Alabama

Lamar County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
86%
African
11%
Other
3%

Compared with Alabama and the United States

Lamar Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricLamar CountyAlabamaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White86%62.4%58%
Black or African American11%25.4%—
Hispanic1.7%6.5%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%0.5%—
Indian0.1%0.4%—
East Asian0.1%0.6%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Lamar County next to Alabama and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricLamar CountyAlabamaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—88.8 (−11.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—61.8 (−38.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$50,000$63,999$80,734
Median home value$114,000$209,900$332,700
Home price to income2.3×3.3×4.1×
Median gross rent$549/mo$1,007/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income13.2%18.9%21.0%