Lamar, CO Demographic Data
Lamar, CO Summary
Lamar is located in Prowers County in Colorado
- Population: 7,867
- Area: 4.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.23 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,859.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,621.06 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lamar, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,869
51%
50.8
Male
3,793
50%
49.2
Total Population
7,662
323,128,000
Lamar, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
494
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
455
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
660
8.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
668
8.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
539
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
954
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
861
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
925
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
500
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
489
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
576
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
365
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
176
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,675
74.1%
77.2
Female
2,857
50.3%
51.3
Male
2,818
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,249
68.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,357
17.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,117
14.6%
15.2
Female
633
56.7%
55.8
Male
484
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Lamar, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,526
98.2%
96.8
White
7,319
95.5%
72.6
Black or African American
68
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
29
0.4%
0.8
Asian
3
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
3
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
107
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
136
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,985
39.0%
17.8
Mexican
2,759
36.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
226
2.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,677
61.0%
82.2
Lamar, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
313
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
474
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,461
30.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,301
26.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
588
12.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
488
10.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
221
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
787
16.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,059
83.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
709
14.7%
31.2
Lamar, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,816
30.0%
33.7%
Now Married
2,985
49.3%
47.5
Divorced
777
12.8%
11.0%
Separated
151
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
324
5.4
5.8%
Lamar, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,014
83.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,154
16.1%
21.6%
Spanish
1,084
15.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
26
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
41
0.6%
1.1%
Lamar, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
495
15.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
167
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
482
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
234
7.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
591
18.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
420
13.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
358
11.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
272
8.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
94
3.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
14
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
37,177
57,617
Per capita income
19,741
31,128
Lamar, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
163
4.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
400
12.0%
9.8
Construction
155
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,008
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
150
4.5%
6.6
Information
19
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
128
3.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
215
6.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
153
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
228
6.9%
4.6
Retail trade
477
14.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
173
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
54
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
449
13.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,008
30.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
271
8.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
860
25.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
735
22.1%
18.1%
Lamar, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,332
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,488
74.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
376
11.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
176
5.3%
2.7
Other means
136
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
156
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.9
26.6
Lamar, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
270
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,004
32.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,049
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
804
25.7%
21.0
Lamar, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,127
83.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,877
60.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,250
40.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
621
16.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Lamar, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,748
1 room
13
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
94
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
405
10.8%
9.1
4 rooms
560
14.9%
16.5
5 rooms
883
23.6%
19.8
6 rooms
634
16.9%
17.8
7 rooms
444
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
389
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
326
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lamar, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,748
1-unit, detached
2,569
68.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
0.4%
5.9
2-units
68
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
335
8.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
142
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
128
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
88
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
404
10.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lamar, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
855
22.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
448
12.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
676
18.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
315
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
709
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
388
10.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
218
5.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
139
3.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lamar, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,586
82.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
21
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
443
14.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
13
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
19
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
45
1.4%
1.1
Lamar, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,007
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
16
1.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
24
2.4%
20.1%
Less than $500
57
5.7%
1.6%
$500 to $999
437
43.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
473
47.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
614
61.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
2.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
73
7.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
125
12.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
170
16.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lamar, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,192
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
13
1.1%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
1.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
166
13.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
377
31.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
615
51.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
58
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
659
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
136
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
111
9.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
135
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
119
10.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
254
22.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
378
33.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
117
0.0%
0.0%
Lamar, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,877
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
591
31.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
542
28.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
379
20.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
144
7.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
132
7.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
50
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
39
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,600
205,000
