University, MS City Data

University, MS is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 3,329 people who live in University and approximately 38,744 who live in Lafayette County. We want to help people moving to or living in University to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of University. We have included University housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General University Information

Lafayette County where University resides is 679.29 square miles. The resident population of this county is 38,744 and has a population rank of 1,146 out of all the places in the United States.

University has a total of 3,329 people and of those residents there are 1,100 males and 2,229 females. The median age of the male population is 19.8 and the female population is 20. There are approximately 425 births each year and around 271 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in University varies per year, but currently 3,282 are one race and 47 are two or more races.

Of the 3,329 people who live in University, there are 1,789 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in University is 657 male and 1,132 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 3,251.

General University Information
Total area in square miles - Lafayette County	679.29
Water area in square miles - Lafayette County	N/A
Resident population - Lafayette County	38,744
Population rank - Lafayette County	1,146
Total population	3,329
Total population (male)	1,100
Total population (female)	2,229
Population median age (male)	19.8
Population median age (female)	20
Births - Lafayette County	425
Deaths- Lafayette County	271
Population of one race	3,282
Population of two or more races	47
Population under 20 years	1,789
Population under 20 years (male)	657
Population under 20 years (female)	1,132
Total population 18 years and over	3,251

University Social Characteristics

There are 14,373 households in University. Families make up 8,391 of these households. The table below breaks down the University families into three different groups. Married-couple families (6,211), male householder with no wife present (407) and female householder with no husband present (1,430). The remainder of the University households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 6,055. University, MS moving companies help people in University move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including University. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where University is based, there are 16,635 females 15 and over; of those females there are 6,556 never married, 7,113 now married, 257 separated, 1,264 widowed, and 1,445 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 299 separated, 348 widowed and 990 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding University social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on University.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Lafayette County)
Total households	14,373
Family households (families)	8,391
With own children under 18 years	4,216
Married-couple family	6,211
With own children under 18 years	2,902
Male householder, no wife present, family	407
With own children under 18 years	181
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,430
With own children under 18 years	979
Nonfamily households	6,055
Householder living alone	4,177
65 years and over	1,126

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	47
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	14
Average household size	2.01
Average family size	3.12

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	186
Householder	59
Spouse	44
Child	75
Other relatives	2
Nonrelatives	2
Unmarried partner	2
Roomer or boarder	N/A
Housemate or roommate	N/A
Unmarried partner	3
Foster child	N/A
Other	N/A

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	101
Male householder	39
Male householder living alone	34
Male householder not living alone	5
Female householder	45
Female householder living alone	41
Female householder not living alone	4
Nonrelatives	17
Unmarried partner	1
Roomer or boarder	1
Housemate or roommate	12
Foster child	N/A
Other	3

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	16,635
Never married	6,556
Now married	7,113
Separated	257
Widowed	1,264
Divorced	1,445
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	299
Widowed	348
Divorced	990

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	3,329
Male	1,100
Under 5 years	15
5 to 9 years	11
10 to 14 years	5
15 to 17 years	3
18 and 19 years	623
20 years	143
21 years	55
22 to 24 years	70
25 to 29 years	58
30 to 34 years	33
35 to 39 years	40
40 to 44 years	16
45 to 49 years	18
50 to 54 years	6
55 to 59 years	3
60 and 61 years	N/A
62 to 64 years	1
65 and 66 years	N/A
67 to 69 years	N/A
70 to 74 years	N/A
75 to 79 years	N/A
80 to 84 years	N/A
85 years and over	N/A
Female	2,229
Under 5 years	16
5 to 9 years	15
10 to 14 years	9
15 to 17 years	4
18 and 19 years	1,088
20 years	447
21 years	287
22 to 24 years	187
25 to 29 years	62
30 to 34 years	40
35 to 39 years	19
40 to 44 years	9
45 to 49 years	15
50 to 54 years	4
55 to 59 years	12
60 and 61 years	1
62 to 64 years	N/A
65 and 66 years	1
67 to 69 years	3
70 to 74 years	8
75 to 79 years	1
80 to 84 years	N/A
85 years and over	1

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	3,329
One race	3,282
White	2,598
Black or African American	474
American Indian and Alaska Native	12
Asian	167
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1
Some other race	19
Two or more races	47

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	287
People who are White alone	131
People who are Black or African American alone	65
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	N/A
People who are Asian alone	74
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	N/A
People who are Hispanic or Latino	4
People who are Some other race alone	5

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	36,686
Same house	16,099
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	7,451
Different state or abroad	6,670
Different state	5,816
Abroad	854

PLACE OF BIRTH (Lafayette County)
Total resident population	38,744
Born in United States	22,224
State of residence	25,107
Different state	12,469
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	250
Foreign born	918

University Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding University. That total enrollment is 16,076 for the population of the country, which includes University. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 3,539 and elementary or high school enrollment was 10,357 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 9,855.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the University population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,076
Pre-kindergarten	651
Public	353
Private	298
Kindergarten	390
Public	358
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	3,495
Public	3,312
Private	183
Elementary and high school	5,179
Public	4,935
Private	244
High school grades 9 to 12	1,684
Public	1,623
Private	61
College, undergraduate years	8,500
Public	8,175
Private	325
Graduate or professional school	1,356
Public	1,297
Private	59
Not enrolled in school	21,397

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,628
Less than 9th grade	1,674
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,768
High school graduate	4,678
Some college, no degree	4,017
Associate's degree	1,069
Bachelor's degree	6,422
Graduate or professional degree	31.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	78.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	3,316

University Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 31,921 people that are employed over the age of 16 in University. The University occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (6,546), service occupations (2,741), sales and office occupations (4,692), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (75), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (1,394) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (2,283). The 31,921 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 11,535 private wage and salary workers, 5,082 government workers, 1,045 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Lafayette County)
Population 16 years and over	31,921
In labor force	19,038
Civilian labor force	18,981
Employed	17,731
Unemployed	1,250
Percent Unemployed	6.6
Armed Forces	57
Females 16 years and over	16,342
In labor force	9,071
Civilian labor force	9,071
Unemployed Civilian labor force	708
Armed forces
Males 16 years and over	15,579
In labor force	9,967
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	542
Armed forces	57

COMMUTING TO WORK (Lafayette County)
Workers 16 years and over	17,269
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	13,513
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	2,336
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	794
Other means	56
Worked at home	439
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	319,125

OCCUPATION (Lafayette County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	6,546
Management, professional, and related occupations	6,546
Service occupations	2,741
Sales and office occupations	4,692
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	75
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	1,394
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	2,283

INDUSTRY (Lafayette County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	6,546
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	208
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	2,158
Wholesale trade	237
Retail trade	1,999
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	445
Information	482
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	769
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	1,284
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,832
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	1,441
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	953

CLASS OF WORKER (Lafayette County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	6,546
Private wage and salary workers	11,535
Government workers	5,082
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,045
Unpaid family workers	N/A

University Housing Characteristics

In University, MS there are 16,587 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 14,373 occupied and 2,214 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In University, there are 9,327 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 324 units in University. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of University, MS local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, University, MS truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in University. There are 190 housing units with rent less than $200, 313 with rent between $200-299, 2,002 with rent between $300-499 and 2,669 with rent for $500 and above. Full University gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have University, MS home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Lafayette County)
Total housing units	16,587
Occupied housing units	14,373
Vacant housing units	2,214

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Lafayette County)
Total housing units	16,587
1-unit, detached	9,327
1-unit, attached	324
2 units	941
3 or 4 units	711
5 to 9 units	822
10 to 19 units	813
20 to 49 units	270
50 or more units	251
Mobile home	3,058

HOUSING TENURE (Lafayette County)
Occupied housing units	14,373
Owner-occupied	8,708
Renter-occupied	5,665

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Lafayette County)
Occupied housing units	14,373
No vehicles available	929
2 vehicle available	8,377
3 vehicles available	2,229
4 vehicles available	492
5 or more vehicles available	125

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Lafayette County)
Occupied housing units	14,373
Utility gas	3,463
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	6,481
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Coal or coke
Wood	224
Solar energy
Other fuel	48
No fuel used	66

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Lafayette County)
Occupied housing units	14,373
Less Than $50,000	8,708
$50,000 to $99,999	1,925
$100,000 to $149,999	1,394
$150,000 to $199,999	783
$200,000 to $299,999	496
$300,000 to $499,999	176
$1,000,000 or more	8
Median (dollars)	101,100

GROSS RENT (Lafayette County)
Occupied units paying rent	5,665
Less than $200	190
$200 to $299	313
$300 to $499	2,002
$500 to $699	1,764
$700 to $999	766
$1,000 to $1,499	113
$1,500 or more	25