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People MapStats |
Lamar County |
Alabama |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
14,295 | 4,661,900 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
15,904 | 4,447,355 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-10.1% | 4.8% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-1,609 | 214,545 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
790 | 308,234 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.5% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
2,996 | 1,123,537 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
20.7% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
17.5% | 13.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
2,523 | 625,756 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.5% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
12,599 | 3,287,453 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
1,732 | 1,224,496 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
27 | 24,315 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
11 | 44,086 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
0 | 1,853 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
78 | 45,648 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
254 | 124,741 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
12,359 | 3,175,751 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
87.2% | 71.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
12.0% | 26.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.0% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.5% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
1.8% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
85.5% | 68.6% |
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Births, 2005 |
179 | 60,453 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
181 | 47,090 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
S | 471 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
65.3% | 57.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.8% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
1.9% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
65.1% | 75.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
7.8% | 19.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,102 | 945,705 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.9 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
7,666 | 2,137,018 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
149 | 173,184 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
2.0% | 8.8% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.8% | 72.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$55,200 | $85,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
6,468 | 1,737,080 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.43 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$32,893 | $40,596 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
18.5% | 16.6% |
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Business MapStats |
Lamar County |
Alabama |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
343 | 141,811 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$23,725 | $30,894 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
5,910 | 2,182,779 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
5.5% | 3.5% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
6,212 | 2,590,042 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
-1,002 | 173,620 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
741 | 404,525 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
187,674 | 104,089,776 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$30,212 | $40,188 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
263 | 103,4601 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
3,531 | 1,713,3991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-27.1% | 3.6%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,165 | 309,544 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 9.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
8.8% | 26.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
319,564 | 66,686,220 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,497 | 4,692,297 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 43,641,369 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
58,353 | 43,784,342 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$3,788 | $9,771 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1 | 25,845 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
222 | 3,199,907 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
86,717 | 8,904,387 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
123,725 | 47,889,2901 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$8,564 | $10,3481 |
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