Lumberton City, Mississippi

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Lumberton City is one of the city of Lamar and Pearl River counties, Mississippi, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 2228 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 2698, It is the 113th most populous in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city encompasses an area of 7.28 mi˛ (18.86 sq km ), of which, 7.26 square miles (18.8 sq km) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 82nd largest by total area in Mississippi.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2228 people in the city, organized into 829 households, and 603 families residing in the city. The population density was 307.1 people per square mile (118.57/km˛), it would be the 88th least densely populated city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. There were 920 housing units at an average density of 126.7 per square mile (48.92/km˛). The average household size was 2.66 people, and the average family size was 3.17 people. In the city Age distribution was 31.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males. The median age is 31.4 years, The median age of males was 30.6 years, for females the median age was 32 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 45.56% White, 53.64% Black or African American, 0.27% American Indian, 0.09% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.4% from two or more races and 0.04% Other races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $23178, it is Mississippi's 214th wealthiest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $26603, it would be the 84th lowest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $11384, it is the 77th lowest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income of city was $17482, The median income for males was $24299, compared to $11667 for females.

In 2000, 734 pupils and students, of which 46.87% are male and 53.13% are female, 32.94% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.22% nursery or pri school, 3.27% kindergarten, 55.04% elementary school, 17.85% high school and 16.62% College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2228
April 2000 Estimate	2228
July 2000 Estimate	2236
July 2001 Estimate	2253
July 2002 Estimate	2298
July 2003 Estimate	2326
July 2004 Estimate	2386
July 2005 Estimate	2448
July 2006 Estimate	2547
July 2007 Estimate	2634
July 2008 Estimate	2698

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	16	37	53
Kindergarten	11	13	24
Elementary school	190	214	404
High school	72	59	131
College or graduate school	55	67	122

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lumberton city, Mississippi	$23178	$26603	$11384
Lamar County, Mississippi	$37628	$44611	$18849
Mississippi, United States	$31330	$37406	$15853
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587