People QuickFacts Lowndes County Mississippi Population, 2012 estimate 59,670 2,984,926 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 59,779 2,967,299 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.2% 0.6% Population, 2010 59,779 2,967,297 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.9% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.9% 25.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.3% 13.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.6% 51.4%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 54.3% 60.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 43.7% 37.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.0% 1.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.7% 2.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 53.0% 57.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 82.2% 85.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 1.8% 2.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 3.0% 3.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 80.8% 80.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 19.8% 19.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 5,806 209,408 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.5 23.9  Housing units, 2011 26,671 1,281,711 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 64.0% 70.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 15.7% 13.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $110,400 $99,200 Households, 2007-2011 23,243 1,085,062 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.48 2.64 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $21,627 $20,521 Median household income, 2007-2011 $37,626 $38,718 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 23.8% 21.6%     Business QuickFacts Lowndes County Mississippi Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 1,526 59,300 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 20,914 882,181 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -15.4 -7.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 3,404 196,184  Total number of firms, 2007 5,145 225,977 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.3% 18.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.0% 26.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,075,457 59,869,456 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 23,003,585 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 809,310 33,751,407 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,596 $11,552 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 88,621 7,045,097 Building permits, 2011 147 5,273     Geography QuickFacts Lowndes County Mississippi Land area in square miles, 2010 505.51 46,923.27 Persons per square mile, 2010 118.3 63.2 FIPS Code 087 28 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Columbus, MS Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts