Lamar's Livability
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About Lamar, OK
Lamar, OK is located in Hughes County in the state of Oklahoma.
The total City Population for Lamar is about 186 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $70,000, which is roughly 40% lower than the Average Home Value of $116,887 for the state of Oklahoma, and roughly 68% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $39,821, which is roughly 26% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $53,655 for the state of Oklahoma, and roughly 39% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.55Male Population Estimate: 44.6%
Female Population Estimate: 55.4%
Median Age: 46
Male Median Age: 44.5
Female Median Age: 45.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:15.6%
Hispanic:12.4%
Other:0.7%
Black:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 18.92%
Libertarian: 0.84%
Other: 0.45%
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 Hughes County: About 12.6521 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Hughes County: About 145.975 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Hughes County is about 69% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 49% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Lamar is about 4.8%.
Oklahoma is ranked #43 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 24.25 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 9.59The average living wage for the state of Oklahoma is $30.58/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Oklahoma a minimum wage score of 9.65 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Oklahoma a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Oklahoma is $163.91, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.41 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Oklahoma does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Oklahoma does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Oklahoma does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Oklahoma does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Oklahoma does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Oklahoma does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Oklahoma does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Oklahoma does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Oklahoma does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Oklahoma does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Oklahoma does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Oklahoma does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Oklahoma does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Oklahoma does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Oklahoma does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Oklahoma does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Oklahoma does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Oklahoma does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 74850Latitude: 35.094200
Longitude: -96.124100
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 757.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 918, 539