Lamar County, Alabama
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Alabama Department of Public Health: The RSA Tower Suite 1552, Montgomery
Population:
- Total Population: 15,904
- Males: 7,736
- Females: 8,168
Ethnicity:
- White: 13,768
- Black/African American: 1,839
- Hispanic: 131
- Native American/Eskimo: 43
- Asian: 38
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 85
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (14,715)
- Spanish (210)
- French (25)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 128
- Mexico (61)
- India (27)
- United Kingdom (17)
- Philippines (11)
- South Africa (5)
- Germany (4)
- Jamaica (3)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (4,733)
- National Association of Free Will Baptists (2,412)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,876)
- Churches of Christ (1,289)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (408)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 8,497
- Sensory: 777
- Physical: 2,122
- Mental: 1,166
- Self-care: 786
- Go outside home: 1,619
- Employment: 1,830
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 143
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 6,468
- Utility gas: 2,160
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,767
- Electricity: 2,246
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 21
- Coal or Coke: 30
- Wood: 171
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 32
- No fuel used: 41
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 12,168
- No vehicle: 927
- 1 or more vehicle: 11,241
Education Attainment:
- No School: 107
- No High School: 1,310
- Some High School: 2,342
- High School: 4,036
- Some College: 1,602
- Associate's Degree: 523
- College Degree: 583
- Master's Degree: 232
- Professional Degree: 23
- Doctoral Degree: 0
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 6,468
- Owners with phone: 4,756
- Owners without phone: 216
- Renters with phone: 1,248
- Renters without phone: 248
10 closest counties:
- Fayette County, Alabama
- Marion County, Alabama
- Lowndes County, Mississippi
- Monroe County, Mississippi
- Pickens County, Alabama
- Itawamba County, Mississippi
- Clay County, Mississippi
- Franklin County, Alabama
- Winston County, Alabama
- Lee County, Mississippi
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
35544, 35552, 35574, 35576, 35586, 35592
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WJEC (106.5 FM) VERNON, AL
- WVSA (1380 AM) VERNON, AL
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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