Lamar, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

19%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lamar	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$21,538	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$41,124	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$48,542	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,278	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,387	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,588	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.3%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lamar is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lamar is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lamar is 19% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lamar is 21% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,413 $41,124 $82,248

City

$41,675 $62,520 $125,040

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Lamar median earnings by income bracket

Lamar employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.8%	17.8%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	15.7%	15.7%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.7%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	39.3%	39.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wiley, CO	349	$45,417	17.9%
Lamar, CO	7,598	$41,124	25.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Frankfort, IL	7,597	$30,938	44.1%
Interlaken, CA	7,596	$93,083	68.3%
Oceano, CA	7,601	$66,261	19.8%
Clear Lake, IA	7,594	$61,338	10.9%
Sioux Center, IA	7,592	$76,580	38.4%
Lamar, CO	7,598	$41,124	25.7%

Source: The Lamar, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).