Demographics of Lamar city, Colorado

Lamar city, Colorado had 7,588 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −109 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lamar city, in four figures

7,588
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,611 ±22.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −109 people.; 33.4 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,188 ±$9,608
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lamar city, Colorado's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lamar city, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lamar city, Colorado's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lamar city, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,697	100.0	100.0
2021	7,623	99.0	100.2
2022	7,557	98.2	100.7
2023	7,522	97.7	101.6
2024	7,611	98.9	102.5
2025	7,588	98.6	103.1

Population of Lamar city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,697	—
2021	7,623	−74
2022	7,557	−66
2023	7,522	−35
2024	7,611	+89
2025	7,588	−23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.4 ±2.8: for men 31.2 ±3.2 and for women 36.3 ±11.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lamar city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	428 ±81	5.6% ±1.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,613 ±225	21.2% ±3.0	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,046 ±214	13.7% ±2.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,669 ±198	21.9% ±2.6	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,729 ±250	22.7% ±3.3	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,126 ±207	14.8% ±2.7	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,188 ±$9,608, and income per person $32,553 ±$8,441, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lamar city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	680 ±194	22.6% ±6.3	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	755 ±183	25.1% ±5.9	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	421 ±158	14.0% ±5.2	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	506 ±159	16.8% ±5.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	364 ±123	12.1% ±4.0	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	36 to 200	1.2% to 6.6%	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	164 ±78	5.5% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lamar city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	1,561 ±538	21.3% ±7.4	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	581 ±224	28.6% ±9.8	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	641 ±191	17.2% ±4.9	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	170 to 508	21.6% ±9.8	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lamar city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lamar city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	3,462 ±131	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.9% ±3.5	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.1% ±4.7	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.0% ±4.7	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.0% ±5.8	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,900 ±$21,541	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$858 ±$47	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±4	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lamar city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,385 ±219	44.5% ±2.9	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,849 ±230	50.6% ±3.0	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41 to 207	0.5% to 2.7%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.8%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	222 ±105	2.9% ±1.4	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lamar city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	4,906 ±340	64.5% ±4.5	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,805 ±322	23.7% ±4.2	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 89	0% to 1.2%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	864 ±305	11.4% ±4.0	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	114 to 552	1.5% to 7.3%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	531 ±256	7.0% ±3.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lamar city among the places of Colorado

90th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Lamar city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Applewood CDP	8,350 ±790
Trinidad city	8,286 ±29
Twin Lakes CDP (Adams County)	8,030 ±834
Fruitvale CDP	8,019 ±721
Woodland Park city	7,949 ±26
Lamar city	7,611 ±22
Eagle town	7,442 ±28
La Junta city	7,140 ±26
Orchard Mesa CDP	6,945 ±1,338
Gunnison city	6,766 ±17
Aspen city	6,756 ±43

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026