Lee County Information
Lee in
Mississippi occupies
453 square miles and has a 2006 population of
79,714, a change from a 2000 population of
75,755 and
65,579 in 1990.
13% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.5% percent is 25-35, and
15.1% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
207 acts of violent crime reported in
Lee in 2004, a change from
219 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,313 people:
6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.6%.
Read more about
Lee, Mississippi in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lee | |
| State | Mississippi | |
| Land Area | 453 sq. miles | Ranked 2,327 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 79,714 | Ranked 676 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 78,495 | |
| Population 2000 | 75,755 | Ranked 662 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 65,579 | Ranked 668 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 72.7% | |
| African American | 25.8% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.1% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 207 | 219 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 39 | |
| Robberies | 66 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 98 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,816 | 3,074 |
| Burglaries | 563 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,040 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 213 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 38,559 | 39,841 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,313 | 1,834 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6% | 4.6% |
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