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Language Spoken At Home in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 51,503 | 100% |
English only | 49,706 | 96.5% |
Language other than English | 1,797 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 629 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 885 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 186 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 349 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 63 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 520 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 380 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 43 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,580 | 100% |
American | 6,331 | 11.4% |
Arab | 178 | 0.3% |
Czech | 97 | 0.2% |
Danish | 109 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 358 | 0.6% |
English | 5,326 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 2,056 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 294 | 0.5% |
German | 5,913 | 10.6% |
Greek | 150 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 60 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,635 | 11.9% |
Italian | 1,496 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 48 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 353 | 0.6% |
Polish | 310 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 64 | 0.1% |
Russian | 320 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,813 | 3.3% |
Scottish | 1,050 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 49 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 320 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 83 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 208 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,473 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,871 | 69.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,550 | 35.2% |
Married-couple family | 11,408 | 53.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,382 | 25.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 780 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 302 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,683 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,866 | 8.7% |
Nonfamily households | 6,602 | 30.7% |
Householder living alone | 5,152 | 24.0% |
65 years and over | 1,742 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,979 | 37.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,478 | 20.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 55,176 | 100% |
Householder | 21,473 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 11,389 | 20.6% |
Child | 16,699 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 2,468 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 3,147 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 799 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,833 | 100% |
Never married | 6,363 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 11,953 | 57.4% |
Separated | 291 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 355 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 1,871 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,669 | 100% |
Never married | 5,954 | 26.3% |
Now married, except separated | 11,948 | 52.7% |
Separated | 562 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 1,863 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 2,342 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 899 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 189 | 21.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 692 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 382 | 55.2% |
Less than 1 year | 139 | 20.1% |
1 or 2 years | 81 | 11.7% |
3 or 4 years | 17 | 2.5% |
5 or more years | 145 | 21.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 382 | 100% |
Who are female | 199 | 52.1% |
Who are married | 271 | 70.9% |
School Enrollment in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,769 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 838 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,078 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,165 | 39.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,279 | 20.8% |
College or graduate school | 4,409 | 28.0% |
Educational Attainment in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 34,815 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 952 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,781 | 8.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,479 | 24.4% |
Some college, no degree | 8,268 | 23.7% |
Associate's degree | 3,226 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,263 | 20.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,846 | 11.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.9% |
Veteran Status in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,583 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,982 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 54,759 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,977 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 14,510 | 100% |
With a disability | 632 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 34,358 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,800 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 5,891 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,545 | 43.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 54,848 | 100% |
Same house | 44,087 | 80.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,634 | 19.4% |
Same county | 4,007 | 7.3% |
Different county | 6,627 | 12.1% |
Same state | 5,061 | 9.2% |
Different state | 1,566 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 127 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,580 | 100% |
Native | 54,295 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 53,938 | 97.0% |
State of residence | 37,865 | 68.1% |
Different state | 16,073 | 28.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 357 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,285 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,285 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 408 | 31.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 877 | 68.2% |
Year of Entry in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,642 | 100% |
Native | 357 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 357 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,285 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,272 | 99.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,285 | 100% |
Europe | 266 | 20.7% |
Asia | 494 | 38.4% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 438 | 34.1% |
Northern America | 87 | 6.8% |