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.

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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.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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) .

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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, .