Population 49,426
State Texas
Current Time
Area 907.19 mi²
Zip Codes 75460-75462
Per capita income $21,077

Cities in Lamar County

Barnesville, West Hattiesburg, Paris

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 81.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$637,577
Total number of firms, 2007 5,469
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 49,426
Households, 2008-2012 19,260
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,676
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,077
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 6.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 16,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 13.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.5 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 907.19 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 49,789
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $86,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,411,601
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,184
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 7.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $39,630
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$61,073
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,958
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 82.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.52
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 81.1 %
Population, 2010 49,793
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 13.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 54.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 75.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 66.7 %
Housing units, 2013 22,489
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,019
Building permits, 2012 35
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %