Marital Status in Lamar County, Mississippi (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Lamar County
Female Male
Mississippi
Lamar County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-27.997415%-30.943825%-27.997415%28%27.997415%4.463529%30.943825%5.332028%32.460945%32%6,9337,231-48.814764%-42.335739%-48.814764%49%48.814764%4.722675%42.335739%4.786475%53.537439%54%12,08812.1k11,92611.9k-12.497755%-0.703391%-13.526877%-2.415044%-13.201147%13%12.497755%13.526877%12.497755%12%3,2692,784-1.503861%-8.482813%-3.075055%-7.703460%-9.986674%10%1.503861%3.075055%1.503861%2%2,473335
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Lamar County
Female Male
Mississippi
Lamar County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-27.997415%-30.943825%-27.997415%28%27.997415%4.463529%30.943825%5.332028%32.460945%32%6,9337,231-46.149497%-40.028436%-46.149497%46%46.149497%6.494604%40.028436%4.323502%52.644101%53%11,42811.4k11,72711.7k-1.472437%-1.737998%-2.657112%-0.675291%-3.210435%3%1.472437%2.657112%1.472437%1%795328-0.893338%-1.771929%-2.307303%-2.665267%3%0.893338%2.307303%0.462973%0.893338%1%660199-1.503861%-8.482813%-3.075055%-7.703460%-9.986674%10%1.503861%3.075055%1.503861%2%2,473335-9.990712%-10.869765%-1.739753%-9.990712%10%9.990712%1.034607%10.869765%11.025319%11%2,4742,456
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Lamar County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1710.189%10.2%52.432%52.4%36.413%36.4%71.696%71.7%54.893%54.9%83.087%83.1%69.943%69.9%68.693%68.7%69.226%69.2%75.512%75.5%68.209%68.2%74.510%74.5%66.584%66.6%73.928%73.9%69.715%69.7%66.493%66.5%54.398%54.4%72.013%72.0%57.149%57.1%56.174%56.2%38.093%38.1%21.741%21.7%12.229%12.2%7.740%7.74%0.000%0%0.000%0%3.693%3.69%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Lamar County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 173.208%3.21%0.000%0%6.159%6.16%12.982%13.0%16.113%16.1%10.698%10.7%12.759%12.8%19.017%19.0%19.649%19.6%20.780%20.8%22.485%22.5%17.359%17.4%21.780%21.8%9.749%9.75%17.854%17.9%23.364%23.4%24.190%24.2%14.934%14.9%6.098%6.10%13.976%14.0%14.446%14.4%8.074%8.07%1.316%1.32%3.371%3.37%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Lamar County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.943%0.94%2.162%2.16%0.362%0.36%4.912%4.91%1.183%1.18%2.292%2.29%0.862%0.86%7.050%7.05%1.995%2.00%3.708%3.71%3.018%3.02%8.131%8.13%6.017%6.02%16.100%16.1%10.412%10.4%10.143%10.1%19.618%19.6%13.053%13.1%36.753%36.8%29.851%29.9%46.586%46.6%70.185%70.2%86.455%86.5%88.889%88.9%100.000%100%100.000%100%96.307%96.3%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Lamar County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1785.660%85.7%45.405%45.4%57.065%57.1%10.409%10.4%27.811%27.8%3.923%3.92%16.437%16.4%5.239%5.24%9.129%9.13%0.000%0%6.288%6.29%0.000%0%5.619%5.62%0.223%0.22%2.019%2.02%0.000%0%1.794%1.79%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.874%0.87%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Mississippi.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Lamar County
Lamar County
Mississippi
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171511,0152,8372,2792,3262,6482,6663,2952,2422,6291,397479050
Count number of married in age cohort in Lamar County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Lamar County
Lamar County
Mississippi
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Other2Asian2White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-24.179952%-1.791726%-10.989622%-23.442589%-1.834082%-12.488619%-36.961300%37%56.266867%6.771833%54.632677%7.602033%63.038700%63%35,94335.9k-37.067210%-3.054990%-3.258656%-40.871294%-4.283585%-8.358456%-43.380855%43%48.879837%7.739308%43.150571%3.336094%56.619145%57%491-51.147541%-4.098361%-31.428940%-1.332646%-4.840512%-55.245902%55%41.311475%-0.000000%3.442623%57.583183%4.814719%44.754098%45%610-59.156977%-3.343023%-42.472795%-2.455296%-6.963963%-62.500000%63%37.500000%-0.000000%0.000000%45.387434%2.720512%37.500000%38%688-48.982145%-4.708291%-10.189924%-49.160832%-4.916432%-11.122480%-63.880359%64%32.616854%3.502786%28.156245%6.644012%36.119641%36%8,793-51.556420%-9.727626%-3.891051%-44.607950%-4.973936%-11.620330%-65.175097%65%33.463035%1.361868%32.754127%6.043658%34.824903%35%514
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Lamar County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
36%42%48%54%59%66%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.0%10.2%12.3%14.5%16.6%18.8%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.0%4.9%5.6%6.4%7.2%8.0%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21.8%25.6%29.3%33.0%36.7%40.4%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Lamar County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26%35%43%51%59%67%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
8.9%11.2%13.3%15.5%17.7%19.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.8%5.4%7.0%8.5%10.0%11.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
20%27%33%39%46%52%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Lamar County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
24%34%43%53%62%72%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4%11%16%22%28%35%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.4%6.8%10.2%13.6%17.0%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15%25%34%44%53%63%
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Marital Status by Place in Lamar County

There are 6 places that are fully or partially contained within Lamar County (4 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Lamar County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lamar County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lamar County, selected places in Lamar County, and entities that contain Lamar County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#SumrallLamarEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthMississippiHattiesburgPurvisArnold LineW HattiesburgLumbertonHattiesburg53.079848%53.079848%53%698151.051255%51.051255%51%24,01424.0k48.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M44.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k41.874682%41.874682%42%822241.605482%41.605482%42%850341.552405%41.552405%42%1,788435.344262%35.344262%35%539526.460712%26.460712%26%10,24410.2k6
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Lamar County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Lamar County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Lamar County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lamar County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lamar County, selected county subdivisions in Lamar County, and entities that contain Lamar County
0%20%40%60%Count#45Lamar1East South CentralUnited StatesSouth3MississippiHattiesburg265.253022%65.253022%65%6,370157.034733%57.034733%57%5,501251.051255%51.051255%51%24,01424.0k49.748005%49.748005%50%4,738348.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.939542%46.939542%47%3,750444.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k36.120170%36.120170%36%3,6555
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Hattiesburg Area

There are 3 counties in the Hattiesburg Area. This section compares Lamar County to all of the counties in the Hattiesburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lamar County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lamar County, selected other counties in the Hattiesburg Area, and entities that contain Lamar County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#LamarEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthPerryMississippiHattiesburgForrest51.051255%51.051255%51%24,01424.0k148.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.875700%47.875700%48%4,699244.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k38.774547%38.774547%39%23,83223.8k3
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in Mississippi. This section compares Lamar County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lamar County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,085.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lamar County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Lamar County
0%20%40%Count#TippahTishomingoRankinUnionMadisonGeorgePearl RiverMarionDeSotoLamarItawambaAlcornPrentissHancockLincolnMonroeLeeNewtonPontotocEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthJonesWayneJacksonAttalaMarshallTateCovingtonHarrisonLowndesNeshobaMississippiHattiesburgWarrenSimpsonLeakeLauderdaleCopiahPanolaScottClayPikeGrenadaAdamsForrestLafayetteHindsWashingtonYazooOktibbehaBolivarCoahomaSunflowerLeflore57.974900%57.974900%58%10,16310.2k155.317147%55.317147%55%8,817253.892140%53.892140%54%63,64563.6k353.057065%53.057065%53%11,71511.7k452.515359%52.515359%53%42,14242.1k552.406388%52.406388%52%9,517651.709756%51.709756%52%23,06123.1k751.623361%51.623361%52%10,66910.7k851.572021%51.572021%52%68,89368.9k951.051255%51.051255%51%24,01424.0k1050.890625%50.890625%51%9,7711150.752674%50.752674%51%15,13815.1k1250.579207%50.579207%51%10,34810.3k1350.132156%50.132156%50%18,96719.0k1449.940233%49.940233%50%13,78713.8k1549.827622%49.827622%50%14,45314.5k1649.499783%49.499783%49%33,10133.1k1749.127241%49.127241%49%8,3591849.057387%49.057387%49%11,81411.8k1948.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.649907%47.649907%48%25,58825.6k2047.338391%47.338391%47%7,5502146.961144%46.961144%47%52,82852.8k2246.191237%46.191237%46%6,9372346.025445%46.025445%46%13,56613.6k2445.973762%45.973762%46%10,40810.4k2545.888371%45.888371%46%7,0872645.168166%45.168166%45%71,20471.2k2745.160078%45.160078%45%21,63821.6k2844.736491%44.736491%45%10,05910.1k2944.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k44.264628%44.264628%44%16,79416.8k3043.786818%43.786818%44%9,4403143.779918%43.779918%44%7,7743242.766213%42.766213%43%27,07727.1k3342.133368%42.133368%42%9,7053441.922062%41.922062%42%11,28511.3k3541.826396%41.826396%42%9,1653641.223932%41.223932%41%6,6423740.806654%40.806654%41%12,65712.7k3840.344788%40.344788%40%6,9743939.184493%39.184493%39%10,14810.1k4038.774547%38.774547%39%23,83223.8k4135.825926%35.825926%36%15,83915.8k4235.154533%35.154533%35%68,13368.1k4333.435930%33.435930%33%12,71012.7k4432.642815%32.642815%33%7,2174532.316725%32.316725%32%13,59513.6k4631.668674%31.668674%32%8,4154731.329910%31.329910%31%5,9794828.419377%28.419377%28%6,2484928.236602%28.236602%28%6,60250
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Lamar County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lamar County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Lamar County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lamar County
0%20%40%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkLamarFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantEast South CentralAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSouthSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughMississippiBexarHattiesburgClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k951.051255%51.051255%51%24,01424.0k50.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1648.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2445.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k44.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Lamar County aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Principal City:
Hattiesburg
Cities:
Hattiesburg, Lumberton, Purvis
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Sumrall
Unincorporated Places:
Arnold Line, West Hattiesburg
ZIP Codes:
39401, 39402, 39429, 39455, 39475, 39482
Unified School Districts:
Hattiesburg, Lamar County, Lumberton
Congressional District:
MS-4
State Senate Districts:
MS-41, MS-44
State House Districts:
MS-87, MS-99, MS-100, MS-101, MS-102, MS-106
Neighboring Counties:
Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Marion, Pearl River
Nearby Counties:
Greene, Hancock, Jones, Lawrence, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Stone, Walthall
Nearby Parishes:
Washington