Lamar County, Alabama

Interactive maps and statistics for Lamar County, Alabama: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alabama and the United States.

Lamar County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,693	5,086,768	334,922,499	2247th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,000	$63,999	$80,734	2771st of 3,221
Median Age	44.2	39.3	38.9	881st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.1%	28.4%	35.7%	3097th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$114,000	$209,900	$332,700	2782nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$549	$1,007	$1,413	3117th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	15.6%	12.5%	762nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	4.7%	5.2%	910th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.6	100.4	n/a	2216th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	4.0%	14.1%	3032nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2420th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.7%	70.2%	65.2%	1416th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.4	25.5	26.4	1315th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	8.8%	15.1%	2436th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1258th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.1%	46.1%	46.9%	832nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.3%	n/a	n/a	2949th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lamar County, Alabama

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.0%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.6	52.8	61.4

Age in Lamar County, Alabama

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	44.2	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.4%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Lamar County, Alabama

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	5,086	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.8%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.5%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.7%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.4%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.6%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lamar County, Alabama

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,045	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.4%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.0%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.5%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.5%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Lamar County, Alabama

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	7,123	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.6%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.6%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.3%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$274	$788	n/a

Education in Lamar County, Alabama

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	16.5%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.4%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.8%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lamar County, Alabama

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.0%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.8%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.6%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lamar County, Alabama

Statistic	Lamar County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.1%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.1%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.9%	4.5%	16.7%

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