Moving to Lamar, Colorado

About Lamar, Colorado
Lamar

Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Prowers County, Colorado. The city population was 7,687 at the 2020 United States census. The city was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a Confederate soldier and diplomat who wrote the Mississippi Secession Ordinance, and after the Civil War, went on to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Lamar is the home of Lamar Community College, and is the largest city in southeastern Colorado.

Gender
Gender Lamar Colorado Country
Female 48.5% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 51.5% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Lamar Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 10.1% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.7% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.8% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.7% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 20% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 10.4% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.3% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.8% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 0.7% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.4% 9.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Lamar Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 10% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 25% 21% 27.0%
Other College 26% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 9% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Lamar Colorado Country
White 56.4% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 1.3% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.8% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0.4% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.9% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 39.3% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity