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Lamar, AR
Full City Profile · Arkansas · Johnson County County
3.3
/5.0
B
Good
1,826
Population
395/sq mi density
$41,579
Median Income
$22,933 per capita
$139,500
Home Value
$194,736 Zillow
$575
Median Rent
42.4% income on rent
62°F
Avg Temperature
310 sunny days/yr
B
Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.0 / 5.0
$41,579 median income, 1.5% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.8 / 5.0
$139,500 home value, $575/mo rent
C+
Safety
2.5 / 5.0
0 violent crimes/100K
C+
Education
2.7 / 5.0
21.7% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
+5.4%
1,670 → 1,761
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.53%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+30.8%
$31,792 → $41,579
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+2.72%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Lamar across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
1,827
+66 from 2023 (1,761)
Projected Median Income 2030
$50,172
+$8,593 from 2023 ($41,579)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,670 | — | $31,792 | — |
| 2015 | 1,678 | +0.5% | $35,411 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 1,705 | +1.6% | $35,040 | -1% |
| 2019 | 1,727 | +1.3% | $31,625 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1,724 | -0.2% | $30,156 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1,761 | +2.1% | $41,579 | +37.9% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.