Lamar Heights

Population: 127
Median household income: $38,958
Median home value: $260,000

Located in Barton County, Missouri, Lamar Heights is a community with a population of 127. Its median household income of $38,958 runs below the Barton County figure of $49,503.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lamar Heights's population declined 29.1% from 179 to 127, while its median home value rose 82.8% from $142,200 to $260,000.

25.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

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

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

179127

Median household income

$38,750$38,958

Median home value

$142,200$260,000

Median gross rent

$725$754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	179	$38,750	$142,200	$725
2020	149	$32,321	—	$581
2021	112	$32,045	$170,800	$775
2022	145	$34,018	$212,500	$790
2023	127	$38,958	$260,000	$754

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 515.0%

5 to 173.9%

18 to 2418.9%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	15.0%
5 to 17	5	3.9%
18 to 24	24	18.9%
25 to 34	18	14.2%
35 to 44	8	6.3%
45 to 54	12	9.4%
55 to 64	11	8.7%
65 to 74	15	11.8%
75 and over	15	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	115	90.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	3.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's12.7%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	16.5%
High school graduate	36	45.6%
Some college or associate's	10	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	12	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled23.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45	75.0%
Carpooled	14	23.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	72.9%
15 to 29 min	10	16.9%
30 to 44 min	3	5.1%
45 to 59 min	3	5.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 29.9% (38 of 127)

	Count	Share
Family households	30	52.6%
Nonfamily households	27	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30	52.6%
Renter-occupied	27	47.4%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	14.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2940430
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.4944, -94.2934