Lamar, SC Population

Overview

1,074

Total Population

43.1

Median age

55.68%

Female population %

79.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

72.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lamar's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lamar is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lamar's population under 18 was 26.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lamar's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lamar, 17.50% were under the age of 15, 19.83% aged 15 to 29, 38.27% aged 30 to 64, 22.44% aged 65 to 84, and 1.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 122 more females than males in Lamar:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.68% females and 44.32% males in Lamar, SC.
The Lamar, SC gender ratio is 79.6:100 i.e. 79.6 men to 100 women (0.796).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 62.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 94.

Lamar's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Lamar population: 60.06% are White and 39.94% are Black or African American.
Lamar's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,071 (99.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lamar is White with a population of 645 (60.06% of the total population).

Lamar's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,016 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lamar's population decreased by 31 (3.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lamar's population decreased by 128 (12.99%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 847.