Lamar County, TX

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2023 Population

50,421

0.542% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.744% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

18.7%

17.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$61,122

4.94% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

23,049

0.743% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lamar County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (71.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.4%), White (Hispanic) (5.39%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.76%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.02%).

None of the households in Lamar County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Lamar County, TX are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Lamar County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lamar County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Lamar County, TX borders Bryan County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Delta County, TX, Fannin County, TX, and Red River County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Lamar County, TX is home to a population of 50.4k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.4% of Lamar County, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.22k people).

In 2023, there were 5.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36.2k people) in Lamar County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.72k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

97.7%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lamar County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lamar County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
36.2k ± 253
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.24k ± 361
White (Hispanic)
2.72k ± 382

9.24%

Hispanic Population

4.66k people

9.24% of the people in Lamar County, TX are hispanic (4.66k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lamar County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Lamar County, TX.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Lamar County, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Lamar County, TX residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

4.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.22k people

4.47%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.24k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lamar County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
881 ± 185
Gulf War (2001-)
730 ± 213
Gulf War (1990s)
399 ± 164

Lamar County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lamar County, TX employs 23k people. The largest industries in Lamar County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,964 people), Retail Trade (3,059 people), and Manufacturing (2,508 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,181), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,938), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,015).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

23k

2023 Value

± 1,264

0.743%

1 Year growth

± 7.59%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lamar County, TX, are Management Occupations (2,437 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,208 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lamar County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

23k

2023 Value

± 1,264

0.743%

1 Year growth

± 7.59%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lamar County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,964 people), Retail Trade (3,059 people), and Manufacturing (2,508 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lamar County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Lamar County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

91
Retail Trade
88
Construction
86
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$295k
Manufacturing
$163k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$99.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lamar County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 78.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.802%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (78.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.802%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lamar County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Lamar County, TX awarded 1,322 degrees. The student population of Lamar County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,669 male students and 2,758 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 4,427 students enrolled in Lamar County, TX, 37.7% men and 62.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,270) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Lamar County, TX have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lamar County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lamar County, TX is $61,122. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lamar County, TX was Census Tract 1.02 with a value of $84,219, followed by Census Tract 4.02 and Census Tract 1.01, with respective values of $79,290 and $78,625.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1.02
Census Tract 4.02
Census Tract 1.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lamar County, TX was Census Tract 1.02 with a value of $84,219, followed by Census Tract 4.02 and Census Tract 1.01, with respective values of $79,290 and $78,625.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lamar County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,122

Median Household Income

± $3,370

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Lamar County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lamar County, TX is from Lamar County, TX.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Lamar County, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.7%)
Carpooled (8.92%)
Worked At Home (7.53%)

In 2023, 78.7% of workers in Lamar County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.92%) and those who worked at home (7.53%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lamar County, TX have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.52% of the workforce in Lamar County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lamar County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lamar County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lamar County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lamar County, TX (9.3k out of 49.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lamar County, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

81% of the population of Lamar County, TX has health coverage, with 35% on employee plans, 17.2% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 1.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lamar County, TX see 2495 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.1% increase from the previous year (2266 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1789 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 864 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,495 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lamar County, TX

Primary care physicians in Lamar County, TX see an average of 2,495 patients per year. This represents a 10.1% increase from the previous year (2,266 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lamar County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

19%

Uninsured

35%

Employer Coverage

17.2%

Medicaid

13.9%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

1.42%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lamar County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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