Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Total households in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Total households | 6,107 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 810 | 13.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 556 | 9.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 758 | 12.4% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 908 | 14.9% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 1,017 | 16.7% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 1,070 | 17.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 460 | 7.5% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 326 | 5.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 93 | 1.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 109 | 1.8% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 35,271 | 0% |
| Mean household income (dollars) | 50,281 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Families in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Families | 4,486 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 292 | 6.5% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 255 | 5.7% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 524 | 11.7% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 666 | 14.8% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 847 | 18.9% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 945 | 21.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 439 | 9.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 316 | 7.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 93 | 2.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 109 | 2.4% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 42,872 | 0% |
| Mean family income (dollars) | 60,756 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Per capita income (dollars) in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Per capita income (dollars) | 21,410 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Median Earning in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Median earnings for workers (dollars) | 26,334 | 0% |
| Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 37,027 | 0% |
| Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 30,699 | 0% |
Employment Status in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Population 16 years and over | 11,657 | 100% |
| In labor force | 6,282 | 53.9% |
| Civilian labor force | 6,261 | 53.7% |
| Employed | 5,669 | 48.6% |
| Unemployed | 592 | 5.1% |
| Armed Forces | 21 | 0.2% |
| Not in labor force | 5,375 | 46.1% |
| Civilian labor force | 6,261 | 100% |
| Percent Unemployed | 0 | 9.5% |
| Females 16 years and over | 6,105 | 100% |
| In labor force | 2,965 | 48.6% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,944 | 48.2% |
| Employed | 2,634 | 43.1% |
| Own children under 6 years | 886 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 652 | 73.6% |
| Own children 6 to 17 years | 2,165 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 1,643 | 75.9% |
Commuting To Work in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Workers 16 years and over | 5,614 | 100% |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 4,780 | 85.1% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 577 | 10.3% |
| Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 14 | 0.2% |
| Walked | 29 | 0.5% |
| Other means | 37 | 0.7% |
| Worked at home | 177 | 3.2% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 23 | 0% |
Occupation in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 5,669 | 100% |
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 1,395 | 24.6% |
| Service occupations | 817 | 14.4% |
| Sales and office occupations | 1,202 | 21.2% |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 706 | 12.5% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 1,549 | 27.3% |
Industry in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 5,669 | 100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 93 | 1.6% |
| Construction | 363 | 6.4% |
| Manufacturing | 1,390 | 24.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 77 | 1.4% |
| Retail trade | 601 | 10.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 676 | 11.9% |
| Information | 51 | 0.9% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 201 | 3.5% |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 216 | 3.8% |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 1,195 | 21.1% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services | 343 | 6.1% |
| Other services, except public administration | 280 | 4.9% |
| Public administration | 183 | 3.2% |
Class of Worker in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 5,669 | 100% |
| Private wage and salary workers | 4,579 | 80.8% |
| Government workers | 760 | 13.4% |
| Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers | 321 | 5.7% |
| Unpaid family workers | 9 | 0.2% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| With earnings | 4,063 | 66.5% |
| Mean earnings (dollars) | 56,978 | 0% |
| With Social Security | 2,291 | 37.5% |
| Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 15,485 | 0% |
| With retirement income | 1,421 | 23.3% |
| Mean retirement income (dollars) | 15,335 | 0% |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 365 | 6.0% |
| Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 7,576 | 0% |
| With cash public assistance income | 80 | 1.3% |
| Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) | 1,416 | 0% |
| With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months | 1,246 | 20.4% |
| Nonfamily households | 1,621 | 100% |
| Median nonfamily income (dollars) | 13,946 | 0% |
| Mean nonfamily income (dollars) | 20,121 | 0% |
Health Insurance Coverage in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 14,347 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 12,526 | 87.3% |
| With private health insurance | 9,175 | 64.0% |
| With public coverage | 5,748 | 40.1% |
| No health insurance coverage | 1,821 | 12.7% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years | 3,223 | 100% |
| No health insurance coverage | 170 | 5.3% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years | 8,402 | 100% |
| In labor force: | 5,901 | 100% |
| Employed: | 5,359 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 4,517 | 84.3% |
| With private health insurance | 4,438 | 82.8% |
| With public coverage | 152 | 2.8% |
| No health insurance coverage | 842 | 15.7% |
| Unemployed: | 542 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 294 | 54.2% |
| With private health insurance | 225 | 41.5% |
| With public coverage | 69 | 12.7% |
| No health insurance coverage | 248 | 45.8% |
| Not in labor force: | 2,501 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 1,940 | 77.6% |
| With private health insurance | 990 | 39.6% |
| With public coverage | 1,216 | 48.6% |
| No health insurance coverage | 561 | 22.4% |
Percentage Of Families And People Whose Income In The Past 12 Months Is Below The Poverty Level in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| All families | 0 | 15.4% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 24.6% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 15.9% |
| Married couple families | 0 | 8.0% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 9.7% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 2.0% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 0 | 49.2% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 60.5% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 89.5% |
| All people | 0 | 20.1% |
| Under 18 years | 0 | 27.3% |
| Related children under 18 years | 0 | 27.0% |
| Related children under 5 years | 0 | 19.4% |
| Related children 5 to 17 years | 0 | 29.7% |
| 18 years and over | 0 | 18.0% |
| 18 to 64 years | 0 | 18.5% |
| 65 years and over | 0 | 16.4% |
| People in families | 0 | 16.3% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 0 | 42.9% |