Language Spoken At Home in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 46,515 | 100% |
English only | 43,405 | 93.3% |
Language other than English | 3,110 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,263 | 2.7% |
Spanish | 2,136 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 813 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 732 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 278 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 219 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 172 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 23 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,740 | 100% |
American | 5,306 | 10.7% |
Arab | 72 | 0.1% |
Czech | 62 | 0.1% |
Danish | 82 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 873 | 1.8% |
English | 4,224 | 8.5% |
French (except Basque) | 789 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 71 | 0.1% |
German | 5,481 | 11.0% |
Greek | 28 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 28 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,539 | 13.1% |
Italian | 591 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 148 | 0.3% |
Polish | 421 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 2 | 0.0% |
Russian | 125 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 636 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 573 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 532 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 201 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 95 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 351 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 206 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,260 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,621 | 70.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,617 | 29.2% |
Married-couple family | 10,224 | 53.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,709 | 19.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,033 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 406 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,364 | 12.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,502 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 5,639 | 29.3% |
Householder living alone | 5,043 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 2,229 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,530 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,797 | 30.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 48,495 | 100% |
Householder | 19,260 | 39.7% |
Spouse | 10,242 | 21.1% |
Child | 13,784 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 3,516 | 7.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,693 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 788 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,930 | 100% |
Never married | 4,907 | 25.9% |
Now married, except separated | 11,182 | 59.1% |
Separated | 298 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 638 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 1,905 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 20,919 | 100% |
Never married | 4,539 | 21.7% |
Now married, except separated | 10,711 | 51.2% |
Separated | 682 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 2,409 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 2,578 | 12.3% |
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 | 658 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 318 | 48.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,501 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 768 | 51.2% |
Less than 1 year | 89 | 5.9% |
1 or 2 years | 184 | 12.3% |
3 or 4 years | 106 | 7.1% |
5 or more years | 389 | 25.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 768 | 100% |
Who are female | 508 | 66.1% |
Who are married | 566 | 73.7% |
School Enrollment in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,475 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 789 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 843 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,274 | 42.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,804 | 22.5% |
College or graduate school | 2,765 | 22.2% |
Educational Attainment in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,070 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,745 | 5.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,911 | 11.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,212 | 33.9% |
Some college, no degree | 8,185 | 24.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,788 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,346 | 10.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,883 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.8% |
Veteran Status in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 37,639 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,958 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 48,715 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,982 | 18.4% |
Under 18 years | 12,032 | 100% |
With a disability | 731 | 6.1% |
18 to 64 years | 28,694 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,768 | 16.6% |
65 years and over | 7,989 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,483 | 43.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 49,092 | 100% |
Same house | 39,797 | 81.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,111 | 18.6% |
Same county | 5,988 | 12.2% |
Different county | 3,123 | 6.4% |
Same state | 1,749 | 3.6% |
Different state | 1,374 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 184 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,740 | 100% |
Native | 47,616 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 47,389 | 95.3% |
State of residence | 36,919 | 74.2% |
Different state | 10,470 | 21.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 227 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 2,124 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,124 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 646 | 30.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,478 | 69.6% |
Year of Entry in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,351 | 100% |
Native | 227 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 227 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,124 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 34 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,090 | 98.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lamar County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,124 | 100% |
Europe | 205 | 9.7% |
Asia | 316 | 14.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,544 | 72.7% |
Northern America | 59 | 2.8% |