Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Total households in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Total households | 19,260 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 1,921 | 10.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,517 | 7.9% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2,433 | 12.6% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 2,791 | 14.5% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 2,843 | 14.8% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 3,341 | 17.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 2,023 | 10.5% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,673 | 8.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 442 | 2.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 276 | 1.4% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 39,630 | 0% |
| Mean household income (dollars) | 53,176 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Families in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Families | 13,621 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 887 | 6.5% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 774 | 5.7% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 1,410 | 10.4% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 1,715 | 12.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 2,142 | 15.7% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 2,768 | 20.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,772 | 13.0% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,517 | 11.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 411 | 3.0% |
| $200,000 or more | 225 | 1.7% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 49,046 | 0% |
| Mean family income (dollars) | 60,809 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Per capita income (dollars) in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Per capita income (dollars) | 21,077 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Median Earning in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Median earnings for workers (dollars) | 25,939 | 0% |
| Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 41,821 | 0% |
| Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 29,461 | 0% |
Employment Status in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Population 16 years and over | 39,051 | 100% |
| In labor force | 22,878 | 58.6% |
| Civilian labor force | 22,812 | 58.4% |
| Employed | 21,224 | 54.3% |
| Unemployed | 1,588 | 4.1% |
| Armed Forces | 66 | 0.2% |
| Not in labor force | 16,173 | 41.4% |
| Civilian labor force | 22,812 | 100% |
| Percent Unemployed | 0 | 7.0% |
| Females 16 years and over | 20,538 | 100% |
| In labor force | 10,991 | 53.5% |
| Civilian labor force | 10,982 | 53.5% |
| Employed | 10,232 | 49.8% |
| Own children under 6 years | 3,878 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 2,429 | 62.6% |
| Own children 6 to 17 years | 7,277 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 5,163 | 70.9% |
Commuting To Work in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Workers 16 years and over | 20,706 | 100% |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 17,078 | 82.5% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 2,204 | 10.6% |
| Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Walked | 381 | 1.8% |
| Other means | 449 | 2.2% |
| Worked at home | 589 | 2.8% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 19 | 0% |
Occupation in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 21,224 | 100% |
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 5,793 | 27.3% |
| Service occupations | 3,871 | 18.2% |
| Sales and office occupations | 5,259 | 24.8% |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 2,445 | 11.5% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 3,856 | 18.2% |
Industry in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 21,224 | 100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 591 | 2.8% |
| Construction | 1,747 | 8.2% |
| Manufacturing | 2,968 | 14.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 384 | 1.8% |
| Retail trade | 2,695 | 12.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 1,284 | 6.0% |
| Information | 178 | 0.8% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 893 | 4.2% |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 1,217 | 5.7% |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 5,645 | 26.6% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services | 1,637 | 7.7% |
| Other services, except public administration | 1,133 | 5.3% |
| Public administration | 852 | 4.0% |
Class of Worker in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 21,224 | 100% |
| Private wage and salary workers | 16,443 | 77.5% |
| Government workers | 3,046 | 14.4% |
| Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers | 1,716 | 8.1% |
| Unpaid family workers | 19 | 0.1% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| With earnings | 13,885 | 72.1% |
| Mean earnings (dollars) | 56,121 | 0% |
| With Social Security | 7,010 | 36.4% |
| Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 15,488 | 0% |
| With retirement income | 3,754 | 19.5% |
| Mean retirement income (dollars) | 17,101 | 0% |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 1,419 | 7.4% |
| Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 8,147 | 0% |
| With cash public assistance income | 384 | 2.0% |
| Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) | 2,370 | 0% |
| With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months | 3,485 | 18.1% |
| Nonfamily households | 5,639 | 100% |
| Median nonfamily income (dollars) | 22,520 | 0% |
| Mean nonfamily income (dollars) | 32,887 | 0% |
Health Insurance Coverage in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 48,715 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 38,899 | 79.9% |
| With private health insurance | 27,446 | 56.3% |
| With public coverage | 18,036 | 37.0% |
| No health insurance coverage | 9,816 | 20.1% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years | 12,032 | 100% |
| No health insurance coverage | 1,557 | 12.9% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years | 28,694 | 100% |
| In labor force: | 21,205 | 100% |
| Employed: | 19,671 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 14,465 | 73.5% |
| With private health insurance | 13,407 | 68.2% |
| With public coverage | 1,459 | 7.4% |
| No health insurance coverage | 5,206 | 26.5% |
| Unemployed: | 1,534 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 701 | 45.7% |
| With private health insurance | 447 | 29.1% |
| With public coverage | 269 | 17.5% |
| No health insurance coverage | 833 | 54.3% |
| Not in labor force: | 7,489 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 5,347 | 71.4% |
| With private health insurance | 2,728 | 36.4% |
| With public coverage | 3,226 | 43.1% |
| No health insurance coverage | 2,142 | 28.6% |
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 | 15.5% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 24.7% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 36.5% |
| Married couple families | 0 | 7.8% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 10.6% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 11.0% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 0 | 47.0% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 56.1% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 68.3% |
| All people | 0 | 18.8% |
| Under 18 years | 0 | 26.0% |
| Related children under 18 years | 0 | 25.9% |
| Related children under 5 years | 0 | 30.7% |
| Related children 5 to 17 years | 0 | 24.2% |
| 18 years and over | 0 | 16.5% |
| 18 to 64 years | 0 | 18.0% |
| 65 years and over | 0 | 11.1% |
| People in families | 0 | 16.5% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 0 | 32.1% |