Cities / Colorado / Lamar

Lamar, CO

7,667 people

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Population & People

Population

7,667

Median age

33.4

Median household income

$53,188

Poverty rate

21.3%

Unemployment rate

4.8%

Bachelor's degree+

20.6%

Avg. commute

9 min

Hispanic or Latino

44.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$152,900

Median gross rent

$858/mo

Homeownership rate

64.03%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,429

HUD Fair Market Rent (Colorado statewide average across 64 areas — not specific to Lamar), 2026. Efficiency $1083, 1BR $1161, 2BR $1429, 3BR $1861, 4BR $2178. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Colorado gasoline midgrade

$4.52

Colorado commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Colorado industrial electricity

9.07¢/kWh

Colorado residential electricity

15.85¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

584323.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

458147.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Colorado

853.19

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Colorado-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Colorado energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Colorado economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).