SW Missouri News

27.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lamar in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 10.6 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,284.

84 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	471	16
Regular high school diploma	867	29.4
GED or alternative credential	206	7
Some college, less than 1 year	247	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	346	11.7
Associate's degree	331	11.2
Bachelor's degree	346	11.7
Master's degree	108	3.7
Professional school degree	23	0.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.