Lamar Heights, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

41%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lamar Heights	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$49,575	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$47,882	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$50,093	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.3%	15.3%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Lamar Heights is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lamar Heights is 41% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lamar Heights is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lamar Heights is 34% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,918 $47,882 $95,764

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lamar Heights employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	19.4%	19.4%
Financial & insurance services	35.5%	35.5%
Wholesale & retail services	3.2%	3.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	25.8%	25.8%
Education, health & social services	3.2%	3.2%
Other	12.9%	12.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jasper, MO	980	$70,097	13.8%
Golden City, MO	652	$60,412	25.7%
Liberal, MO	691	$57,103	29.8%
Sheldon, MO	420	$50,643	37.7%
Lamar, MO	4,393	$47,679	41.4%
Lamar Heights, MO	154	$47,882	41.1%

Cities with similar population

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Nightmute, AK	154	$72,085	11.4%
Billingsley, AL	154	$33,256	59.1%
Calvert, AL	154	$39,901	50.9%
Cutter, AZ	154	$0	100.0%
Montezuma, CO	154	$0	100.0%
Lamar Heights, MO	154	$47,882	41.1%

Source: The Lamar Heights, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.