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Lamar County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Lamar County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lamar County, TX is a small northeast Texas county of 50,421 residents with modest 1.8% population growth over five years, an economy anchored by sectors not heavily dependent on a college-educated workforce—only 20.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.0% have a high school diploma. The labor force participation rate of 60.6% and unemployment rate of 3.9% reflect a mid-sized working pool, with median worker earnings of $36,104 and a median household income of $61,880. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $175,500 and median gross rent of $897/month, alongside a poverty rate of 18.7% that points to underlying income constraints in the local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

50,421

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,880

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Lamar County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,037 (75.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,146 (12.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,129 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,107 (4.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,162 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone470 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,579
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic848
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island229
  4. 4.Other Indo-European102
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic67

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,760

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,393

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,430

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,318
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,010
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,593
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,276
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,791

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,269
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,521
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,864
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,605
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,689

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.73×)1,002
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.36×)2,173
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.29×)1,740
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.27×)1,378
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)3,059

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$175,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$897/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,988 (15.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,260 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,248 (9.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,243 (9.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999870 (6.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999837 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,393 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled2,466 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,037 (9.0%)
  • Walked437 (1.9%)
  • Other151 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle65 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.