Lamar, Arkansas


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Lamar
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Population 2002:1,461
Population 2000:1,415
Area codes:479
Elevation:407 feet
Population growth:+46 (+3.25%)
Land area:4.4 square miles
Foreign born:2.3% (2.0% Latin America, 0.4% Europe)
County:Johnson
Industries:Manufacturing (32.2%), Educational,health and social services (13.9%), Retail trade (11.9%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:94.2%
Hispanic:3.5%
American Indian:2.0%
Two or more races:1.9%
Other race:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:53.2%
Never married:18.1%
Divorced:13.9%
Widowed:12.7%
Separated:2.0%
Median
House value:$53,700
Household income:$23,317
Resident age:36.1 years
Lamar Compared to Arkansas State Average
Number of college students:below
Median house value:much below
Hispanic race population percentage:much below
Black race population percentage:much below
Unemployed percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much below
Institutionalized population percentage:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much below
Population density:below
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:59.2%
Unemployed:8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher:6.5%
Graduate or professional degree:1.2%
Crime Statistics
Ancestries
United States:18.2%
Irish:14.3%
German:8.8%
English:4.0%
Dutch:2.3%
French:1.3%
 

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Lamar, Arkansas ZIP Codes: 72846