Lamar County, Alabama Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Lamar County is 1st in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Lamar County is 10th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Lamar County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Lamar County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lamar County Rank Alabama US
Current population (2012) 14,259 56th 4,822,023 313,914,040
Size in square miles 604.9 52nd 50,645.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 24.1 51st 94.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lamar County Rank Alabama US
Residents younger than 5 5.2% 63rd 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.7% 54th 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.7% 1st 14.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lamar County Rank Alabama US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 76.3% 34th 81.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 9.4% 64th 22.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lamar County Rank Alabama US
Race - White 87.0% 17th 70.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 11.4% 51st 26.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 56th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.1% 65th 1.2% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 54th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 32nd 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.3% 55th 4.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 85.9% 10th 66.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lamar County Rank Alabama US
Female residents 51.4% 35th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.3% 61st 3.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lamar County Rank Alabama US
Housing units 7,306 55th 2,182,088 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.3% 32nd 15.5% 25.9%
Households 6,016 54th 1,831,269 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 73.4% 36th 70.7% 66.1%
Home median value $70,000 62nd $120,800 $186,200
People per household 2.4 59th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 0 61st 13,506 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lamar County Rank Alabama US
Income per capita $20,865 25th $23,483 $27,915
Income per household $34,711 43rd $42,934 $52,762
Income below poverty line 19.1% 39th 17.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lamar County Rank Alabama US
Non-farm private establishments 246 53rd 97,743 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,758 54th 1,573,138 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,340 50th 382,350 27,092,908
Retail sales $70,780 61st $57,344,851 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,887 59th $12,364 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $6,008 56th $6,426,342 $613,795,732

Other Counties in Alabama

Autauga County, Alabama Baldwin County, Alabama Barbour County, Alabama Bibb County, Alabama Blount County, Alabama Bullock County, Alabama Butler County, Alabama Calhoun County, Alabama Chambers County, Alabama Cherokee County, Alabama Chilton County, Alabama Choctaw County, Alabama Clarke County, Alabama Clay County, Alabama Cleburne County, Alabama Coffee County, Alabama Colbert County, Alabama Conecuh County, Alabama Coosa County, Alabama Covington County, Alabama Crenshaw County, Alabama Cullman County, Alabama Dale County, Alabama Dallas County, Alabama DeKalb County, Alabama Elmore County, Alabama Escambia County, Alabama Etowah County, Alabama Fayette County, Alabama Franklin County, Alabama Geneva County, Alabama Greene County, Alabama Hale County, Alabama Henry County, Alabama Houston County, Alabama Jackson County, Alabama Jefferson County, Alabama Lamar County, Alabama Lauderdale County, Alabama Lawrence County, Alabama Lee County, Alabama Limestone County, Alabama Lowndes County, Alabama Macon County, Alabama Madison County, Alabama Marengo County, Alabama Marion County, Alabama Marshall County, Alabama Mobile County, Alabama Monroe County, Alabama Montgomery County, Alabama Morgan County, Alabama Perry County, Alabama Pickens County, Alabama Pike County, Alabama Randolph County, Alabama Russell County, Alabama Shelby County, Alabama St Clair County, Alabama Sumter County, Alabama Talladega County, Alabama Tallapoosa County, Alabama Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Walker County, Alabama Washington County, Alabama Wilcox County, Alabama Winston County, Alabama

© 2024 www.biggestuscities.com, All Rights Reserved • Privacy Policy • Last updated: Jan 4, 2024