Population 80,254
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 703.63 mi²
Zip Codes 38663, 39073, 39301-39305, 39307, 39309
Per capita income $21,262

Cities in Lauderdale County

East Florence, Florence, Meridian, Ripley

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 55.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 23.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,320,584
Total number of firms, 2007 6,323
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 80,254
Households, 2008-2012 29,715
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 4,691
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,262
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 30,438
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 20.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 42.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 703.63 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 80,261
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $87,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$750,921
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,975
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $36,814
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$135,846
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 7,106
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 82.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.4 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.56
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 18.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 84.6 %
Population, 2010 80,261
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 17.4 %
Population per square mile, 2010 114.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 53.5 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 67.0 %
Housing units, 2013 34,726
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,936
Building permits, 2012 113
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,127,560
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %