Burgess vs Lamar Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Burgess and Lamar Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Burgess and Lamar Heights are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lamar Heights has the higher population (127 vs 32 in Burgess). Since 2019, Burgess's population has grown faster (-3.0% vs -29.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Burgess	Lamar Heights
Population	32	127
Median age	66.6 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$38,958
Median home value	—	$260,000
Median gross rent	—	$754
Housing units	32	57
Homeownership rate	100.0%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burgess	Lamar Heights
Population	33 → 32 (-3.0%)	179 → 127 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$19,167 → $20,625 (+7.6%)	$38,750 → $38,958 (+0.5%)
Median home value	—	$142,200 → $260,000 (+82.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $754 (+4.0%)

Burgess

Population

3332

Median household income

$19,167$20,625

Lamar Heights

Population

179127

Median household income

$38,750$38,958

Median home value

$142,200$260,000

Median gross rent

$725$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burgess	Lamar Heights
Under 5	0.0%	15.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	3.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	18.8%	6.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	18.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	62.5%	11.8%
75 and over	0.0%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burgess	Lamar Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burgess	Lamar Heights
No high school diploma	21.9%	16.5%
High school graduate	40.6%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burgess	Lamar Heights
Drove alone	100.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	23.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burgess	Lamar Heights
1-unit, detached	21.9%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78.1%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Burgess	Lamar Heights
Poverty rate	0.0%	29.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	—	10
Median year structure built	1975	1977