Lamar County, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Lamar County, Alabama has a population of 13,693 across 605 square miles, down 3.1 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $473.5 m in 2024, 243 establishments operate here.
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Lamar County
How many people live in Lamar County
- Population13,693
- Households5,086
- Average household size2.69
- Median household income$50,000
- Median age44.2
- Median gross rent$549 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,000
- Home value to household income2.3 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over9,714
- Population under 183,030
- Share under 1822.1 percent
- Population 65 and over3,069
- Share 65 and over22.4 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 647,594
- Civilian labor force5,599
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over52.5 percent
- Rank by population among Alabama counties57th of 67
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2247th
Lamar County is the 57th largest of 67 Alabama counties by population. A median home costs 2.3 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 22.4 percent against 22.1 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lamar County
Is Lamar County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-3.06 percent
- Census 2020 base population13,971
- Births, 2024140
- Deaths, 2024195
- Natural change, 2024-55
- Net domestic migration, 2024-16
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-16
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-68
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2748th
The county has lost 3.06 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Lamar County
Where people moving to Lamar County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving213
- People arriving, from those returns451
- Adjusted gross income arriving$9.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$45,305
- Largest single originLamar County Non-migrants (4,437 households)
- Largest single destination (4,437 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar County Non-migrants | 4,437 | 9,707 | $246.0 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 58 | 113 | $2.8 m |
| Other flows - South | 58 | 113 | $2.8 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 52 | 95 | $2.2 m |
| Marion County | 40 | 86 | $1.7 m |
| Lowndes County | 38 | 97 | $1.8 m |
| Fayette County | 25 | 60 | $1.2 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Lamar County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Lamar County
What the Lamar County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$473.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$454.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20244.2 percent
- GDP change over five years31.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among Alabama counties59th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2438th
- GDP per resident$34,580
Output grew 4.2 percent in the latest year and 31.9 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Lamar County
Who employs people in Lamar County
- Covered employment, annual average3,403
- Establishments reporting300
- Average annual pay$50,837
- Average weekly wage$978
- Sector 31-33, employment1,196
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$63,626
- Sector 44-45, employment407
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$35,420
- Sector 62, employment336
- Sector 62, average annual pay$34,148
- Sector 56, employment225
- Sector 56, average annual pay$65,875
- Sector 48-49, employment145
- Sector 23, employment73
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 1,196 | 20 | $63,626 |
| Sector 44-45 | 407 | 47 | $35,420 |
| Sector 62 | 336 | 41 | $34,148 |
| Sector 56 | 225 | 13 | $65,875 |
| Sector 48-49 | 145 | 20 | $56,540 |
| Sector 23 | 73 | 20 | $45,593 |
| Sector 54 | 42 | 18 | $49,209 |
| Sector 81 | 38 | 13 | $24,880 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 1,196 jobs, 35.1 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Lamar County
What businesses operate in Lamar County
- Establishments, all industries243
- Employment at those establishments3,201
- Annual payroll$149.7 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents17.7
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Lamar County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorised0
- Multifamily units authorised0
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Lamar County
How big is Lamar County
- Land area605 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Alabama counties52nd of 67
- Width, east to west18.9 mi
- Height, north to south36.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary3
- Residents per square mile of land23
- Establishments per square mile0.40
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Lamar County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Lamar County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population13,693
- Households5,086
- Average household size2.69
- Median household income$50,000
- Median age44.2
Common questions
Lamar County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lamar County, Alabama?
13,693, in 5,086 households, ranking 57th of 67 Alabama counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lamar County growing?
The population has fallen 3.06 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 140 births against 195 deaths, with net migration of -16. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Lamar County?
$50,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,000, which is 2.3 times income, and median gross rent is $549 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Lamar County?
243 establishments, employing 3,201 people with an annual payroll of $149.7 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Lamar County?
Average annual pay is $50,837, or $978 a week, across 3,403 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Lamar County?
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Lamar County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Lamar County come from?
The largest single origin is Lamar County Non-migrants, with 4,437 households. Arriving households report an average income of $45,305 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Lamar County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Lamar County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.