Lamar city, MO

Barton County, MO

2022 population: 4,298 ( 234 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.2 square miles
Population density: 824.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,007	93.23%	5.6%
Black:	33	0.77%	6.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	157	3.65%	19.8%
Hispanic:	75	1.74%	11.8%

Total non-White:	291	6.77%	0.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-236	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	2	0.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,532
4,243	93.62%
31	0.68%
24	0.53%
16	0.35%
131	2.89%
85	1.88%
289	6.38%

2000
4,353
4,210	96.71%
8	0.18%
13	0.30%
0	0.00%
82	1.88%
40	0.92%
143	3.29%

1990
4,168
4,150	99.57%
0	0.00%
3	0.07%
7	0.17%
n/a
8	0.19%
18	0.43%

1980
4,053
4,021	99.21%
0	0.00%
19	0.47%
7	0.17%
n/a
6	0.15%
32	0.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

33	0.8
146	3.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

60	1.4
125	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

129	3.2
-14	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Lamar city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.7
896	20.8%
3,402	79.2%
797	18.5%

1,676
2.48

1,134	67.7%
714	63.0%
162	14.3%
542	32.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
1,171	25.8%
3,361	74.2%
883	19.5%

1,866
2.38

1,202	64.4%
856	71.2%
161	13.4%
664	35.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
1,091	25.1%
3,262	74.9%
951	21.8%

1,852
2.28

1,165	62.9%
871	74.8%
117	10.0%
687	37.1%

1990
Number	Percent
38.3
1,046	25.1%
3,122	74.9%
1,016	24.4%

1,721
2.33

1,161	67.5%
1,007	86.7%
75	6.5%
560	32.5%

1980
Number	Percent
39.1
994	24.5%
3,059	75.5%
982	24.2%

1,664
2.34

1,169	70.3%
1,024	87.6%
78	6.7%
495	29.7%

2022 Housing Data for Lamar city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	156	9.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	186	11.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	82	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	307	18.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	85	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	135	8.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	53	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	60	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	108	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	155	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	138	8.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	57	3.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	92	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	22	1.3%
$200,000 or more	18	1.1%

Median Household Income	32,907
Per Capita Income	19,694

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	270	16.1%
Public Assistance	25	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	559	33.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,489	56.3%
Unemployed	173	6.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,662	62.8%
Not in Labor Force	984	37.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	586	500	54.0%
Non-Profit	29	87	25.0%
Self-Employed	76	40	65.5%

Local Government	59	93	38.8%
State Government	57	77	42.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	662	540	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	145	257	36.1%
Total	807	797	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	188	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	309	19.3%
Professional, Technical	372	23.2%
Service Occupations	270	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	51	3.2%
All others	465	29.0%

White Collar		54.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	412	25.7%
Health care and social assistance	245	15.3%
Educational services	190	11.8%
Accommodation and food services	137	8.5%
Construction	134	8.4%
Retail trade	125	7.8%
Finance and insurance	62	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	55	3.4%
Public administration	51	3.2%
Other services	47	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	33	2.1%
Utilities	29	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25	1.6%
Transportation and warehousing	20	1.2%
Management	15	0.9%
Information	12	0.7%
Wholesale trade	12	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	58	1.35%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,039	98.9%
Spanish	31	0.8%
German, other Germanic	15	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,192	27.7%
Irish	675	15.7%
English	307	7.1%
Italian	114	2.7%
Dutch	105	2.4%
Scottish	103	2.4%
American	77	1.8%
European	77	1.8%
French	77	1.8%
Portuguese	55	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	51	1.2%
Danish	44	1.0%
Welsh	42	1.0%
Lebanese	33	0.8%
Scandinavian	24	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,298	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,298	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lamar city, MO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
55	1.9%	344	11.7%	1,225	41.7%	839	28.5%	384	13.1%	92	3.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	55	1.9%
9-12 Years	344	11.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,225	41.7%
Some College	839	28.5%
Bach. Degree	384	13.1%
Grad Degree	92	3.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,530	81.0%	Joe Biden (D)	322	17.0%	38	2.0%	1,890	24	34	0.06%

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	57%	Mike Parson* (R)	1,523	81.2%	Nicole Galloway (D)	316	16.9%	36 [+]	1.9%	1,875	24	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 26 (1.4%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 10 (0.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,956
Median Value	$100,500

Occupied	1,676	85.7%
Vacant	280	14.3%

Owned	840	50.1%
Rented	836	49.9%
Median Rent	$750

Single-Family Units	1,605	82.1%
Detached	1,588	81.2%
Attached	17	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	101	5.2%
Mobile Homes	51	2.6%

Lamar city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lamar city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Lamar city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lamar city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lamar city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lamar city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lamar city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lamar city, MO