Overview
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Total Population
54.0
Median age
60.71%
Female population %
64.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
75.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Lamar Heights's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Lamar Heights is 54.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Lamar Heights's population under 18 was 21.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Lamar Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Lamar Heights, 18.75% were under the age of 15, 16.07% aged 15 to 29, 41.07% aged 30 to 64, 22.32% aged 65 to 84, and 1.79% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 24 more females than males in Lamar Heights:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.71% females and 39.29% males in Lamar Heights, MO.
- The Lamar Heights, MO gender ratio is 64.7:100 i.e. 64.7 men to 100 women (0.647).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 13.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 9.
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Race / Ethnicity
Lamar Heights's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Lamar Heights population: 97.32% are White and 2.68% are multiracial.
- Lamar Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 112 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Lamar Heights is White with a population of 109 (97.32% of the total population).
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Year by year
Lamar Heights's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 225 in the year 2005
- From 2000 to 2010, Lamar Heights's population decreased by 28 (13.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Lamar Heights's population decreased by 17 (9.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lamar Heights's population was lowest in year 2020 at 168.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)