County profile
Lafayette County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#941 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
19,206
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,435
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
59,597
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$67.2k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
46.5%±2.9%
Poverty rate
18.5%±2.5%
Business applications
1,099 · 2025
Retail establishments
232
38.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation33%
Health care22%
Retail trade20%
Manufacturing11%
Professional services7%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
59,597
residents · 2025 · +6.6% since 2020
Income per capita $55.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,233
International migration+1,104
Natural change+438
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.3B2019
$2.3B2020
$2.5B2021
$2.7B2022
$2.9B2023
$3.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$315.4k±$17.6k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$61/mo
Vacancy rate
33.7%±2.0%
Affordability
6.6× wages
Residential permits
$159.8M
510 units · 8.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 88Cold wave 88Landslide 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3302016
3452017
3592018
3682019
3732020
4002021
4512022
5202023
5682024
6192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 188% since 20211772021
2562022
5302023
5222024
5102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.4 km
I-22
Nearest freight rail
4.1 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
93.9 km
VULCAN MATERIALS
Nearest commercial airport
5.7 km
UNIVERSITY-OXFORD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.6k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lafayette?
Lafayette's economy produced $3.2B in 2024, growing 7.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.