One of the benefits of Lamar is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.73 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The percentage of adults in Lamar who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.89% of the adults in Lamar have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lamar in 2022 was $28,287, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,148 for a family of four. However, Lamar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lamar is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lamar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lamar residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lamar also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 41.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lamar include German, English, Irish, Danish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Lamar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
