Lamar County, GA Demographic Data
Lamar County, GA Summary
Lamar County is located in Georgia
- Population: 18,151
- Area: 185.83 sq. miles
- Land Area: 183.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.33 sq. miles
- Population Density: 97.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 796.26 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lamar County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,428
52%
50.8
Male
8,767
48%
49.2
Total Population
18,195
323,128,000
Lamar County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
992
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
989
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,147
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,808
9.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,620
8.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,834
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,180
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,350
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,347
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,025
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,854
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
716
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
333
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,381
79.0%
77.2
Female
7,614
52.9%
51.3
Male
6,767
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,793
70.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,321
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,903
16.0%
15.2
Female
1,608
55.4%
55.8
Male
1,295
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Lamar County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,514
96.3%
96.8
White
11,996
65.9%
72.6
Black or African American
5,359
29.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
0.1%
0.8
Asian
128
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
111
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
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
16
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
681
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
400
2.2%
17.8
Mexican
231
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
47
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
33
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
89
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,795
97.8%
82.2
Lamar County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
547
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,316
11.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,503
38.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,532
21.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
744
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,422
12.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
575
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,863
16.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,776
84.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,997
17.1%
31.2
Lamar County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,381
35.7%
33.7%
Now Married
6,317
41.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,731
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
499
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,139
7.6
5.8%
Lamar County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,692
97.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
511
3.0%
21.6%
Spanish
241
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
96
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
120
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
54
0.3%
1.1%
Lamar County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
797
12.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
493
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
721
11.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
915
14.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
877
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
884
14.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
764
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
658
10.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
103
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
75
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
40,364
57,617
Per capita income
19,143
31,128
Lamar County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
49
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
599
8.8%
9.8
Construction
498
7.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,675
24.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
353
5.2%
6.6
Information
46
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
991
14.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
311
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
391
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
320
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
884
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
361
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
305
4.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
712
10.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,096
30.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,152
17.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,680
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,143
16.9%
18.1%
Lamar County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,685
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,202
77.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
978
14.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
0.2%
5.1
Walked
92
1.4%
2.7
Other means
104
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
296
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.2
26.6
Lamar County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
416
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,788
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,468
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,615
25.7%
21.0
Lamar County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,287
83.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,464
71.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,823
29.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,228
16.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Lamar County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,515
1 room
72
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
50
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
359
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
688
9.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,846
24.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,914
25.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,133
15.1%
12.0
8 rooms
638
8.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
815
10.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lamar County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,515
1-unit, detached
5,432
72.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
0.3%
5.9
2-units
294
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
240
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
144
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
57
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
39
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,290
17.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lamar County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
850
11.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
305
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
548
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
772
10.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,088
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
803
10.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,376
18.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,629
21.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
99
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
45
0.6%
1.4%
Lamar County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,311
20.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,287
20.5%
4.7
Electricity
3,370
53.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
31
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
229
3.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
53
0.8%
1.1
Lamar County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,613
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
46
1.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
106
4.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
147
5.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
194
7.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
344
13.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
866
33.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
910
34.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,110
44.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
298
11.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
223
8.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
203
8.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
672
26.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
107
0.0%
0.0%
Lamar County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,732
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
248
14.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
473
27.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,011
58.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
91
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
652
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
159
9.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
152
9.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
216
12.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
227
13.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
155
9.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
787
46.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
127
0.0%
0.0%
Lamar County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,464
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
601
13.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,000
22.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,220
27.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
578
12.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
740
16.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
294
6.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
31
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
121,000
205,000
