COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lamar vs North Platte
PLACE A
Lamar, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
North Platte, Nebraska
Lamar is 99% smaller than North Platte. North Platte earns more, with a median household income $11,847 higher. North Platte has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -25%).
LAMARNORTH PLATTEDIFFERENCE
Total population12822,524−99% vs North Platte
Population density111,648−1,637
Population growth-25.3%-5.4%−19.9 pts
Median age46.540.2+6.3
Male50.0%49.7%+0.3 pts
Female50.0%50.3%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.3%3.5%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.7%84.3%−20.5 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%10.1%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other30.6%3.8%+26.8 pts
Median household income$46,250$58,097−$11,847
Per capita income$24,535$32,736−$8,201
Poverty rate25.0%15.4%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.403+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%20.8%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree1.7%6.6%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate15.0%3.9%+11.1 pts
Labor force participation45.8%64.7%−18.9 pts
Median home value$85,000$169,100−$84,100
Median gross rent$800$921−$121
Owner-occupied90.7%58.5%+32.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%9.3%+18.7 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%46.1%−6.1 pts
Average commute33.513.3+20.2
Worked from home18.4%2.4%+16.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured23.1%7.0%+16.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025