Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,784
| This zip code: | $36,784 | | Missouri: | $45,114 |
Nearest zip codes: 64784, 64755, 64748, 64762, 64767, 64756.
Housing units in zip code 64759 with a mortgage: 837 (39 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 677
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $805
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $272
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.5% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 86
- 1995 to 1998: 240
- 1990 to 1994: 196
- 1980 to 1989: 523
- 1970 to 1979: 615
- 1960 to 1969: 347
- 1950 to 1959: 402
- 1940 to 1949: 362
- 1939 or earlier: 751
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lamar, MO (64759): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 78
- 2 bedrooms: 622
- 3 bedrooms: 1,308
- 4 bedrooms: 253
- 5 or more bedrooms: 57
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 165
- 2 bedrooms: 446
- 3 bedrooms: 229
- 4 bedrooms: 43
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 64759 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 73
- 1 vehicle: 608
- 2 vehicles: 997
- 3 vehicles: 413
- 4 vehicles: 172
- 5 or more vehicles: 55
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 136
- 1 vehicle: 465
- 2 vehicles: 220
- 3 vehicles: 44
- 4 vehicles: 25
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 64759:
- Less than $10,000: 26
- $10,000 to $14,999: 13
- $15,000 to $19,999: 33
- $20,000 to $24,999: 40
- $25,000 to $29,999: 47
- $30,000 to $34,999: 54
- $35,000 to $39,999: 58
- $40,000 to $49,999: 99
- $50,000 to $59,999: 139
- $60,000 to $69,999: 133
- $70,000 to $79,999: 147
- $80,000 to $89,999: 153
- $90,000 to $99,999: 160
- $100,000 to $124,999: 395
- $125,000 to $149,999: 301
- $150,000 to $174,999: 140
- $175,000 to $199,999: 121
- $200,000 to $249,999: 99
- $250,000 to $299,999: 87
- $300,000 to $399,999: 47
- $400,000 to $499,999: 25
- $500,000 to $749,999: 15
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 64759:
- Less than $100: 35
- $100 to $149: 34
- $150 to $199: 55
- $200 to $249: 73
- $250 to $299: 84
- $300 to $349: 103
- $350 to $399: 63
- $400 to $449: 34
- $450 to $499: 2
- $500 to $549: 16
- $900 to $999: 5
- No cash rent: 89
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $91,708.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,437
- Two or more races householders: $31,420
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,147 (it was $65,100 in 2000)
| 64759: | $104,147 | | Missouri: | $138,600 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,005 - $127,830
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $122,731| Here: | $122,731 | | State: | $182,045 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $99,053| Here: | $99,053 | | State: | $185,799 |
In 2-unit structures: $250,626| Here: | $250,626 | | State: | $155,066 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,361| Here: | $86,361 | | State: | $141,353 |
Mobile homes: $35,350| Here: | $35,350 | | State: | $37,932 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $46,345 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,826
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 61
- 3 or 4: 145
- 5 to 9: 34
- 20 to 49: 21
- Mobile homes: 423
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,920 (75%)
- Carpooled: 577 (15%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 81 (2%)
- Other means: 33 (1%)
- Worked at home: 265 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 347
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1193
- 10 to 14 minutes: 732
- 15 to 19 minutes: 437
- 20 to 24 minutes: 196
- 25 to 29 minutes: 101
- 30 to 34 minutes: 219
- 35 to 39 minutes: 32
- 40 to 44 minutes: 43
- 45 to 59 minutes: 155
- 60 to 89 minutes: 75
- 90 or more minutes: 87
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,045
- In family households: 6,968 (1,813 male householders, 458 female householders)
1,838 spouses, 2,529 children (2,109 natural, 122 adopted, 298 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 26 other relatives, 158 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,077 (358 male householders (296 living alone)), 592 female householders (560 living alone)), 127 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 158 (143 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,034 2-persons, 488 3-persons, 444 4-persons, 189 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 856 1-person, 81 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 1 4-persons.
1,600 married couples with children.
417 single-parent households (111 men, 306 women).
96.8% of residents of 64759 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 21% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 4% not well, 6% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% well, 27% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (26% very well, 74% well).
Foreign born population: 60 (0.7%)
(36.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 2.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (28%)
- Yugoslavia (18%)
- Other Eastern Europe (10%)
- Vietnam (10%)
- Canada (10%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Germany (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 11
- 1990 to 1994: 14
- 1985 to 1989: 6
- 1980 to 1984: 1
- 1975 to 1979: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 17
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White population: 7,920
Black population: 9
American Indian population: 49
Asian population: 21
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 12
Some other race population: 16
Two or more races population: 124

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1484 |
|  United States or American: 1352 |
|  Irish: 747 |
|  Other groups: 520 |
|  English: 492 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 143 |
|  French (except Basque): 109 |
|  Italian: 95 |
|  Dutch: 61 |
|  Polish: 53 |
|  Scottish: 38 |
|  Norwegian: 31 |
|  European: 27 |
|  Swedish: 26 |
|  Welsh: 24 |
|  British: 18 |
|  Danish: 17 |
|  Swiss: 14 |
|  French Canadian: 12 |
|  Finnish: 11 |
|  Yugoslavian: 11 |
|  Belgian: 7 |
|  Canadian: 6 |
|  Czech: 6 |
|  Iranian: 6 |
|  Austrian: 4 |
|  Greek: 4 |
|  Russian: 4 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 3 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BFI PRAIRIE VIEW LAMAR LANDFILL (HIGHWAYS DD AND 71 in LAMAR, MO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - NEI-NTI34092, AIR PROGRAM, NTI-NTI34092, PCS-MOR102632, NPDES NON-MAJOR, NEI-290110039, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-MO0112046, NPDES NON-MAJOR, PCS-MO0121045, AIRS/AFS-MO0992330, AIR MAJOR
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MO5010446 67220, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION; REFUSE SYSTEMS
Organizations: BROWNING-FERRIS IND-SPRIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BFI WASTE SYSTEMS OF MISS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALLIED WASTE IND-PRAIRIE VIEW REG WASTE, BFI WASTE SYSTEM N AMERIC, BRAD ZIMMERMAN, ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, BROWNING-FERRIS IND-SPRIN, LAMAR SAN & DEMO LANDFILL, PRAIRIE VIEW REG WASTE FA, PRAIRIE VIEW REGIONAL WWT
- OSULLIVAN INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (1900 GULF STREET in LAMAR, MO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - NEI-290110003, AIR PROGRAM, NET-290110003, TRIS-64759SLLVN1900G, TRI REPORTER, AIRS/AFS-MO0058402, AIR MAJOR, RCRAINFO-MOD006267157, SQG, PCS-MOR22C049, NPDES NON-MAJOR, NEI-NTI34094, AIR PROGRAM, NTI-NTI34094,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION; HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS; WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED; WOOD TELEVISION, RADIO, PHONOGRAPH, AND SEWING MACHINE CABINETS; WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE
Business NAICS classification: WOOD TELEVISION, RADIO, AND SEWING MACHINE CABINET MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES, IN (CONTACT/OWNER)
, O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES HOL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES HOL, O'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES, IN
- BARTON CO ELECTRIC COOP (1104 BROADWAY in LAMAR, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - RCRAINFO-MOD002896264, NOT IN A UNIVERSE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION.
Organizations: BARTON COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- B J TAYLOR (HYW F in LAMAR, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - PCS-MOG490062, NPDES NON-MAJOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Alternative names: TAYLOR QUARRY
- BARTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (106 GULF STREET in LAMAR, MO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - NET-290110007, AIR PROGRAM, AIRS/AFS-MO0058411, AIR MAJOR, AIRS/AFS-MO0903862, AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
- BERRYHILL OIL CO (1.5 MI S HWY 160 in LAMAR, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - RCRAINFO-MOP000013482, NOT IN A UNIVERSE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ROLAND MARTI (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLUE TOP MOTEL AND CAFE (65 SE 1ST LANE in LAMAR, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - PCS-MO0034410, NPDES NON-MAJOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HOTELS AND MOTELS
Organizations: WALTER CODY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WALTER CODY
- PAT AND MELINDA BRAY (480 NW 80TH LANE in LAMAR, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - PCS-MOG010447, NPDES NON-MAJOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HOGS
Alternative names: BRAY, PAT AND MELINDA
- RYANS DRY CLEANING (1004 WALNUT STREET in LAMAR, MO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - AIRS/AFS-MO0940249, AIR MINOR, NEI-NTI34093, AIR PROGRAM, NTI-NTI34093,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
Alternative names: DAVE'S DRY CLEANING
- CHRISTIAN HEALTH CARE (3 SW FIRST LANE in LAMAR, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - PCS-MO0121941, NPDES NON-MAJOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES; NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES
Organizations: HEALTH CARE REALTY TRUST (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BALANCED CARE CORPORATION, CHRISTIAN HEALTH CARE TER, SILVER OAK SENIOR LIVING
- BARTON COUNTY ROCK ASPHALT COMPANY (ROUTE 4 BOX 734 in IANTHA, MO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - AIRS/AFS-MO0800553, AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
- BEACHNER SEED COMPANY (1305 E 12TH (HWY 160) in LAMAR, MO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - AIRS/AFS-MO0796162, AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
- BOLD-ARK OIL COMPANY (NO STREET ADDRESS in IANTHA, MO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - AIRS/AFS-MO0938589, AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 64759
- Best Western Inn, 65 Se 1ST Ln, Lamar, MO 64759, Phone: (417) 682-3333, Fax: (417) 682-3336
- Super 8 Of Lamar, 45 Se 1st Ln, Lamar, MO 64759, Phone: (417) 682-6888
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 64759
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,947
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5918
- Northeast: 97
- Midwest: 1067
- South: 576
- West: 459
57% of the 64759 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Missouri.
Population in 1990: 7,847. Population change in the 1990s: +304 (+3.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 76
| Here: | 7.8% | | Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 3.4% | | Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 5.2% | | Missouri: | 24.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- JEFFRIES PLUMBING, HEATING, AI (1002 E 12TH ST in LAMAR, MO): $40,714 in 2 contracts in 2005
$20,357 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Installation of Equipment -- Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment. Signed on 2005-08-08. Completion date: 2005-08-20.
$20,357 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment. Signed on 2005-08-08. Completion date: 2005-08-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 116 people in nursing homes
- 18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 4 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
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