70.7% of residents of Lamar speak English at home.
28.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English less than very well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
84.7% of residents of Lamar speak English at home.
14.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English less than very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
38.6% of residents of Lamar speak English at home.
10.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
51.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
12.1% of residents of Lamar speak English at home.
86.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 72% speak English less than very well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
86.8% (4,712)
Foreign born:
8.8% (54)
White - Speak another language
Native:
13.2% (714)
Foreign born:
91.2% (561)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
21.6% (104)
Foreign born:
10.9% (57)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
78.4% (377)
Foreign born:
89.1% (466)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (219)
Foreign born:
56.3% (36)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.2% (4,378)
Foreign born:
39.0% (23)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.8% (78)
Foreign born:
61.0% (36)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
37.8% (608)
Foreign born:
8.6% (96)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
62.2% (1,001)
Foreign born:
91.4% (1,019)
949 residents are foreign born (9.5% Latin America).
This city:
10.7%
Colorado:
8.6%
Median age by place of birth - Lamar
Place of birth - Lamar White
Place of birth - Lamar Other race
Place of birth - Lamar Two or more races
Place of birth - Lamar White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Lamar Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Lamar
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Lamar
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Lamar
Place of birth by age - Lamar
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.7%
Now married: 55.0%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 2.4%
Divorced: 8.8%
Females:
Never married: 22.9%
Now married: 45.7%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 15.4%
Divorced: 14.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.4% (98)
Unmarried:
45.6% (82)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.3% (550)
Unmarried:
55.7% (692)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.6%
Now married: 73.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 1.7%
Females:
Never married: 27.2%
Now married: 67.7%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 1.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (41)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
62.6% (181)
Unmarried:
37.4% (108)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 22.2%
Separated: 77.8%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 5.3%
Now married: 32.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 62.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.6% (49)
Unmarried:
42.4% (36)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 28.7%
Now married: 56.2%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 1.5%
Divorced: 10.0%
Females:
Never married: 22.9%
Now married: 43.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 16.9%
Divorced: 15.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.0% (90)
Unmarried:
40.0% (60)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
37.3% (353)
Unmarried:
62.7% (593)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.2%
Now married: 57.9%
Separated: 4.4%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 4.6%
Females:
Never married: 23.8%
Now married: 62.3%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 6.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
69.0% (49)
Unmarried:
31.0% (22)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
66.0% (417)
Unmarried:
34.0% (215)
Ancestries in Lamar (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 3,454 (38.9%)
German - 1,363 (15.4%)
English - 832 (9.4%)
United States - 752 (8.5%)
Irish - 686 (7.7%)
Dutch - 210 (2.4%)
Norwegian - 143 (1.6%)
Italian - 110 (1.2%)
Scottish - 110 (1.2%)
Scotch-Irish - 105 (1.2%)
French - 98 (1.1%)
Danish - 83 (0.9%)
Swedish - 75 (0.8%)
Swiss - 50 (0.6%)
Czech - 46 (0.5%)
Russian - 40 (0.5%)
Polish - 35 (0.4%)
French Canadian - 17 (0.2%)
Greek - 7 (0.08%)
Arab - 6 (0.07%)
Subsaharan African - 6 (0.07%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 4,858 (76.4%)
Black or African American: 35 (79.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 9 (100.0%)
Asian: 9 (100.0%)
Other race: 904 (80.9%)
Two or more races: 255 (87.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 3,474 (74.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,482 (81.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 735 (11.6%)
Other race: 192 (17.2%)
Two or more races: 37 (12.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 502 (10.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 434 (14.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 601 (9.5%)
Black or African American: 9 (20.5%)
Other race: 9 (0.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 509 (11.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 101 (3.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
10.7%
8.6%