Lamar

Population: 1,446
Median household income: $44,000
Median home value: $112,700

Lamar, a community in Darlington County, South Carolina, has 1,446 residents. Its median household income of $44,000 runs below the Darlington County figure of $47,419.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lamar's population grew 31.8% from 1,097 to 1,446, while its median home value rose 11.5% from $101,100 to $112,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.3% of the population. 75.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,446
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,000
Median home value: $112,700
Median gross rent: $947
Housing units: 543
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0971,446

Median household income

$31,563$44,000

Median home value

$101,100$112,700

Median gross rent

$669$947

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,097	$31,563	$101,100	$669
2020	1,123	$36,042	$116,800	$669
2021	1,074	$34,716	$112,200	$711
2022	1,217	$40,489	$117,600	$740
2023	1,446	$44,000	$112,700	$947

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1733.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	4.1%
5 to 17	480	33.2%
18 to 24	119	8.2%
25 to 34	125	8.6%
35 to 44	130	9.0%
45 to 54	182	12.6%
55 to 64	110	7.6%
65 to 74	167	11.5%
75 and over	74	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	756	52.3%
Black or African American	681	47.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	110	14.0%
High school graduate	228	28.9%
Some college or associate's	225	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	118	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	107	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	431	75.7%
Carpooled	46	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	14.9%
Other means	7	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	14.7%
15 to 29 min	159	32.9%
30 to 44 min	204	42.1%
45 to 59 min	24	5.0%
60+ min	26	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 31.3% (453 of 1,446)

	Count	Share
Family households	380	75.7%
Nonfamily households	122	24.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	502	92.4%
Vacant	41	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	384	76.5%
Renter-occupied	118	23.5%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	458	84.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	74	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4539805
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1695, -80.0651