| | People QuickFacts | Lamar | Colorado |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 7,925 | 5,116,302 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 7,926 | 5,029,196 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | Z | 1.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 7,804 | 5,029,196 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 27.8% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.1% | 10.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.6% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 78.6% | 81.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 4.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 39.7% | 20.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 57.7% | 70.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 76.1% | 80.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.5% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 25.6% | 16.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 80.9% | 89.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 18.4% | 36.3% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 580 | 405,303 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 12.4 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 3,666 | 2,212,898 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 60.8% | 66.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.2% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $80,300 | $236,700 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 3,193 | 1,941,193 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.36 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $18,239 | $30,816 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $31,074 | $57,685 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.6% | 12.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lamar | Colorado |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 749 | 547,770 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 29.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 46,331,953 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,113 | 53,598,986 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 118,192 | 65,896,788 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,963 | $13,609 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,470 | 11,440,395 |