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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lamar School District RE-2 is $19,389, which is much lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lamar School District RE-2 median household income is $34,322. On average Lamar School District RE-2 residents spend 11.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 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, #159

Lamar School District RE-2	19,389 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lamar School District RE-2	20,665 USD
Colorado	32,301 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 School District RE-2	24,747 USD
Colorado	38,288 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 School District RE-2	15,654 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #163

Lamar School District RE-2	34,322 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lamar School District RE-2	48,758 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lamar School District RE-2		-3.11%
Colorado		25.94%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Lamar School District RE-2 median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Colorado and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 School District RE-2		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.69%	$10,609, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.58%	$15,603, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.61%	$1,858, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.03%	$25,635, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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 School District RE-2	45,219 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lamar School District RE-2	57,370 USD
Colorado	94,432 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 School District RE-2	Colorado	U.S.
White	$34,614, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$24,595, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
One Race, Other	$14,390, see rank	$38,258	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lamar School District RE-2	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$24,344, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,158, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,145, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$22,890, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lamar School District RE-2	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,041, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	3,426, 48.66%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,292, 66.90%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	44, 1.28%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,248, 65.62%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,037, 90.61%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	211, 9.39%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,134, 33.10%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	3,615, 51.34%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,121, 58.67%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,121, 58.67%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,886, 88.92%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	235, 11.08%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,494, 41.33%, see rank	36.93%	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 School District RE-2	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,952, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,887, 73.05%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	513, 12.98%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	147, 3.72%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	168, 4.25%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	237, 6.00%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lamar School District RE-2	11.7 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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 School District RE-2	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,923	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	2,037, 51.92%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	547, 26.85%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	376, 18.46%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	288, 14.14%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	96, 4.71%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	167, 8.20%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	428, 21.01%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	1,886, 48.08%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	595, 31.55%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	649, 34.41%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	546, 28.95%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.37%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	89, 4.72%, see rank	4.16%	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 School District RE-2	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,923, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	295, 7.52%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	138, 3.52%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	257, 6.55%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 0.43%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	532, 13.56%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	236, 6.02%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	51, 1.30%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	206, 5.25%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	271, 6.91%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	871, 22.20%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	436, 11.11%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	390, 9.94%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	223, 5.68%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lamar School District RE-2	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,997	22.49%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	447	17.87%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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