Lamar, MO
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lamar, MO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,244. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LAMAR-MO · Lamar, MO 1 ZIPs · 8,244 pop · #21778/25278 · Barton County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $50,000
- RANK-BOTTOM #21778/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Golden City
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 64% owners
- POP-TOWN 8,244
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $149,000
Nearest income peer: Golden City, MO (+ $865 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lamar
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lamar on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Mindenmines · lowest
Mindenmines · lowest
$27,813 median HH income
- Lamar · this city
Lamar · this city
$50,000 median HH income
- Golden City · near
Golden City · near
$50,865 median HH income
- Liberal · highest
Liberal · highest
$58,750 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lamar, MO sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 14th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 8,244
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $50,000
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,000 average) · poverty 22.1%. The primary code (64759) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.3%) for this income tier, rent $818 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Missouri, Marble Hill is the closest lower-income city and Buffalo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lamar.
Population concentration
Lamar's single ZIP 64759 carries the town
Lamar is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 64759 is the entire residential footprint (8,244 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Lamar's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 181 establishments, 2,041 employees , annual payroll $82,742k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 64759 (181 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (27) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Lamar, MO
These ZIP codes sit in Barton County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lamar. See the Barton County roll-up →
Lamar lands mid-pack among the 3 cities sharing Barton County: Liberal earns more and Mindenmines earns less. Mindenmines marks the far end of that range at $27,813, 44% below Lamar.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64759 | 8,244 | $50,000 | 181 | 12 |
Lamar roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lamar, .