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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lamar is $18,500, which is lower than the state average of $24,222 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lamar median household income is $31,250, which has grown by 9.38% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lamar residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #192

Lamar, SC	18,500 USD
South Carolina	24,222 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lamar, SC	21,597 USD
South Carolina	26,972 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lamar, SC	25,750 USD
South Carolina	31,966 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lamar, SC	17,000 USD
South Carolina	22,711 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #229

Lamar, SC	31,250 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lamar, SC	40,590 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #211

Lamar, SC	9.38%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lamar, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.37%	$9,344, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.01%	$14,583, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.25%	$0, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.08%	$10,460, see rank	20.18%	$22,391	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lamar, SC	41,771 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lamar, SC	47,695 USD
South Carolina	71,602 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lamar, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$34,375, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$23,194, see rank	$29,971	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lamar, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$60,625, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,750, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$22,500, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lamar, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	758, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	343, 45.25%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	198, 57.73%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	198, 57.73%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	174, 87.88%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	24, 12.12%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	145, 42.27%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	415, 54.75%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	178, 42.89%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	178, 42.89%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	171, 96.07%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 3.93%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	237, 57.11%, see rank	43.22%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lamar, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	336, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	260, 77.38%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	43, 12.80%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	21, 6.25%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	12, 3.57%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lamar, SC	19.4 minutes
South Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lamar, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	345	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	174, 50.43%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	39, 22.41%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	49, 28.16%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 18.97%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 8.62%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24, 13.79%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	171, 49.57%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	76, 44.44%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	33, 19.30%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	58, 33.92%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 2.34%, see rank	7.54%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lamar, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	345, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13, 3.77%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	12, 3.48%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	35, 10.14%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 5.22%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	63, 18.26%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18, 5.22%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.87%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	32, 9.28%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7, 2.03%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	87, 25.22%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	26, 7.54%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 4.35%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	16, 4.64%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lamar, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	207	23.03%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	76	29.34%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.