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A profile of Lamar County from official statistics: 21 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Lamar County was 51,503 in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024, and the 74th highest of 254 counties in Texas.

Population51,5032025Up 0.3% from 2024The 74th highest of 254 counties in Texas
Median age39.7 years2024Down 0.3 years from 2023Tied for the 119th highest of 254 counties in Texas
Population aged 65 and over20.9%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 113th highest of 254 counties in Texas
Foreign-born population share4.5%2024Up 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density21.9 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.3% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June1232025, estimatedCompared with 106 in 2024
50K50.5K51K51.5K52K2020202120222023202420252020: 50,131 persons2021: 50,359 persons2022: 50,488 persons2023: 51,155 persons2024: 51,342 persons2025: 51,503 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Lamar County was 5.1% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.6 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 56th highest of 254 counties in Texas.

Unemployment rate5.1%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.6 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 56th highest of 254 counties in Texas
Median household income$61,8802024Up 1.2% from 2023The 110th lowest of 254 counties in Texas
Per capita personal income$53,5572024Up 2.8% from 2023The 84th lowest of 254 counties in Texas
Poverty rate (US official measure)17.2%2024Down 2 percentage points from 2023
Gini index47.32024Down less than 0.1 points from 2023
33.544.555.562021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.7 %2021-08: 5.3 %2021-09: 5.5 %2021-10: 5.2 %2021-11: 4.9 %2021-12: 4.6 %2022-01: 5.3 %2022-02: 4.9 %2022-03: 4.2 %2022-04: 3.8 %2022-05: 3.9 %2022-06: 4.4 %2022-07: 4.3 %2022-08: 4.4 %2022-09: 4.4 %2022-10: 4.5 %2022-11: 4.6 %2022-12: 4.7 %2023-01: 5.3 %2023-02: 5.2 %2023-03: 4.7 %2023-04: 3.9 %2023-05: 4.4 %2023-06: 4.6 %2023-07: 4.5 %2023-08: 4.6 %2023-09: 4.3 %2023-10: 4 %2023-11: 3.7 %2023-12: 3.7 %2024-01: 4.1 %2024-02: 4.2 %2024-03: 3.8 %2024-04: 3.3 %2024-05: 3.6 %2024-06: 4.2 %2024-07: 4.2 %2024-08: 4.4 %2024-09: 3.9 %2024-10: 4 %2024-11: 4 %2024-12: 3.6 %2025-01: 4.1 %2025-02: 4.2 %2025-03: 3.9 %2025-04: 3.8 %2025-05: 3.9 %2025-06: 4.1 %2025-07: 4.1 %2025-08: 4.5 %2025-09: 4.3 %2025-11: 4.3 %2025-12: 4 %2026-01: 4.6 %2026-02: 4.6 %2026-03: 4.3 %2026-04: 4.2 %2026-05: 4.6 %2026-06: 5.5 %2026-07: 5.4 %2026-08: 5.1 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Lamar County was $3.59 billion in 2024, up 2.9% from 2023, and the 72nd highest of 254 counties in Texas.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$3.59 billion2024Up 2.9% from 2023The 72nd highest of 254 counties in Texas
GDP per capita, US dollars$69,9622024Up 2.6% from 2023The 109th highest of 254 counties in Texas
Real GDP growth1.3%2024Down 0.4 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 106th lowest of 254 counties in Texas
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 1,448.5 USD million2002: 1,493.3 USD million2003: 1,458.3 USD million2004: 1,506.2 USD million2005: 1,513.3 USD million2006: 1,687.4 USD million2007: 1,725 USD million2008: 1,696.2 USD million2009: 1,836 USD million2010: 1,878.9 USD million2011: 2,075 USD million2012: 2,057.7 USD million2013: 2,107.8 USD million2014: 2,149.2 USD million2015: 2,326.7 USD million2016: 2,486.4 USD million2017: 2,620.7 USD million2018: 2,824.5 USD million2019: 2,782.7 USD million2020: 2,605.9 USD million2021: 2,871.5 USD million2022: 3,222.1 USD million2023: 3,484.4 USD million2024: 3,585.5 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Lamar County was $200,700 in 2024, up 14.4% from 2023, and tied for the 83rd highest of 250 counties in Texas.

Median home value$200,7002024Up 14.4% from 2023Tied for the 83rd highest of 250 counties in Texas
County house price annual change, sales and refinances4.94%2025Up 3.32 percentage points from 2024Tied for the 46th highest of 171 counties in Texas
Median gross rent (monthly)$9492024Up 5.8% from 2023The 122nd lowest of 249 counties in Texas
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)66.1%2024Up 0.2 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits482025, estimatedDown 59% from 2024
120K140K160K180K200K220K20212022202320242021: 122,100 USD2022: 152,800 USD2023: 175,500 USD2024: 200,700 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Lamar County were 1,081 in 2023, up 2.5% from 2022, and the 54th highest of 253 counties in Texas.

Employer firms1,0812023Up 2.5% from 2022The 54th highest of 253 counties in Texas
Farms1,8652022No 2021 figure to compareThe 36th highest of 254 counties in Texas
9801,0001,0201,0401,0601,0801,10019992003200720112015201920231999: 1,012 count2000: 1,015 count2001: 999 count2002: 1,031 count2003: 1,058 count2004: 1,075 count2005: 1,055 count2006: 1,055 count2007: 1,056 count2008: 1,044 count2009: 1,046 count2010: 1,045 count2011: 1,038 count2012: 1,034 count2013: 1,042 count2014: 1,039 count2015: 1,049 count2016: 1,033 count2017: 1,052 count2018: 1,054 count2019: 1,057 count2020: 1,048 count2021: 1,049 count2022: 1,055 count2023: 1,081 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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