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Population (year 2000): 2,228. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,476 (+11.1% change)
Males: 1,026 (46.1%), Females: 1,202 (53.9%)
Lamar County
Zip code:
39455
Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $23,178 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,700 (year 2000)
Races in Lumberton:
- Black (53.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.2%)
Ancestries: English (8.7%), United States
(8.1%), Irish (6.4%), French (4.9%), German (3.9%), Subsaharan
African (1.9%).
Elevation: 297 feet
Land area: 7.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lumberton
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lumberton city
- Never married: 26.6%
- Now married: 50.5%
- Separated: 5.7%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -242 (-9.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lumberton:
- SOUTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
PURVIS, MS)
- PEARL RIVER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS)
- FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lumberton:
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 33 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- STENNIS INTL (about 44 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
- GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 50 miles; GULFPORT, MS;
ID: GPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lumberton:
- I H BASS JR MEMORIAL (about 1 miles; LUMBERTON, MS;
ID: 4R1)
- POPLARVILLE-PEARL RIVER COUNTY (about 16 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; ID: M13)
- BOBBY L CHAIN MUNI (about 23 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS;
ID: HBG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lumberton:
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 16 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 79 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 80 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
Public high school in Lumberton:
- LUMBERTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 228;
Location: 7920 U.S. HIGHWAY 11; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Lumberton:
- BASS MEMORIAL ACADEMY (Students: 92;
Location: 6433 U S HWY 11; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lumberton:
- LUMBERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 688;
Location: 7922 U.S. HIGHWAY 11; Grades: KG - 08)
- BAXTERVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 202; Location:
5531 HIGHWAY 11; Grades: KG - 08)
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