Lamar is a city of 1,202 people in Texas. The median age is 62.7, about 24 years above the US median. 96% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 37 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 4%. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.8% of people here.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,851, above the US median
Lamar's population equals 4.8% of Aransas County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.6% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.2%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.4%(87)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 196 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lamar, decade by decade
Lamar population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
636
$58,476
$375,035
27.0%
31.1
2020
724
$44,805
$361,915
20.8%
39.1
2024
1,202
$86,851
$318,000
43.2%
30.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
