Lamar County

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Lamar Lawyers

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Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Jackson | Gulfport ]
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Lamar County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 39,070
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 705 / 340 / 10
Land Area (2000): 1,287.397 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 8.860 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 75,000.000 acres (303.450 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 565
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 40.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 4.20%
Farm earnings (2005): $11,395,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 17,000,000 / 5,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 99.50%
Physicians (2004): 10
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (211)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,337
Federal Spending (2004): $188,713

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	25,328	32.20%
Rural, Farm	1,551	1.97%
Rural, Non-farm	51,778	65.83%

Lamar County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Employment Information Back to top
Lamar County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,490	13,757	733	5.06%	51
1991	14,378	13,608	770	5.36%	54
1992	14,448	13,542	906	6.27%	63
1993	14,653	14,015	638	4.35%	44
1994	15,348	14,709	639	4.16%	42
1995	15,962	15,410	552	3.46%	34
1996	16,519	15,955	564	3.41%	34
1997	17,138	16,674	464	2.71%	27
1998	17,464	16,974	489	2.80%	28
1999	17,819	17,281	538	3.02%	30
2000	20,023	19,190	833	4.16%	42
2001	20,357	19,638	719	3.53%	35
2002	20,735	19,800	935	4.51%	45
2003	21,045	20,155	891	4.23%	42
2004	21,647	20,698	949	4.39%	44
2005	22,456	21,217	1,239	5.52%	55
2006	23,393	22,395	998	4.27%	43
2007	23,910	22,872	1,039	4.34%	44
2008	23,975	22,796	1,179	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,418	13,697	721	5.00%	50
Feb 1990	14,518	13,799	719	4.95%	50
Mar 1990	14,493	13,787	706	4.87%	49
Apr 1990	14,561	13,809	752	5.16%	52
May 1990	14,497	13,731	766	5.28%	53
Jun 1990	14,691	13,785	906	6.17%	62
Jul 1990	14,800	13,975	825	5.57%	56
Aug 1990	14,298	13,567	731	5.11%	51
Sep 1990	14,412	13,707	705	4.89%	49
Oct 1990	14,280	13,608	672	4.71%	47
Nov 1990	14,374	13,729	645	4.49%	45
Dec 1990	14,535	13,891	644	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,064	13,428	636	4.52%	45
Feb 1991	14,230	13,571	659	4.63%	46
Mar 1991	14,234	13,583	651	4.57%	46
Apr 1991	14,447	13,728	719	4.98%	50
May 1991	14,340	13,430	910	6.35%	63
Jun 1991	14,721	13,705	1,016	6.90%	69
Jul 1991	14,699	13,822	877	5.97%	60
Aug 1991	14,267	13,444	823	5.77%	58
Sep 1991	14,450	13,655	795	5.50%	55
Oct 1991	14,276	13,593	683	4.78%	48
Nov 1991	14,391	13,654	737	5.12%	51
Dec 1991	14,411	13,677	734	5.09%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,238	13,331	907	6.37%	64
Feb 1992	14,295	13,385	910	6.37%	64
Mar 1992	14,373	13,488	885	6.16%	62
Apr 1992	14,410	13,544	866	6.01%	60
May 1992	14,673	13,613	1,060	7.22%	72
Jun 1992	14,889	13,673	1,216	8.17%	82
Jul 1992	14,931	13,890	1,041	6.97%	70
Aug 1992	14,577	13,597	980	6.72%	67
Sep 1992	14,435	13,537	898	6.22%	62
Oct 1992	14,210	13,433	777	5.47%	55
Nov 1992	14,187	13,549	638	4.50%	45
Dec 1992	14,163	13,469	694	4.90%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	14,248	13,540	708	4.97%	50
Feb 1993	14,326	13,668	658	4.59%	46
Mar 1993	14,471	13,810	661	4.57%	46
Apr 1993	14,515	13,881	634	4.37%	44
May 1993	14,557	13,842	715	4.91%	49
Jun 1993	14,745	13,942	803	5.45%	54
Jul 1993	14,879	14,234	645	4.33%	43
Aug 1993	14,649	14,022	627	4.28%	43
Sep 1993	14,837	14,262	575	3.88%	39
Oct 1993	14,839	14,183	656	4.42%	44
Nov 1993	14,848	14,329	519	3.50%	35
Dec 1993	14,924	14,470	454	3.04%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,863	14,254	609	4.10%	41
Feb 1994	14,872	14,289	583	3.92%	39
Mar 1994	15,022	14,339	683	4.55%	45
Apr 1994	15,052	14,318	734	4.88%	49
May 1994	15,351	14,518	833	5.43%	54
Jun 1994	15,488	14,640	848	5.48%	55
Jul 1994	15,558	14,873	685	4.40%	44
Aug 1994	15,373	14,754	619	4.03%	40
Sep 1994	15,543	14,990	553	3.56%	36
Oct 1994	15,620	15,097	523	3.35%	33
Nov 1994	15,741	15,203	538	3.42%	34
Dec 1994	15,693	15,238	455	2.90%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	15,562	14,940	622	4.00%	40
Feb 1995	15,745	15,243	502	3.19%	32
Mar 1995	15,778	15,301	477	3.02%	30
Apr 1995	15,824	15,312	512	3.24%	32
May 1995	15,805	15,214	591	3.74%	37
Jun 1995	15,740	15,104	636	4.04%	40
Jul 1995	16,189	15,686	503	3.11%	31
Aug 1995	15,977	15,354	623	3.90%	39
Sep 1995	16,016	15,433	583	3.64%	36
Oct 1995	16,226	15,684	542	3.34%	33
Nov 1995	16,355	15,860	495	3.03%	30
Dec 1995	16,324	15,791	533	3.27%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	16,171	15,524	647	4.00%	40
Feb 1996	16,331	15,746	585	3.58%	36
Mar 1996	16,343	15,684	659	4.03%	40
Apr 1996	16,312	15,675	637	3.91%	39
May 1996	16,713	15,820	893	5.34%	53
Jun 1996	16,616	16,016	600	3.61%	36
Jul 1996	16,618	16,046	572	3.44%	34
Aug 1996	16,376	15,900	476	2.91%	29
Sep 1996	16,306	15,888	418	2.56%	26
Oct 1996	16,625	16,159	466	2.80%	28
Nov 1996	16,800	16,403	397	2.36%	24
Dec 1996	17,013	16,601	412	2.42%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,788	16,296	492	2.93%	29
Feb 1997	16,850	16,412	438	2.60%	26
Mar 1997	17,000	16,510	490	2.88%	29
Apr 1997	16,941	16,500	441	2.60%	26
May 1997	17,014	16,543	471	2.77%	28
Jun 1997	17,202	16,623	579	3.37%	34
Jul 1997	17,350	16,773	577	3.33%	33
Aug 1997	16,956	16,501	455	2.68%	27
Sep 1997	17,083	16,600	483	2.83%	28
Oct 1997	17,423	16,960	463	2.66%	27
Nov 1997	17,544	17,180	364	2.07%	21
Dec 1997	17,505	17,195	310	1.77%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	17,213	16,797	416	2.42%	24
Feb 1998	17,320	16,930	390	2.25%	23
Mar 1998	17,458	16,978	480	2.75%	27
Apr 1998	17,458	17,046	412	2.36%	24
May 1998	17,538	17,045	493	2.81%	28
Jun 1998	17,561	17,016	545	3.10%	31
Jul 1998	17,706	17,061	645	3.64%	36
Aug 1998	17,250	16,742	508	2.94%	29
Sep 1998	17,467	16,934	533	3.05%	31
Oct 1998	17,516	16,985	531	3.03%	30
Nov 1998	17,475	16,998	477	2.73%	27
Dec 1998	17,600	17,157	443	2.52%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	17,733	17,161	572	3.23%	32
Feb 1999	17,817	17,350	467	2.62%	26
Mar 1999	17,753	17,234	519	2.92%	29
Apr 1999	17,444	17,004	440	2.52%	25
May 1999	17,407	16,878	529	3.04%	30
Jun 1999	17,519	16,990	529	3.02%	30
Jul 1999	17,728	17,228	500	2.82%	28
Aug 1999	17,475	17,019	456	2.61%	26
Sep 1999	17,821	17,316	505	2.83%	28
Oct 1999	18,236	17,551	685	3.76%	38
Nov 1999	18,363	17,733	630	3.43%	34
Dec 1999	18,534	17,908	626	3.38%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	19,982	19,005	977	4.89%	49
Feb 2000	20,111	19,270	841	4.18%	42
Mar 2000	20,157	19,265	892	4.43%	44
Apr 2000	20,151	19,388	763	3.79%	38
May 2000	19,991	19,059	932	4.66%	47
Jun 2000	20,046	19,054	992	4.95%	49
Jul 2000	20,011	19,095	916	4.58%	46
Aug 2000	19,660	18,829	831	4.23%	42
Sep 2000	19,712	18,994	718	3.64%	36
Oct 2000	20,105	19,275	830	4.13%	41
Nov 2000	20,182	19,492	690	3.42%	34
Dec 2000	20,172	19,559	613	3.04%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	20,287	19,602	685	3.38%	34
Feb 2001	20,563	19,919	644	3.13%	31
Mar 2001	20,594	19,883	711	3.45%	35
Apr 2001	20,526	19,954	572	2.79%	28
May 2001	20,521	19,826	695	3.39%	34
Jun 2001	20,080	19,344	736	3.67%	37
Jul 2001	20,187	19,529	658	3.26%	33
Aug 2001	19,790	19,049	741	3.74%	37
Sep 2001	20,195	19,491	704	3.49%	35
Oct 2001	20,347	19,552	795	3.91%	39
Nov 2001	20,536	19,722	814	3.96%	40
Dec 2001	20,660	19,785	875	4.24%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	20,517	19,429	1,088	5.30%	53
Feb 2002	20,673	19,768	905	4.38%	44
Mar 2002	20,555	19,639	916	4.46%	45
Apr 2002	20,784	19,897	887	4.27%	43
May 2002	20,683	19,724	959	4.64%	46
Jun 2002	20,855	19,781	1,074	5.15%	51
Jul 2002	20,843	19,905	938	4.50%	45
Aug 2002	20,399	19,530	869	4.26%	43
Sep 2002	20,825	19,994	831	3.99%	40
Oct 2002	20,809	19,856	953	4.58%	46
Nov 2002	20,902	20,010	892	4.27%	43
Dec 2002	20,973	20,065	908	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	20,948	19,956	992	4.74%	47
Feb 2003	21,137	20,262	875	4.14%	41
Mar 2003	21,032	20,160	872	4.15%	41
Apr 2003	20,945	20,084	861	4.11%	41
May 2003	20,971	20,012	959	4.57%	46
Jun 2003	21,158	19,968	1,190	5.62%	56
Jul 2003	21,272	20,292	980	4.61%	46
Aug 2003	20,828	19,955	873	4.19%	42
Sep 2003	20,977	20,205	772	3.68%	37
Oct 2003	20,969	20,110	859	4.10%	41
Nov 2003	21,157	20,434	723	3.42%	34
Dec 2003	21,150	20,418	732	3.46%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	21,275	20,388	887	4.17%	42
Feb 2004	21,472	20,684	788	3.67%	37
Mar 2004	21,491	20,699	792	3.69%	37
Apr 2004	21,375	20,575	800	3.74%	37
May 2004	21,367	20,439	928	4.34%	43
Jun 2004	21,707	20,602	1,105	5.09%	51
Jul 2004	21,865	20,833	1,032	4.72%	47
Aug 2004	21,445	20,452	993	4.63%	46
Sep 2004	21,632	20,667	965	4.46%	45
Oct 2004	21,965	20,881	1,084	4.94%	49
Nov 2004	22,105	21,099	1,006	4.55%	46
Dec 2004	22,068	21,056	1,012	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	22,055	20,925	1,130	5.12%	51
Feb 2005	22,388	21,316	1,072	4.79%	48
Mar 2005	22,359	21,207	1,152	5.15%	52
Apr 2005	22,375	21,323	1,052	4.70%	47
May 2005	22,326	21,162	1,164	5.21%	52
Jun 2005	22,504	21,148	1,356	6.03%	60
Jul 2005	22,378	21,165	1,213	5.42%	54
Aug 2005	22,135	20,863	1,272	5.75%	57
Sep 2005	22,315	20,595	1,720	7.71%	77
Oct 2005	22,770	21,325	1,445	6.35%	63
Nov 2005	22,897	21,660	1,237	5.40%	54
Dec 2005	22,967	21,918	1,049	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	22,898	21,776	1,122	4.90%	49
Feb 2006	23,068	22,045	1,023	4.43%	44
Mar 2006	22,789	21,890	899	3.94%	39
Apr 2006	23,112	22,270	842	3.64%	36
May 2006	23,257	22,341	916	3.94%	39
Jun 2006	23,503	22,373	1,130	4.81%	48
Jul 2006	23,535	22,375	1,160	4.93%	49
Aug 2006	23,190	22,182	1,008	4.35%	43
Sep 2006	23,341	22,408	933	4.00%	40
Oct 2006	23,772	22,803	969	4.08%	41
Nov 2006	24,060	23,068	992	4.12%	41
Dec 2006	24,187	23,207	980	4.05%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	23,633	22,556	1,077	4.56%	46
Feb 2007	23,622	22,594	1,028	4.35%	44
Mar 2007	23,574	22,540	1,034	4.39%	44
Apr 2007	23,813	22,848	965	4.05%	41
May 2007	23,812	22,847	965	4.05%	41
Jun 2007	24,153	23,021	1,132	4.69%	47
Jul 2007	24,154	23,034	1,120	4.64%	46
Aug 2007	23,765	22,733	1,032	4.34%	43
Sep 2007	23,986	22,953	1,033	4.31%	43
Oct 2007	24,069	22,998	1,071	4.45%	44
Nov 2007	24,101	23,145	956	3.97%	40
Dec 2007	24,243	23,194	1,049	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	23,982	22,914	1,068	4.45%	45
Feb 2008	23,854	22,856	998	4.18%	42
Mar 2008	24,122	23,116	1,006	4.17%	42
Apr 2008	24,307	23,324	983	4.04%	40
May 2008	24,118	22,985	1,133	4.70%	47
Jun 2008	24,257	22,851	1,406	5.80%	58
Jul 2008	24,219	22,715	1,504	6.21%	62
Aug 2008	23,509	22,229	1,280	5.44%	54
Sep 2008	23,408	22,177	1,231	5.26%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lamar County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,720	13.68%
2.	Educational Services	1,268	6.38%
3.	Health Care	1,176	5.91%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	968	4.87%
5.	Public Administration	888	4.46%
6.	Mining	692	3.48%
7.	Finance and Insurance	688	3.46%
8.	Truck Transportation	642	3.23%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	614	3.09%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	562	2.83%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	542	2.72%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	534	2.68%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	530	2.66%
14.	Utilities	480	2.41%
15.	Paper Manufacturing	440	2.21%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	376	1.89%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	340	1.71%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	336	1.69%
19.	Wood Manufacturing	332	1.67%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	314	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,568	21.49%
2.	Educational Services	2,706	16.30%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,250	7.53%
4.	Finance and Insurance	978	5.89%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	826	4.97%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	636	3.83%
7.	Public Administration	588	3.54%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	408	2.46%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	382	2.30%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	378	2.28%
11.	Social Assistance	362	2.18%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	328	1.98%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	294	1.77%
14.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	244	1.47%
15.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	228	1.37%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	194	1.17%
17.	Construction	194	1.17%
18.	Private Household Services	190	1.14%
19.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	142	0.86%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	138	0.83%

Lamar County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,252	6.29%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,070	5.38%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	964	4.85%
4.	Other Management Occupations	804	4.04%
5.	Other Production Occupations	724	3.64%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	710	3.57%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	676	3.40%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	664	3.34%
9.	Carpenters	624	3.14%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	610	3.07%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	580	2.92%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	536	2.69%
13.	Other Construction Trades	464	2.33%
14.	Postsecondary Teachers	386	1.94%
15.	Top Executives	376	1.89%
16.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	370	1.86%
17.	Vehicle Mechanics	332	1.67%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	314	1.58%
19.	Construction Laborers	314	1.58%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	300	1.51%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Registered Nurses	1,096	6.60%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,072	6.46%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	952	5.73%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	950	5.72%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	830	5.00%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	712	4.29%
7.	Other Management Occupations	682	4.11%
8.	Cashiers	610	3.67%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	600	3.61%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	590	3.55%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	540	3.25%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	392	2.36%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	388	2.34%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	386	2.32%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	360	2.17%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	340	2.05%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	334	2.01%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	318	1.92%
19.	Postsecondary Teachers	290	1.75%
20.	Therapists	280	1.69%

Lamar County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	33,089	56.19%
15-35 hours	6,644	11.28%
1-14 hours	1,581	2.68%
No regular hours	17,570	29.84%

Lamar County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,475	4.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,103	3.13%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,318	3.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,195	9.07%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,589	13.03%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,875	16.68%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,380	18.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,028	8.60%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,097	3.11%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,652	4.69%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	710	2.02%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	350	0.99%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,092	5.94%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,364	6.71%

Lamar County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,324	3.76%
5-9	4,598	13.05%
10-14	6,077	17.25%
15-19	5,684	16.13%
20-24	5,583	15.85%
25-29	2,139	6.07%
30-34	4,600	13.06%
35-39	697	1.98%
40-44	564	1.60%
45-59	1,182	3.36%
60-89	1,215	3.45%
At least 90	1,565	4.44%

Lamar County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	144	0.41%	25,261	71.71%
30-44	54	0.15%	5,807	16.48%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,182	3.36%
At least 60	0	0.00%	2,780	7.89%

Lamar County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,882	10.73%
Car / truck / van, solo	30,384	83.96%
Motorcycle	34	0.09%
Other	338	0.93%
Public transportation	198	0.55%
Walked	392	1.08%
Worked at home	959	2.65%

Lamar County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Family Information Back to top
: 28,716 (77,264 people)
: 21,434 (67,122 people)
: 8,998
: 37,440
Lamar County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,076	10.64%
$10,000-$14,999	1,852	6.41%
$15,000-$19,999	2,189	7.57%
$20,000-$24,999	2,343	8.11%
$25,000-$29,999	1,907	6.60%
$30,000-$34,999	2,052	7.10%
$35,000-$39,999	1,808	6.26%
$40,000-$44,999	1,576	5.45%
$45,000-$49,999	1,469	5.08%
$50,000-$59,999	2,649	9.16%
$60,000-$74,999	2,708	9.37%
$75,000-$99,999	2,548	8.82%
$100,000-$124,999	1,062	3.67%
$125,000-$149,999	456	1.58%
$150,000-$199,999	510	1.76%
$200,000 or more	699	2.42%

Lamar County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,941	20.43%
Family, 2 people	4,218	29.30%
Nonfamily, 2 people	524	3.64%
Family, 3 people	2,674	18.57%
Nonfamily, 3 people	162	1.13%
Family, 4 people	2,370	16.46%
Nonfamily, 4 people	32	0.22%
Family, 5 people	1,012	7.03%
Nonfamily, 5 people	11	0.08%
Family, 6 people	309	2.15%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	138	0.96%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Lamar County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	23,905	31.63%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	8,523	11.28%
Public Assistance	690	0.91%
Retirement	4,112	5.44%
Self Employment	3,993	5.28%
Social Security	6,485	8.58%
Supplemental Security	1,128	1.49%
Wage / Salary	22,939	30.36%
Other	3,793	5.02%

Lamar County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	8,716	48.99%
With children under 18	9,074	51.01%

Lamar County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,097	7.30%
Married	18,742	65.28%
Never Married	7,421	25.85%
Widowed	450	1.57%

Lamar County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,276	10.37%
Married	18,849	59.65%
Never Married	6,753	21.37%
Widowed	2,722	8.61%

Lamar County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Education Information Back to top
Lamar County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,173	5.61%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,845	12.10%
High school diploma or equivalent	14,974	26.47%
Some college, no degree	14,180	25.06%
Associate degree	3,757	6.64%
Bachelors degree	9,162	16.19%
Graduate or professional degree	4,488	7.93%

Lamar County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	663	1.70%	706	1.81%	1,369	3.50%
Kindergarten	924	2.36%	220	0.56%	1,144	2.93%
Grades 1-4	4,798	12.28%	516	1.32%	5,314	13.60%
Grades 5-8	4,568	11.69%	428	1.10%	4,996	12.79%
Grades 9-12	4,506	11.53%	334	0.85%	4,840	12.39%
Undergrad college	4,315	11.04%	381	0.98%	4,696	12.02%
Graduate or professional school	594	1.52%	104	0.27%	698	1.79%
Total	20,368	52.13%	2,689	6.88%	23,057	59.01%

Lamar County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Business Information Back to top
: $457,599,000
: $33,636,000
: $130,522
: 3,995
Lamar County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	5	6	2	5
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	2	6	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	5	1	0
1999 - Construction	15	16	37	18	19
1999 - Educational Services	1	1	2	3	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	4	5	10	5	16
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	4	16	17	22
1999 - Information	0	0	1	3	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	1	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	2	8	8	5
1999 - Mining	0	1	0	2	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	4	16	12	24
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	11	9	6	14
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	5	4	5	7
1999 - Retail Trade	15	20	50	52	51
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	8	14	7	10
1999 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	1	7	1	5
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	4	9	10	8
1999 - Total	78	90	196	159	192
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	4	6	6
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	5	5	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	2	1
2000 - Construction	11	13	26	24	25
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	2	2	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	9	6	17
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	9	24	14	17
2000 - Information	0	1	4	1	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	5	6	5	4
2000 - Mining	0	1	2	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	22	9	26
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	4	9	15
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	1	7	1	10
2000 - Retail Trade	19	16	53	52	48
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	7	8	12	13
2000 - Unclassified	2	1	1	0	0
2000 - Utilities	1	0	5	1	7
2000 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	9	4	14
2000 - Total	61	69	193	154	208
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	2	8	3	4
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	0	8	1	3
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	3	2
2001 - Construction	8	18	19	30	19
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	4	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	6	4	10	17
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	2	26	16	16
2001 - Information	0	0	2	0	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	3	1	4	9	2
2001 - Mining	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	24	15	20
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	3	6	12	11
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	2	5	6	9
2001 - Retail Trade	15	17	60	55	39
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	7	4	11	15
2001 - Unclassified	2	2	1	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	2	4	8
2001 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	6	8	15
2001 - Total	58	68	184	183	186
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	5	7	6	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	6	6	4
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	4	0	0
2002 - Construction	8	11	21	25	16
2002 - Educational Services	1	0	2	3	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	6	4	8	7	13
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	26	19	17
2002 - Information	2	0	0	3	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	3	2	9	5	2
2002 - Mining	1	0	0	1	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	5	17	22	18
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	7	8	7	9
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	1	8	7	9
2002 - Retail Trade	23	21	57	46	44
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	6	5	7	14
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	3	4	7
2002 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	7	10	12
2002 - Total	77	68	189	178	169
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	5	5	9	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	6	4	4
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	3	2	0
2003 - Construction	11	16	20	16	21
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	2	1	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	18	4	17
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	6	25	15	14
2003 - Information	4	0	2	2	6
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Manufacturing	1	2	5	10	2
2003 - Mining	1	0	1	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	4	20	16	30
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	5	14	8	14
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	4	5	7	14
2003 - Retail Trade	15	11	47	64	43
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	7	11	9	12
2003 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	4	2	8
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	3	10	7	11
2003 - Total	69	67	198	176	205
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	2	11	6	6
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	5	0	9
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	2	1	3
2004 - Construction	19	5	24	15	23
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	2
2004 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	8	14	22
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	4	21	12	21
2004 - Information	1	2	8	1	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Manufacturing	2	2	6	7	2
2004 - Mining	0	1	2	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	6	17	13	30
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	6	12	9	14
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	3	7	6	16
2004 - Retail Trade	20	9	69	50	50
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	6	6	10	13
2004 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	2	4	6
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	4	5	7	16
2004 - Total	85	54	206	156	239
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	3	8	10	8
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	3	5	6
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	4	1	1
2005 - Construction	19	14	27	16	25
2005 - Educational Services	2	0	3	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	15	2	8	8	28
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	5	21	17	20
2005 - Information	2	0	4	4	6
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	1	4	7	5
2005 - Mining	2	1	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	4	15	15	31
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	3	12	9	17
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	4	7	6	17
2005 - Retail Trade	22	11	61	53	66
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	7	8	8	12
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	4	2	6
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	11	2	14
2005 - Total	111	59	201	164	264

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lamar County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	67,721	86.73%
Below Poverty Level	10,360	13.27%

Lamar County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$372	$78	$667	$0	$0	$40	$1,079	$423	$310	$424
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$600	$2	$1,220	$0	$0	$41	$1,861	$561	$154	$587
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$801	$6	$1,358	$0	$0	$239	$2,398	$958	$71	$317
1980	$808	$16	$2,298	$0	$0	$187	$3,293	$1,009	$0	$346
1981	$1,055	$85	$2,220	$0	$0	$259	$3,534	$1,170	$70	$507
1982	$1,296	$4	$2,112	$0	$0	$511	$3,919	$1,164	$437	$1,191
1983	$1,513	$5	$1,701	$0	$0	$528	$3,742	$1,156	$663	$1,020
1984	$1,713	$7	$2,731	$0	$0	$277	$4,721	$1,352	$639	$1,453
1985	$2,332	$4	$2,277	$0	$0	$357	$4,966	$1,420	$490	$1,659
1986	$2,564	$2	$1,890	$0	$0	$337	$4,791	$1,491	$404	$1,556
1987	$3,106	$71	$3,507	$0	$0	$2,559	$9,172	$1,610	$47,208	$929
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$3,470	$72	$1,625	$0	$0	$2,562	$7,657	$1,784	$43,570	$45,014
1990	$3,595	$75	$1,684	$0	$0	$2,654	$7,933	$1,848	$43,221	$45,014
1991	$3,904	$133	$5,283	$0	$0	$2,616	$11,803	$2,139	$43,186	$44,334
1992	$3,892	$132	$1,774	$0	$0	$3,259	$8,925	$2,467	$41,726	$42,662
1993	$4,530	$142	$2,017	$0	$0	$3,066	$9,613	$2,763	$41,706	$42,242
1994	$5,190	$150	$2,215	$0	$0	$3,157	$10,562	$2,901	$0	$1,115
1995	$6,353	$161	$2,917	$0	$0	$5,433	$14,703	$2,898	$47,212	$44,250
1996	$6,353	$195	$1,356	$0	$0	$3,675	$11,384	$2,700	$41,719	$39,646
1997	$7,386	$146	$2,202	$0	$0	$3,745	$13,333	$2,850	$42,502	$39,621
1998	$8,188	$590	$1,864	$0	$0	$3,754	$13,806	$3,000	$38,231	$36,405
1999	$7,006	$281	$2,496	$0	$0	$4,481	$13,983	$3,090	$40,227	$34,235
2000	$7,478	$300	$2,616	$0	$0	$4,371	$14,465	$3,183	$39,144	$33,366
2001	$10,468	$797	$2,526	$0	$0	$3,664	$16,658	$3,278	$30,271	$29,719
2002	$11,326	$888	$3,432	$0	$0	$3,169	$17,927	$3,377	$33,165	$32,709
2003	$11,666	$915	$4,822	$0	$0	$2,946	$19,434	$3,292	$29,545	$24,041
2004	$13,382	$976	$4,609	$0	$0	$2,694	$20,685	$3,390	$30,210	$22,731
2005	$15,732	$577	$4,248	$0	$0	$2,693	$22,673	$6,569	$26,004	$21,694
2006	$16,686	$466	$3,943	$0	$0	$3,191	$23,820	$7,391	$21,747	$19,964

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$106	$27	$44	$688	$0	$1,117
1972	$17	$82	$32	$0	$0	$121	$1,117
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$267	$42	$54	$563	$0	$1,266
1977	$95	$65	$7	$0	$0	$173	$1,266
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$524	$53	$101	$801	$0	$2,239
1979	$177	$54	$18	$0	$0	$511	$2,239
1980	$0	$528	$64	$129	$1,926	$0	$3,468
1980	$187	$52	$1	$0	$0	$581	$3,468
1981	$0	$503	$141	$115	$2,175	$1	$3,915
1981	$300	$63	$0	$0	$0	$617	$3,915
1982	$0	$595	$142	$115	$2,246	$1	$4,084
1982	$244	$78	$10	$0	$0	$653	$4,084
1983	$0	$649	$154	$132	$2,157	$78	$4,324
1983	$288	$125	$18	$0	$0	$723	$4,324
1984	$0	$803	$165	$213	$1,516	$76	$3,938
1984	$345	$160	$29	$0	$0	$631	$3,938
1985	$0	$804	$171	$173	$1,638	$80	$4,127
1985	$381	$172	$27	$0	$0	$681	$4,127
1986	$0	$788	$382	$187	$2,440	$77	$5,143
1986	$450	$168	$25	$0	$0	$626	$5,143
1987	$0	$449	$119	$268	$3,037	$39	$7,207
1987	$348	$56	$2,362	$0	$0	$529	$7,207
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$862	$220	$272	$1,695	$56	$6,409
1989	$496	$61	$2,234	$0	$0	$513	$6,409
1990	$0	$893	$228	$282	$1,752	$58	$6,555
1990	$514	$63	$2,234	$0	$0	$531	$6,555
1991	$0	$870	$230	$279	$2,530	$147	$7,614
1991	$546	$64	$2,168	$0	$0	$780	$7,614
1992	$0	$1,001	$267	$292	$2,857	$223	$9,242
1992	$595	$65	$3,021	$0	$0	$921	$9,242
1993	$0	$1,858	$645	$129	$2,336	$127	$9,512
1993	$720	$92	$2,500	$0	$0	$1,105	$9,512
1994	$0	$1,843	$570	$150	$2,465	$76	$9,651
1994	$766	$95	$2,610	$0	$0	$1,076	$9,651
1995	$0	$2,057	$679	$232	$5,625	$210	$15,859
1995	$1,275	$134	$4,352	$0	$0	$1,295	$15,859
1996	$0	$2,197	$970	$123	$5,059	$121	$14,286
1996	$1,275	$142	$3,154	$0	$0	$1,245	$14,286
1997	$0	$4,192	$644	$187	$4,191	$341	$14,949
1997	$1,200	$126	$2,950	$0	$0	$1,118	$14,949
1998	$0	$2,398	$457	$195	$4,465	$232	$14,063
1998	$1,046	$84	$2,879	$0	$0	$2,307	$14,063
1999	$0	$2,635	$526	$30	$4,916	$381	$14,022
1999	$1,716	$80	$2,479	$0	$0	$1,259	$14,022
2000	$0	$2,723	$554	$31	$5,277	$387	$14,647
2000	$1,817	$83	$2,365	$0	$0	$1,410	$14,647
2001	$0	$2,592	$494	$353	$6,006	$727	$16,899
2001	$1,549	$151	$2,434	$0	$0	$2,593	$16,899
2002	$524	$3,325	$634	$259	$7,786	$587	$19,990
2002	$1,757	$111	$1,873	$0	$0	$3,134	$19,990
2003	$524	$3,752	$1,536	$200	$8,855	$389	$23,041
2003	$2,148	$273	$1,712	$0	$0	$3,652	$23,041
2004	$345	$4,086	$1,039	$157	$9,190	$1,005	$25,994
2004	$3,135	$217	$1,740	$0	$0	$5,080	$25,994
2005	$348	$3,428	$872	$575	$5,553	$552	$20,720
2005	$3,201	$183	$1,740	$0	$0	$4,268	$20,720
2006	$371	$3,998	$1,000	$480	$8,701	$670	$24,990
2006	$3,409	$227	$1,496	$0	$0	$4,638	$24,990

Lamar County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Criminal Information Back to top
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Lamar County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Lamar County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,970	15.28%
10-19 Years	6,148	15.74%
20-29 Years	5,857	14.99%
30-39 Years	6,068	15.53%
40-49 Years	5,788	14.81%
50-59 Years	3,992	10.22%
60-69 Years	2,651	6.79%
70-79 Years	1,743	4.46%
80-89 Years	741	1.90%
90+ Years	112	0.29%

Lamar County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	18,856	48.26%
Female	20,214	51.74%

Lamar County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	33,090	84.69%
African-American	5,027	12.87%
Hispanic/Latino	426	1.09%
Asian	245	0.63%
Multiracial	205	0.52%
Amerindian	61	0.16%
Other Race	12	0.03%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Lamar County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	18,357	37.68%
2.	English	7,185	14.75%
3.	Irish	6,687	13.73%
4.	German	5,065	10.40%
5.	French Non-Basque	2,389	4.90%
6.	Scotch Irish	2,221	4.56%
7.	Scottish	1,733	3.56%
8.	Italian	956	1.96%
9.	European	595	1.22%
10.	British	418	0.86%

Lamar County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	70,486	96.73%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,094	1.50%
3.	French	366	0.50%
4.	Vietnamese	232	0.32%
5.	Chinese	166	0.23%
6.	German	132	0.18%
7.	Tagalog	112	0.15%
8.	Other Native North American	72	0.10%
9.	Other Indic	64	0.09%
10.	Korean	34	0.05%

Lamar County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	77,800	98.91%
Naturalized immigrant	490	0.62%
Not a citizen	367	0.47%

Lamar County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lamar County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Hattiesburg	Purvis	West Hattiesburg
Lumberton	Sumrall

Lamar County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

West Hattiesburg (6,305)	Purvis (2,164)	Hattiesburg
Lumberton (2,228)	Sumrall (1,005)