Lamar's Livability
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B
Affordability -
F
Housing -
B
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
A-
Crime -
A
Commute -
C+
Education -
C+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Lamar, NE
Lamar, NE is located in Chase County in the state of Nebraska.
The total City Population for Lamar is about 9 with about 34 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $169,800, which is roughly 22% higher than the Average Home Value of $131,959 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 22% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $61,442, which is roughly 2% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,697 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 6% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.40Male Population Estimate: 55.6%
Female Population Estimate: 44.4%
Median Age: 45.6
Male Median Age: 41.8
Female Median Age: 48.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5.2%
Other:3.2%
Black:0.5%
Asian:0.2%
Indian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 11.34%
Libertarian: 1.35%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Lamar specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Chase County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Chase County: About 125.565 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Chase County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 56% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Nebraska is ranked #25 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 46.35 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 32.54The average living wage for the state of Nebraska is $31.44/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Nebraska a minimum wage score of 35.2 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Nebraska a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.61 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Nebraska is $180.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 26.56 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Nebraska does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Nebraska does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Nebraska does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Nebraska does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Nebraska does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Nebraska does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Nebraska does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Nebraska does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Nebraska does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Nebraska does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Nebraska does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Nebraska does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Nebraska does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Nebraska does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Nebraska does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Nebraska does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Nebraska does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Nebraska does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 69023Latitude: 40.572500
Longitude: -101.979300
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 3431.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 308