2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Lamar, MO vs Mount Vernon, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in Mount Vernon, is 19% more than it is in Lamar and is 80% below the National Average.
- Lamar unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Mount Vernon unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Lamar, MOMount Vernon, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,833  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,400$69,021
 Family Median Income$37,642  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lamar, MOMount Vernon, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lamar, MOMount Vernon, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock10.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock24.2%13.1%
Reviews for Lamar    1 Reviews

I have lived on a farm 10 miles from Lamar for 9 years. My husband grew up here. Lamar is an active, thriving town, which is something you might look for when moving  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt. Vernon has a varity of small suburb areas. They lay on the north edge, filling the boundries at the beginning of hwy 174 and the high school(built in 1997), to the  More

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