% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Lamar county median house value is $161,300 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 73.44% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 41.18% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Lamar county is much better than the state average in quality. The Lamar county area code is 601.
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