Lamar, Texas

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Population in 2010: 636.
Males: 269  (42.4%)
Females: 367  (57.6%)
Median resident age:

51.7 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,570
Lamar:

$57,570
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,554

Lamar CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $256,307
Lamar:

$256,307
TX:

$275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $417,090; detached houses: $416,395
March 2022 cost of living index in Lamar: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 29.2%

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  • Races in Lamar, TX (2022)
    • 1,44490.2%White alone
    • 583.6%Hispanic
    • 352.2%American Indian alone
    • 80.5%Two or more races
    • 70.4%Asian alone

Races in Lamar detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (29.7%), English (16.6%), Irish (8.3%), Italian (4.2%), French (4.1%), Scottish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

59 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 0.4% Asia, 0.4% Europe).

This place:

3.7%
Texas:

17.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,403 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,556 (1.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (36.6 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (128.8 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities:

Holiday Beach, TX (1.4 miles ),
Fulton, TX (2.3 miles ),
Rockport, TX (2.8 miles ),
Bayside, TX (3.6 miles ),
Austwell-Tivoli, TX (3.8 miles ),
Country Acres, TX (4.2 miles),
Falman, TX (4.2 miles),
Falman-County Acres, TX (4.2 miles )

Latitude: 28.14 N, Longitude: 97.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 361

Distribution of median household income in Lamar, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lamar, TX in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.2%
Texas:

3.5%

Tornado activity:

Lamar-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/20/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Lamar place center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/8/1963, a category F3 tornado 25.4 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lamar-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/25/2010 at 02:10:42, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from Lamar center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from Lamar center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 411.5 miles away from Lamar center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from Lamar center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Aransas County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 13, Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Fires: 2, Winds: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Lamar:

  • GULF POINTE PLAZA (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ROCKPORT, TX)
  • HARBOR HOSPICE OF GULF COAST LP (Hospital, about 8 miles away; ROCKPORT, TX)
  • AIM HOSPICE (Hospital, about 9 miles away; ROCKPORT, TX)
  • ABILITY HOUSE ROCKPORT (Hospital, about 9 miles away; ROCKPORT, TX)
  • SEA CREST HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; ROCKPORT, TX)
  • ROCKPORT CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ROCKPORT, TX)
  • ROCKPORT COASTAL CARE CENTER INC (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ROCKPORT, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lamar:

  • Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (about 36 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,092)
  • Del Mar College (about 36 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,213)
  • Victoria College (about 47 miles; Victoria, TX; FT enrollment: 2,730)
  • University of Houston-Victoria (about 47 miles; Victoria, TX; FT enrollment: 3,110)
  • Coastal Bend College (about 51 miles; Beeville, TX; FT enrollment: 2,880)
  • Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 69 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,295)
  • Wharton County Junior College (about 100 miles; Wharton, TX; FT enrollment: 5,009)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Lamar Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Lamar: Star of the Sea Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Lamar Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Lamar: Goose Island State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Aransas County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.1 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

66.4%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.6%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
11 people in other noninstitutional facilities in 2010

For population 15 years and over in Lamar:

Marital status in Lamar, TX
  • Never married: 27.9%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.6%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

For population 25 years and over in Lamar:

  • High school or higher: 92.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.5
Texas average:

14.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Lamar, TX (based on Aransas County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant4,39818
Catholic4,0953
Mainline Protestant1,6294
Other2784
None12,758-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
Here:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

1.63 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Aransas County:

5.30 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
This county:

14.26 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Aransas County:

10.7%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Aransas County:

26.6%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Aransas County:

23.3%
Texas:

15.7%

Strongest AM radio stations in Lamar:

  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
  • KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KDAE (1590 AM; 1 kW; SINTON, TX; Owner: NUECES RADIO PARTNERS, LP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lamar:

  • KOUL (103.7 FM; SINTON, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KKPN (102.3 FM; ROCKPORT, TX; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING OF MISSOURI LLC)
  • KSGR (91.1 FM; PORTLAND, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KPUS (104.5 FM; GREGORY, TX; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING OF MISSOURI LLC)
  • KCCG (107.3 FM; INGLESIDE, TX; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING OF MISSOURI LLC)
  • KIXS (107.9 FM; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKSQ (94.5 FM; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KITE (93.3 FM; PORT LAVACA, TX; Owner: VICTORIA RADIOWORKS, LTD.)

TV broadcast stations around Lamar:

  • KVCT (Channel 19; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: SURTSEY PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • KXCC-CA (Channel 45; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CASA OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • K57FC (Channel 57; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 1,115ft / 340mTotal length
  • 7,551Total average daily traffic
  • 1,476Total average daily truck traffic
  • 11,220Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • 2 Tenths Mile North Of Holiday Beach Blvd On State Hwy 35 (Lat: 28.169417 Lon: -96.997917), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: KUE509,
    Assigned Frequencies: 155.250 MHz, 155.062 MHz, 154.107 MHz, Grant Date: 01/21/2011, Expiration Date: 04/16/2021, Cancellation Date: 06/19/2021, Registrant: Apco International, Inc., 351 N. Williamson Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Phone: (386) 944-2469, Fax: (386) 322-2502, Email:




Lamar compared to Texas state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.

Lamar on our top lists:

  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Western Asia (population 500+)"
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