Median Household Income
$50,000
Median Home Value
$114,000
Median Gross Rent
$549/mo
Poverty Rate
18.0%
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
Homeownership Rate
75.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
12.1%
Median Age
44.2
Population Over Time
Lamar County shrank 4.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
14,268
2016
14,066
2018
13,933
2020
13,854
2022
13,885
2024
13,693
Business & Industry
Lamar County has 243 business establishments employing 3,201 people.
Other services (except public administration)
30
Health care and social assistance
23
Construction
20
Accommodation and food services
19
Professional, scientific, and technical services
16
Finance and insurance
11
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
11
Information
7
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.