Living in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, Texas

Overview

A total of 55,493 households are located in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District area. Among them, 23,901 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.49 people. The total number of children in the region is 60,190 and 48,382 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

9% (15,423) of residents are non-citizens and 30% (51,289) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, Texas
Household	55,493
Population	170,800
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	23,901 (43%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	60,190
Total Students	48,382
Pre-Kindergarten	3,979
Kindergarten	2,578
Grade 1-8	21,329
Grade 9-12	9,975
College/Graduate School	10,521
Veterans	124,783
Non-citizen	15,423
Non-English Home Language	51,289
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

129,653 residents are over the age of 16 and 86,101 people are in labor force. Among them, 86,017 people are in civilian labor force and 84 are in armed labor force. 82,558 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lamar Consolidated Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	80,741	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	66,457	82.31%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,632	8.21%
Public transportation	647	0.80%
Walked	757	0.94%
Other method	709	0.88%
Worked from home	5,539	6.86%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,558	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	39,449	47.78%
Service	10,160	12.31%
Sales and office	18,647	22.59%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,470	7.84%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,832	9.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,558	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	4,079	4.94%
Construction	6,315	7.65%
Manufacturing	7,152	8.66%
Wholesale trade	2,577	3.12%
Retail trade	9,279	11.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,075	4.94%
Information	990	1.20%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,306	6.43%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,789	11.86%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	20,339	24.64%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,896	7.14%
Other services, except public administration	3,965	4.80%
Public administration	2,796	3.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,558	-
Private wage and salary workers	65,999	79.94%
Government workers	10,694	12.95%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,576	6.75%
Unpaid family workers	289	0.35%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $111,838 for the 55,493 households in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $42,640. 150,511 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.95%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	55,493	-
Less than $10,000	2,008	3.62%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,137	2.05%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,701	6.67%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,319	5.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,291	9.53%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,579	15.46%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,035	10.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,024	19.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,757	12.18%
More than $200,000	7,642	13.77%
Median Household Income	$90,190	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$111,838	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	44,359	-
Less than $10,000	1,258	2.84%
$10,000 - $14,999	467	1.05%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,067	4.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,453	5.53%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,740	8.43%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,412	14.45%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,977	11.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,731	21.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,028	13.59%
More than $200,000	7,226	16.29%

Median Family Income	$103,281	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$122,783	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$42,640	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$65,185	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$65,185	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	171,131	-
With health insurance coverage	150,511	87.95%
Public coverage	39,430	23.04%
Private health insurance	123,745	72.31%
Without health insurance coverage	20,620	12.05%

Housing

There are 59,768 housing units in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District area, Texas with 55,493 units (92.85%) occupied. 42,143 houses (75.94%) are occupied by owner and 13,350 houses (24.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $262,700 and the average rental cost is $1,147. 9,256 houses (15.49%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,302 houses (2.18%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	59,768	-
Occupied	55,493	92.85%
Owner Occupied	42,143	75.94%
Renter Occupied	13,350	24.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	48,940	81.88%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	813	1.36%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,870	11.49%
Mobile Homes	3,059	5.12%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	86	0.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	59,768	-
Built 2014 or later	9,256	15.49%
Built 2010 - 2013	7,434	12.44%
Built 2000 - 2009	17,113	28.63%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,404	12.39%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,939	11.61%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,789	9.69%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,215	3.71%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,316	3.87%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,302	2.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	59,768	-
1 room	808	1.35%
2 rooms	773	1.29%
3 rooms	2,781	4.65%
4 rooms	6,486	10.85%
5 rooms	8,245	13.80%
6 rooms	10,224	17.11%
7 rooms	10,460	17.50%
8 rooms	7,484	12.52%
9 rooms or more	12,507	20.93%
Median Number of Rooms	6.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	59,768	-
no bedroom	904	1.51%
1 bedroom	3,714	6.21%
2 bedrooms	7,441	12.45%
3 bedrooms	21,977	36.77%
4 bedrooms	20,209	33.81%
5 bedrooms or more	5,523	9.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	42,143	-
Less than $50,000	1,447	3.43%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,213	5.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,309	7.85%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,726	13.59%
$200,000 - $299,999	13,307	31.58%
$300,000 - $499,999	12,553	29.79%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,214	7.63%
$1,000,000 or more	374	0.89%
Median House Value	$262,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,485	-
Less than $500	550	4.79%
$500 - $999	3,669	31.95%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,064	35.39%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,949	16.97%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,037	9.03%
$2,500 - $2,999	102	0.89%
$3,000 or more	114	0.99%
Median Rental Costs	$1,147	-

Demographic

A total of 172,716 people lives in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District area, Texas with 85,876 male and 86,840 female. The males to female ratio is 49.72 to 50.28. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	172,716	-
Male	85,876	49.72%
Female	86,840	50.28%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	172,716	-
Under 5 years	14,046	8.13%
5 - 9 years	12,593	7.29%
10 - 14 years	13,887	8.04%
15 - 19 years	11,946	6.92%
20 - 24 years	9,275	5.37%
25 - 34 years	22,108	12.80%
35 - 44 years	25,821	14.95%
45 - 54 years	22,799	13.20%
55 - 59 years	9,799	5.67%
60 - 64 years	10,346	5.99%
65 - 74 years	13,166	7.62%
75 - 84 years	5,637	3.26%
85 years and older	1,293	0.75%
Median Age	35.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	172,716	-
One Race	167,944	97.24%
White	117,754	68.18%
Black or African American	25,711	14.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native	248	0.14%
Asian	16,805	9.73%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.01%
Other	7,407	4.29%

Two or more races	4,772	2.76%
White and Black or African American	1,187	0.69%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	426	0.25%
White and Asian	1,134	0.66%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.00%

Living in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic