Lamar County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,038
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,825
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,635 (it was 6,252 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 33% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 917 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 56 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.1%), Retail trade (13.7%), Manufacturing (12.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 36,13371.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,43612.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,5629.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,7635.4%Two or more races
- 4750.9%Asian alone
- 3470.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1470.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 570.1%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 40.8 years |
Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
Males: 25,111 | (48.8%) |
Females: 26,386 | (51.2%) |
Lamar County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,647 ($31,609 in 1999)
This county: | $57,647 |
Texas: | $72,284 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $626 (lower quartile is $491, upper quartile is $827)
This county: | $626 |
State: | $1117 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $176,811 (it was $57,900 in 2000)
Lamar: | $176,811 |
Texas: | $275,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,453
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $518
Institutionalized population: 505
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 29
- Burglaries: 39
- Thefts: 103
- Auto thefts: 25
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 21
- Burglaries: 48
- Thefts: 99
- Auto thefts: 11
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 57 buildings, average cost: $204,200
- 2021: 32 buildings, average cost: $223,300
- 2020: 24 buildings, average cost: $196,600
- 2019: 31 buildings, average cost: $185,900
- 2018: 34 buildings, average cost: $171,700
- 2017: 26 buildings, average cost: $175,900
- 2016: 26 buildings, average cost: $128,400
- 2015: 20 buildings, average cost: $91,100
- 2014: 27 buildings, average cost: $111,400
- 2013: 35 buildings, average cost: $89,700
- 2012: 11 buildings, average cost: $124,800
- 2011: 28 buildings, average cost: $109,000
- 2010: 46 buildings, average cost: $78,800
- 2009: 27 buildings, average cost: $129,200
- 2008: 26 buildings, average cost: $119,700
- 2007: 47 buildings, average cost: $92,100
- 2006: 62 buildings, average cost: $97,500
- 2005: 58 buildings, average cost: $90,700
- 2004: 77 buildings, average cost: $70,400
- 2003: 84 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2002: 105 buildings, average cost: $95,600
- 2001: 96 buildings, average cost: $78,000
- 2000: 96 buildings, average cost: $83,000
- 1999: 106 buildings, average cost: $72,500
- 1998: 78 buildings, average cost: $71,100
- 1997: 81 buildings, average cost: $68,100
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,268 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,371 (1.0%)
Lamar County: | 16.0% |
Texas: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.8 years old
(Males: 39.2 years old, Females: 42.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.5 years old, Black residents: 37.2 years old, American Indian residents: 41.4 years old, Asian residents: 39.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.4 years old, Other race residents: 32.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lamar County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.
Cities in this county include: Paris, Sumner, Powderly, Reno, Blossom, Biardstown, Howland, Deport, Roxton, Toco.
Neighboring counties: Calhoun County, Alabama , Dallas County, Arkansas , Drew County, Arkansas , Sumter County, South Carolina , Lowndes County, Mississippi , Ouachita County, Arkansas .
Here: | 3.4% |
Texas: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 1,847
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,325 (52.6% naturalized citizens)
Lamar County: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 8892010 or later
- 6972000 to 2009
- 3331990 to 1999
- 2111980 to 1989
- 1411970 to 1979
- 81Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 17,482
- One, attached: 645
- Two: 731
- 3 or 4: 976
- 5 to 9: 748
- 10 to 19: 321
- 20 to 49: 537
- 50 or more: 284
- Mobile homes: 1,634
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 170
Housing units in Lamar County with a mortgage: 5,996 (208 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 215 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101
Here: | 4.7% with mortgage |
State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lamar County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 21,146 | 101 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,625 | 20 |
Catholic | 2,467 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 933 | 6 |
Other | 651 | 1 |
None | 20,971 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Lamar County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Lamar County: | 5.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.72 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Lamar County: | 10.6% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Lamar County: | 26.5% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 13.3% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Lamar County:
Average size of farms: 273 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22,600
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $86.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24,665
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.12%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,738
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.26
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.62%
Corn for grain: 21559 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 20506 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1602 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 15458 harvested acres
Vegetables: 84 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,205 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lamar County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 538% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 147.0 miles away from Lamar County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 206.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 176.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 138.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 147.5 miles away from Lamar County center
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 07, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4266: March 19, 2016, FEMA Id: 4266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1356: January 08, 2001, FEMA Id: 1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lamar County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 7, Hurricanes: 4, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 20,026 (77.6%)
- Carpooled: 2,192 (8.5%)
- Bus: 14 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 487 (1.9%)
- Bicycle: 17 (0.1%)
- Walked: 722 (2.8%)
- Worked at home: 1,828 (7.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Mexico (57%)
- Canada (6%)
- Thailand (6%)
- Ghana (4%)
- Sudan (3%)
- Honduras (3%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
- American (29%)
- English (12%)
- Irish (6%)
- German (5%)
- European (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Lamar County, Texas in 2010:
- 357 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 148 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 139 people in college/university student housing
- 43 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 26 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Lamar County, Texas in 2000:
- 569 people in nursing homes
- 240 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 186 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 77 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 44 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
5.93% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,662 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.93% |
Texas average: | 8.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in Texas ($35,141 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($18,521 average AGI)
Lamar County: 1.93% Texas average: 2.83%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Dallas County, TX | 0.54% ($44,814 average AGI) |
from Red River County, TX | 0.47% ($36,143) |
from Tarrant County, TX | 0.30% ($63,056) |
from Collin County, TX | 0.28% ($65,720) |
from Fannin County, TX | 0.26% ($56,617) |
from Denton County, TX | 0.21% ($65,053) |
from Grayson County, TX | 0.21% ($43,447) |
5.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,830 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.73% |
Texas average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.86% relocated to other counties in Texas ($30,900 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($14,929 average AGI)
Lamar County: 1.87% Texas average: 2.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Red River County, TX | 0.57% ($38,598 average AGI) |
to Dallas County, TX | 0.34% ($33,689) |
to Tarrant County, TX | 0.28% ($41,520) |
to Fannin County, TX | 0.22% ($27,282) |
to Choctaw County, OK | 0.21% ($41,079) |
to Hunt County, TX | 0.19% ($35,457) |
to Collin County, TX | 0.19% ($100,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,331 (7,621 aged, 1,710 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,237 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lamar County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,393)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (840)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (834)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (616)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (426)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (403)
- Unspecified dementia (316)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (298)
- Congestive heart failure (239)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (150)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,612
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 535
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39,107
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,479
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,160
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 83
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 67.3. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 175.5. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 119.9
- Other - 55.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 51,497- Male householders: 10,295 (2,621 living alone), Female householders: 10,978 (3,442 living alone)
9,530 spouses (9,473 opposite-sex spouses), 1,506 unmarried partners, (1,348 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,787 children (13,506 natural, 367 adopted, 916 stepchildren), 1,920 grandchildren, 401 brothers or sisters, 363 parents, 0 foster children, 503 other relatives, 752 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 743
Size of family households: 6,918 2-persons, 3,546 3-persons, 2,034 4-persons, 1,265 5-persons, 312 6-persons, 279 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,062 1-person, 839 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 17 4-persons.
6,114 married couples with children.
4,219 single-parent households (776 men, 3,443 women).
91.2% of residents of Lamar speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $313,133,000 ($6,299 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,131,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $131,042,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,829,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,390,000
Federal grants: $91,991,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,283,000 ($2,084,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,600,000 ($824,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,176,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,715,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,331,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,424Here: | 69 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,966
Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +385
Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +362
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.40 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Lamar County, Texas
- 1952020 or later
- 2,8842010 to 2019
- 3,1522000 to 2009
- 2,8331990 to 1999
- 3,9191980 to 1989
- 4,0911970 to 1979
- 2,0891960 to 1969
- 1,6001950 to 1959
- 8121940 to 1949
- 1,0341939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lamar County, Texas
- 371 room
- 1252 rooms
- 2833 rooms
- 9834 rooms
- 2,1395 rooms
- 3,7436 rooms
- 2,7557 rooms
- 1,9718 rooms
- 2,1669+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamar County, Texas
- 2091 room
- 2162 rooms
- 7853 rooms
- 1,6334 rooms
- 1,7945 rooms
- 9576 rooms
- 8047 rooms
- 2958 rooms
- 2589+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lamar County, Texas
- 54no bedroom
- 4521 bedroom
- 2,5162 bedrooms
- 8,6093 bedrooms
- 2,0904 bedrooms
- 4155+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamar County, Texas
- 226no bedroom
- 1,5561 bedroom
- 2,5762 bedrooms
- 2,4203 bedrooms
- 1164 bedrooms
- 865+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lamar County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 233no vehicle
- 3,6251 vehicle
- 5,9002 vehicles
- 2,6843 vehicles
- 9374 vehicles
- 8435+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lamar County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,298no vehicle
- 3,5531 vehicle
- 1,7982 vehicles
- 2773 vehicles
- 614 vehicles
- 1095+ vehicles
85.5% of Lamar County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Texas.
Lamar County: | 85.5% |
State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 37,673
- Other state: 10,430
- Northeast: 724
- Midwest: 2,019
- South: 4,228
- West: 3,491
- 54.9%Electricity
- 22.0%Utility gas
- 20.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 69.4%Electricity
- 23.3%Utility gas
- 5.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 11.4% |
Texas: | 8.8% |
Here: | 3.9% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Here: | 12.6% |
Texas: | 16.2% |
Lamar County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,567,000
Toll Highways: $3,936,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,251,000
Central Staff Services: $2,178,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,405,000
Financial Administration: $1,100,000
General Public Buildings: $706,000
General - Other: $374,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $436,000
Other: $87,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $198,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,959,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,951,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,008,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,142,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Sale of Property: $73,000
Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $261,000
Toll Highways: $148,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,158,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $385,000
Highways: $125,000
Health and Hospitals: $52,000
- Tax - Property: $11,809,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,760,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,873,000
Lamar County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,567,000
Toll Highways: $3,936,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,251,000
Central Staff Services: $2,178,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,405,000
Financial Administration: $1,100,000
General Public Buildings: $706,000
General - Other: $374,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $436,000
Other: $87,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $198,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,959,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,951,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,008,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,142,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Sale of Property: $73,000
Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $261,000
Toll Highways: $148,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,158,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $385,000
Highways: $125,000
Health and Hospitals: $52,000
- Tax - Property: $11,809,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,760,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,873,000
Lamar County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,567,000
Toll Highways: $3,936,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,251,000
Central Staff Services: $2,178,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,405,000
Financial Administration: $1,100,000
General Public Buildings: $706,000
General - Other: $374,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $436,000
Other: $87,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $198,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,959,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,951,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,008,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,142,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Sale of Property: $73,000
Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $261,000
Toll Highways: $148,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,158,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $385,000
Highways: $125,000
Health and Hospitals: $52,000
- Tax - Property: $11,809,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,760,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,873,000
Lamar County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,567,000
Toll Highways: $3,936,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,251,000
Central Staff Services: $2,178,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,405,000
Financial Administration: $1,100,000
General Public Buildings: $706,000
General - Other: $374,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $436,000
Other: $87,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $198,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,959,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,951,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,008,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,142,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Sale of Property: $73,000
Fines and Forfeits: $33,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $261,000
Toll Highways: $148,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,158,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $385,000
Highways: $125,000
Health and Hospitals: $52,000
- Tax - Property: $11,809,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,760,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,873,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,769
- Number of aged recipients: 256
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,513
- Number of recipients under 18: 276
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,060
- Number of recipients older than 64: 433
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 779
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 700
Most common first names in Lamar County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 420 | 73.9 years |
William | 379 | 75.5 years |
Mary | 378 | 79.9 years |
John | 335 | 75.2 years |
Robert | 234 | 73.5 years |
Willie | 184 | 78.9 years |
Charles | 166 | 72.8 years |
George | 145 | 76.6 years |
Ruby | 118 | 81.2 years |
Annie | 105 | 83.1 years |
Most common last names in Lamar County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 252 | 77.1 years |
Jones | 161 | 74.5 years |
Williams | 139 | 78.4 years |
Moore | 120 | 76.4 years |
Johnson | 119 | 75.8 years |
Brown | 102 | 75.8 years |
Jackson | 99 | 76.0 years |
Anderson | 88 | 75.6 years |
Allen | 84 | 75.0 years |
Miller | 82 | 75.7 years |
Businesses in Lamar County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | La Quinta | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
CVS | 2 | New Balance | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
FedEx | 5 | RadioShack | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Goodwill | 6 | SONIC Drive-In | 4 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Sears | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Subway | 5 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Kroger | 1 | Walmart | 1 |
Lamar County on our top lists:
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"