About Lamar

Lamar is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 4,094 people and just one neighborhood, Lamar is the 92nd largest community in Arkansas.

When you are in Lamar, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.8% of Lamar's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Lamar is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lamar who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.30%), sales jobs (7.78%), and food service (6.05%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Lamar work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Lamar is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Lamar isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.59% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Lamar is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lamar Information and Demographics

The population of Lamar has a very low overall level of education: only 9.47% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Lamar in 2000 was $13,935, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,740 for a family of four.

The people who call Lamar home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lamar is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lamar include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Lamar is English.