Lamar, SC Demographic Data
Lamar, SC Summary
Lamar is located in Darlington County in South Carolina
- Population: 806
- Area: 1.17 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 688.88 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 170.60 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lamar, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
533
54%
50.8
Male
458
46%
49.2
Total Population
991
323,128,000
Lamar, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
57
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
56
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
69
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
49
4.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
69
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
77
7.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
105
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
100
10.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
70
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
100
10.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
96
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
93
9.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
50
5.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
774
78.1%
77.2
Female
416
53.7%
51.3
Male
358
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
723
73.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
284
28.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
239
24.1%
15.2
Female
138
57.7%
55.8
Male
101
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Lamar, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
963
97.2%
96.8
White
505
51.0%
72.6
Black or African American
372
37.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
86
8.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
62
6.3%
1.2
Chinese
22
2.2%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.2%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
28
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
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
991
100.0%
82.2
Lamar, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
61
8.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
79
11.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
277
40.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
116
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
35
5.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
83
12.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
40
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
140
20.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
551
79.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
123
17.8%
31.2
Lamar, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
215
26.6%
33.7%
Now Married
347
42.9%
47.5
Divorced
109
13.5%
11.0%
Separated
36
4.4%
2.0
Widowed
102
12.6
5.8%
Lamar, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
885
94.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
49
5.2%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
36
3.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
13
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lamar, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
38
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
74
17.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
68
16.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
27
6.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
48
11.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
85
20.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
45
10.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21
5.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
34,821
57,617
Per capita income
18,125
31,128
Lamar, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
39
9.7%
9.8
Construction
9
2.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
138
34.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
30
7.4%
6.6
Information
5
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
39
9.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
10
2.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11
2.7%
11.4
Public administration
17
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
79
19.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
11
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
16
4.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
30
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
142
35.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
32
7.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
139
34.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
61
15.1%
18.1%
Lamar, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
395
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
307
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
56
14.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
24
6.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
8
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.6
26.6
Lamar, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
38
9.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
136
32.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
156
37.8%
37.1
3 or more
83
20.1%
21.0
Lamar, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
413
82.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
329
79.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
84
20.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
89
17.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lamar, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
502
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
7
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
2
0.4%
9.1
4 rooms
56
11.2%
16.5
5 rooms
233
46.4%
19.8
6 rooms
79
15.7%
17.8
7 rooms
35
7.0%
12.0
8 rooms
58
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
32
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lamar, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
502
1-unit, detached
387
77.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
1.6%
5.9
2-units
7
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
100
19.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lamar, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
60
12.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
34
6.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
139
27.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
84
16.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
53
10.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
79
15.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
32
6.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
21
4.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lamar, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2
0.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
62
15.0%
4.7
Electricity
335
81.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
2.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.7%
1.1
Lamar, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
111
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%
Less than $500
6
5.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
7.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
35
31.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
62
55.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
45
40.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
7.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
18.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
9.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
26
23.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lamar, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
61
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%
Less than $500
17
27.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
17
27.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
27
44.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
23
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
688
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
10
16.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
3.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
41
67.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%
Lamar, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
329
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
76
23.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
138
41.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
60
18.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
47
14.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8
2.4%
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)
84,300
205,000