What is the population of Lamar County, Texas?

The population of Lamar County, Texas is 50,699, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Lamar County, Texas?

The median household income in Lamar County, Texas is $61,391, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Lamar County, Texas is $186,057, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Lamar County, Texas is 3.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	Lamar County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	50,699	30,143,883	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	54.3	112.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.23%	1.36%	0.57%
Median age	39.0	35.8	37.1
Households	20,056	10,745,192	128,459,983

Year	Lamar County

Group	Share

Lamar County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Lamar County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$61,391	$76,510	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.21%	4.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Lamar County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$186,057	$248,418	$242,182
Median rent	$896	$1,338	$1,342
Homeownership rate	65.8%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Lamar County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	15.8	22.7	22.5
Work from home	7.5%	12.8%	13.4%

Lamar County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Lamar County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	29.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.48	2.70	2.54

Lamar County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Lamar County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	74.4	78.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.6%	21.1%	16.3%
Smokers	22.7%	19.9%	19.0%