Lamar, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,474 (Urban population: 4,291 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 183 (all nonfarm))

Lamar, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,000 (1,841 occupied: 1,239 owner occupied, 602 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	30%

Housing density: 522 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $143,730.

Median contract rent in 2007: $345 (lower quartile is $246, upper quartile is $415)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $341

Median gross rent in Lamar, MO in 2007: $446

Housing units in Lamar with a mortgage: 602 (37 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 529

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,147 (it was $60,700 in 2000)

Lamar:	$96,147
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,646 - $122,202

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $104,833
Here: $104,833
State: $182,045

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,393
Here: $83,393
State: $141,353

Mobile homes: $18,393
Here: $18,393
State: $37,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,231

In family households: 3,450 (840 male householders, 325 female householders)
842 spouses, 1,261 children (1,079 natural, 59 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 15 other relatives, 92 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 781 (202 male householders (163 living alone)), 485 female householders (457 living alone)), 94 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 122 (111 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 534 2-persons, 269 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 620 1-person, 58 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

772 married couples with children.
300 single-parent households (60 men, 240 women).

97.4% of residents of Lamar speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 34 (0.8%)
(17.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lamar, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 32 4 rooms: 97 5 rooms: 364 6 rooms: 344 7 rooms: 219 8 rooms: 94 9 or more rooms: 81

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamar, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 99 4 rooms: 231 5 rooms: 177 6 rooms: 43 7 rooms: 19 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 107
1990 to 1994: 88
1980 to 1989: 267
1970 to 1979: 351
1960 to 1969: 214
1950 to 1959: 301
1940 to 1949: 256
1939 or earlier: 411

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lamar:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 47 2 bedrooms: 310 3 bedrooms: 725 4 bedrooms: 113 5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamar:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 138 2 bedrooms: 323 3 bedrooms: 132 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lamar in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 62 1 vehicle: 453 2 vehicles: 508 3 vehicles: 122 4 vehicles: 75 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Lamar in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 120 1 vehicle: 334 2 vehicles: 133 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lamar, MO:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 21
$25,000 to $29,999: 25
$30,000 to $34,999: 30
$35,000 to $39,999: 33
$40,000 to $49,999: 60
$50,000 to $59,999: 83
$60,000 to $69,999: 77
$70,000 to $79,999: 96
$80,000 to $89,999: 98
$90,000 to $99,999: 110
$100,000 to $124,999: 255
$125,000 to $149,999: 150
$150,000 to $174,999: 54
$175,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 to $249,999: 46
$250,000 to $299,999: 17
$300,000 to $399,999: 13
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lamar rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lamar:

Less than $100: 40 people
$100 to $149: 26
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 46
$250 to $299: 72
$300 to $349: 71
$350 to $399: 84
$400 to $449: 90
$450 to $499: 62
$500 to $549: 26
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 41

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Lamar, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.2%
Number of people working at home: 57 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 268
5 to 9 minutes: 841
10 to 14 minutes: 401
15 to 19 minutes: 109
20 to 24 minutes: 43
25 to 29 minutes: 54
30 to 34 minutes: 79
35 to 39 minutes: 9
40 to 44 minutes: 18
45 to 59 minutes: 48
60 to 89 minutes: 29
90 or more minutes: 35

Lamar mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,536 (77%)
Carpooled: 318 (16%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 52 (3%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 57 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 296
$10,000 to $14,999: 238
$15,000 to $19,999: 165
$20,000 to $24,999: 120
$25,000 to $29,999: 127
$30,000 to $34,999: 154
$35,000 to $39,999: 108
$40,000 to $44,999: 110
$45,000 to $49,999: 141
$50,000 to $59,999: 134
$60,000 to $74,999: 107
$75,000 to $99,999: 92
$100,000 to $124,999: 28
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 13

First ancestries reported:

German: 747

United States or American: 608

Irish: 516

Other groups: 357

English: 263

Scotch-Irish: 103

French (except Basque): 76

Italian: 73

Polish: 47

Dutch: 29

Scottish: 21

British: 14

European: 14

Danish: 12

Swedish: 11

Yugoslavian: 11

Swiss: 7

Iranian: 6

Welsh: 6

Austrian: 4

Greek: 4

French Canadian: 2

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

Mexico (50%)
Yugoslavia (32%)
Other Eastern Europe (18%)

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

This state: 3156
Northeast: 64
Midwest: 571
South: 312
West: 205

55% of Lamar residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 100
9th grade: 50
10th grade: 61
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 28
High school graduate (or equivalency): 518
Less than 1 year of college: 105
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 190
Associate degree: 50
Bachelor's degree: 84
Master's degree: 43
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 144
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 94
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 605
Less than 1 year of college: 144
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 192
Associate degree: 70
Bachelor's degree: 87
Master's degree: 32
Professional school degree: 34
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,314
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $12,992
Asian householders: $25,988
Two or more races householders: $40,590
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,144

Lamar household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lamar household income for Two or more races householders

Lamar marital status for males

Lamar marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,088
Two or more races householders: $27,911

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,647
One, attached: 2
Two: 46
3 or 4: 145
5 to 9: 34
20 to 49: 21
Mobile homes: 105

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,444

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lamar:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	2.2%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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