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Lamar, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Lamar is a Census town of 1,196 people across 1.21 square miles of land, in Darlington County. Median household income is $38,864, 77.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lamar
What Lamar is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land986 plus or minus 304
- County holding the largest share of its areaDarlington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lamar
- Population1,196 plus or minus 369
- Median age32.7 plus or minus 10.8
- Population under 18429 plus or minus 130
- Share under 1835.9 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Population 65 and over169 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent
- Households450 plus or minus 124
- Family households341 plus or minus 117
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent plus or minus 15.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lamar
- Median household income$38,864 plus or minus $25,243
- Per capita income$29,025 plus or minus $15,513
- Civilian labor force486 plus or minus 173
- Employed460 plus or minus 172
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over678 plus or minus 203
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.2 percent plus or minus 34.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.7 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.6 percent plus or minus 12.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lamar
- Housing units507 plus or minus 128
- Occupied units450 plus or minus 124
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 32
- Vacancy rate11.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied349 plus or minus 120
- Renter occupied101 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate77.6 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$127,000 plus or minus $50,362
- Median gross rent, monthly$953
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.4 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Single family units419 plus or minus 124
- Share single family82.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more1.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes81 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lamar gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute370 plus or minus 131
- Commuting under 15 minutes47 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more194 plus or minus 92
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.4 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Drove alone68.0 percent plus or minus 35.8
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home19.6 percent plus or minus 19.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Lamar
- NFIP communityTown of Lamar
- NFIP community number450063
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/13
The Town of Lamar participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450063 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Darlington County, not Lamar
Darlington County context, not Lamar figures
- Establishments in Darlington County1,121
- Covered employment, Darlington County20,044
- Average annual pay, Darlington County$57,913
- Housing units permitted, Darlington County195
Every figure in this section is published for Darlington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lamar.
All Darlington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lamar questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lamar, South Carolina?
1,196, in 450 households. Lamar town covers 1.21 square miles of land, which is 986 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lamar in?
Darlington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lamar?
$38,864. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $127,000. Median gross rent is $953 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lamar in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lamar appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lamar, town of, community 450063, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lamar figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Darlington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lamar.
Is zoning published for Lamar?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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