Lee County

Lee County is located in northeast Mississippi.  The County Seat is Tupelo and the largest city is Tupelo.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.leecoms.com/.  The 2014 population estimate is 85,246 and the 2010 census population was 82,910.  The land area is 449.95 square miles and there are 184.3 persons per square mile.

69.2% of the population is White, 28.6% is Black or African American, 2.4% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.1% is two or more races.  82.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 21.8% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $108,300, there are 31,898 households, an average of 2.59 persons per household.  The per capita income is $21,799,  the median household income is $42,074, and 18.3% of the persons in Lee County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,912.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,439,479, and sales per capita were $17,967.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 7.8%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 21.8%.

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