Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 72,984. The median age was 39.4 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 50.6%
White, 44.0%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 3.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.5% of the population. There were 29,389 households in the county, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.0% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 78,161 people, 29,990 households, and 20,573 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 33,418 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 60.15%
White, 38.18%
Black or
African American, 0.18%
Native American, 0.50%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.34% from
other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 29,990 households, out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.70% were
married couples living together, 18.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,768, and the median income for a family was $37,581. Males had a median income of $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over.
2015 As of 2015 the largest self-identified ancestry groups in Lauderdale County, Mississippi are: • English - 9.3% • Irish - 8.9% • American - 8.0% • German - 5.9% • Scottish - 2.1% • Scots-Irish - 1.7% • Italian - 1.2% • French (except Basque) - 1.1% • French-Canadian - 0.6% ==Government and infrastructure==