About Lauderdale

Lauderdale is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,923 people and just one neighborhood, Lauderdale is the 90th largest community in Mississippi.

18.53% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Lauderdale. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Manufacturing and Retail industries respectively employ 19.79% and 14.33% of the civilian workforce.

Lauderdale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lauderdale Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Lauderdale with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.56% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lauderdale in 2000 was $14,645, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $58,580 for a family of four.

Lauderdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lauderdale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lauderdale is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lauderdale include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Lauderdale is English. Some people also speak Spanish.