Lamar, AR Demographic Data
Lamar, AR Summary
Lamar is located in Johnson County in Arkansas
- Population: 1,879
- Area: 4.74 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 396.83 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 423.23 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lamar, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
772
47%
50.8
Male
874
53%
49.2
Total Population
1,646
323,128,000
Lamar, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
119
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
84
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
104
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
79
4.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
85
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
197
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
227
13.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
207
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
171
10.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
94
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
162
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
92
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
25
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,278
77.6%
77.2
Female
632
49.5%
51.3
Male
646
50.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,260
76.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
328
19.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
279
17.0%
15.2
Female
169
60.6%
55.8
Male
110
39.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Lamar, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,632
99.1%
96.8
White
1,586
96.4%
72.6
Black or African American
22
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
24
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
14
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
253
15.4%
17.8
Mexican
253
15.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,393
84.6%
82.2
Lamar, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
134
11.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
126
10.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
577
49.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
141
12.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
45
3.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
94
8.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
58
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
260
22.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
915
77.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
152
12.9%
31.2
Lamar, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
272
20.3%
33.7%
Now Married
664
49.6%
47.5
Divorced
239
17.8%
11.0%
Separated
24
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
140
10.5
5.8%
Lamar, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,334
87.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
193
12.6%
21.6%
Spanish
185
12.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lamar, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
108
15.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
57
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
109
15.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
67
9.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
146
21.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
53
7.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
80
11.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
58
8.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,055
57,617
Per capita income
18,414
31,128
Lamar, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
35
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
11
1.6%
9.8
Construction
71
10.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
179
26.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10
1.5%
6.6
Information
7
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
158
23.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
34
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
25
3.7%
11.4
Public administration
17
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
74
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
40
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
146
21.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
187
28.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
155
23.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
77
11.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
102
15.3%
18.1%
Lamar, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
649
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
531
81.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
82
12.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
3
0.5%
2.7
Other means
20
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
13
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.0
26.6
Lamar, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
66
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
224
32.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
275
40.1%
37.1
3 or more
120
17.5%
21.0
Lamar, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
685
86.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
516
75.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
169
24.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
104
13.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Lamar, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
789
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
61
7.7%
9.1
4 rooms
163
20.7%
16.5
5 rooms
215
27.2%
19.8
6 rooms
210
26.6%
17.8
7 rooms
82
10.4%
12.0
8 rooms
28
3.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
30
3.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lamar, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
789
1-unit, detached
578
73.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.5%
5.9
2-units
25
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
26
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
34
4.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
122
15.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lamar, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
52
6.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
19
2.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
148
18.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
142
18.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
60
7.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
174
22.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
154
19.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
40
5.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lamar, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
129
18.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
18
2.6%
4.7
Electricity
516
75.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
2.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lamar, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
322
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
3.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
11
3.4%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
33
10.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
268
83.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
161
50.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
36
11.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
5.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
91
28.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lamar, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
157
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
68
43.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
89
56.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
12
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
561
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
18
11.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
8.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
14.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
6.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
19
12.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
74
47.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Lamar, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
516
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
130
25.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
182
35.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
172
33.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
22
4.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
10
1.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
86,800
205,000