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Lamar, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $111,487 (it was $60,700 in 2000)
Lamar:

$111,487
Missouri:

$221,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,315 - $179,418

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $135,750
Here:

$135,750
State:

$278,068

Mobile homes: $352,894
Here:

$352,894
State:

$95,912

Total population: 4,426 (Urban population: 4,175 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 178 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,977 (1,694 occupied: 861 owner occupied, 857 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

32%

Housing density: 516 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $117,535.

Median contract rent in 2022: $497 (lower quartile is $410, upper quartile is $570)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $492


Median gross rent in Lamar, MO in 2022: $747

Housing units in Lamar with a mortgage: 369 (71 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 63 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,772

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $51,264

Median monthly housing costs: $664

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Lamar, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1977

Median year apartment built: 1963

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,314
  • Male householders: 683 (139 living alone), Female householders: 998 (280 living alone)
  • 743 spouses (743 opposite-sex spouses), 99 unmarried partners, (99 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,249 children (1,177 natural, 49 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 0 foster children, 108 other relatives, 176 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 142

Size of family households: 433 2-persons, 390 3-persons, 296 4-persons, 24 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 434 1-person, 130 2-persons.

455 married couples with children.
318 single-parent households (70 men, 248 women).

98.8% of residents of Lamar speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lamar, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lamar, Missouri
  • 0no bedroom
  • 171 bedroom
  • 1922 bedrooms
  • 5183 bedrooms
  • 724 bedrooms
  • 635+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamar, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamar, Missouri
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1711 bedroom
  • 2692 bedrooms
  • 4183 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lamar in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lamar in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 51no vehicle
  • 2161 vehicle
  • 2842 vehicles
  • 1973 vehicles
  • 1014 vehicles
  • 125+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lamar in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lamar in renter-occupied apartments
  • 156no vehicle
  • 2211 vehicle
  • 4552 vehicles
  • 263 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lamar, Missouri
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lamar, Missouri
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 103 rooms
  • 424 rooms
  • 1505 rooms
  • 2106 rooms
  • 1387 rooms
  • 808 rooms
  • 2319+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamar, Missouri
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamar, Missouri
  • 01 room
  • 1132 rooms
  • 123 rooms
  • 1574 rooms
  • 3885 rooms
  • 1486 rooms
  • 407 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Lamar, MO household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lamar, MO in 2022
  • 183Less than $10,000
  • 277$10,000 to $19,999
  • 382$20,000 to $29,999
  • 169$30,000 to $39,999
  • 116$40,000 to $49,999
  • 112$50,000 to $59,999
  • 161$60,000 to $74,999
  • 141$75,000 to $99,999
  • 59$100,000 to $124,999
  • 92$125,000 to $149,999
  • 22$150,000 to $199,999
  • 18$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lamar, MO

  • Distribution of house value in Lamar, MO in 2022
  • 24$10,000 to $14,999
  • 44$20,000 to $24,999
  • 10$25,000 to $29,999
  • 7$35,000 to $39,999
  • 54$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11$60,000 to $69,999
  • 52$70,000 to $79,999
  • 62$80,000 to $89,999
  • 85$90,000 to $99,999
  • 93$100,000 to $124,999
  • 59$125,000 to $149,999
  • 80$150,000 to $174,999
  • 47$175,000 to $199,999
  • 8$200,000 to $249,999
  • 72$250,000 to $299,999
  • 13$400,000 to $499,999
  • 29$500,000 to $749,999
  • 10$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lamar, MO

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lamar, MO in 2022
  • 10Less than $100
  • 9$100 to $149
  • 33$150 to $199
  • 77$300 to $349
  • 55$350 to $399
  • 89$400 to $449
  • 118$450 to $499
  • 218$500 to $549
  • 70$550 to $599
  • 15$650 to $699
  • 65$1,250 to $1,499
  • 106No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.9%
Number of people working at home: 80 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 292
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 458
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 155
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 87
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 50
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 28
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 137
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 54
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 92
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 104
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 35
  • 90 or more minutes: 40
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lamar

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,821 (82.4%)
  • Carpooled: 201 (9.1%)
  • Taxi: 30 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 30 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 80 (3.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 15.3%Males
  • 2.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lamar, Missouri
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lamar, Missouri
  • 111995 to March 2000
  • 81990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 01980 to 1984
  • 91975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 6Before 1965
Ancestries in Lamar, MO

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 582 (36.8%)
  • English: 151 (9.5%)
  • Irish: 145 (9.2%)
  • European: 91 (5.8%)
  • American: 78 (4.9%)
  • Dutch: 56 (3.5%)
  • French: 44 (2.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 19 (1.2%)
  • Swedish: 16 (1.0%)
  • Scottish: 11 (0.7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Lamar:

50.0% (17)
Missouri:

16.7% (25,191)

Yugoslavia
Lamar:

32.4% (11)
Missouri:

0.9% (1,318)

Other Eastern Europe
Lamar:

17.6% (6)
Missouri:

1.6% (2,420)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,982
  • Other state: 1,291
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 430
  • South: 287
  • West: 580

87.1% of Lamar residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30.6% lived in Missouri.


Lamar:

87.1%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 33
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 44
  • 10th grade: 133
  • 11th grade: 1
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 36
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 618
  • Less than 1 year of college: 96
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 154
  • Associate degree: 189
  • Bachelor's degree: 81
  • Master's degree: 0
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 49
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 17
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 42
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 601
  • Less than 1 year of college: 51
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
  • Associate degree: 198
  • Bachelor's degree: 319
  • Master's degree: 90
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Females
Lamar marital status for males
Lamar marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,605
  • One, attached: 17
  • 3 or 4: 201
  • 5 to 9: 44
  • 20 to 49: 57
  • Mobile homes: 51

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lamar
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lamar, MO
  • 88.3%Utility gas
  • 8.7%Electricity
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lamar, MO
  • 64.1%Utility gas
  • 34.7%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44
Here:

12.0%
Missouri:

15.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
Here:

10.6%
Missouri:

13.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
Here:

9.5%
Missouri:

22.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability