Lamar County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,571	10,940,407	334,922,499	1908th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,062	$77,353	$80,734	1431st of 3,221
Median Age	39.2	37.6	38.9	2328th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.2%	34.9%	35.7%	2139th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,500	$303,300	$332,700	1235th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$878	$1,393	$1,413	1562nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.6%	13.4%	12.5%	2519th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	5.1%	5.2%	1843rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	106.7	189.6	n/a	935th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	11.2%	14.1%	1645th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.5	n/a	n/a	2549th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.7%	65.7%	65.2%	1418th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.8	28.3	26.4	322nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	15.9%	15.1%	2497th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.6%	n/a	n/a	789th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.3%	46.5%	46.9%	2461st of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.5%	n/a	n/a	1768th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lamar County, Georgia

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.4%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.1%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.3	64.9	61.4

Age in Lamar County, Georgia

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	39.2	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.7%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lamar County, Georgia

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	7,133	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.1%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.3%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	34.4%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lamar County, Georgia

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,296	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.5%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	25.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.6%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.5%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.5%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Lamar County, Georgia

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	7,866	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.6%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.7%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.3%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.3%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,864	$2,341	n/a

Education in Lamar County, Georgia

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	10.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.4%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.1%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.5%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.7%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lamar County, Georgia

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.8%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.2%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.3%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.7%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Lamar County, Georgia

Statistic	Lamar County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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