Lamont, CA Demographic Data
Lamont, CA Summary
Lamont is located in Kern County in California
- Population: 16,092
- Area: 4.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,478.59 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 396.98 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lamont, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,470
48%
50.8
Male
7,969
52%
49.2
Total Population
15,439
323,128,000
Lamont, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,552
10.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,744
11.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,536
9.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,035
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,393
9.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,677
17.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,875
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,775
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
670
4.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
379
2.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
567
3.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
185
1.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
51
0.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,979
64.6%
77.2
Female
4,899
49.1%
51.3
Male
5,080
50.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,248
59.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,033
6.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
803
5.2%
15.2
Female
466
58.0%
55.8
Male
337
42.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
26
0.0%
0.0
Lamont, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,314
99.2%
96.8
White
13,492
87.4%
72.6
Black or African American
45
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
58
0.4%
0.8
Asian
145
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
65
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
80
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
6
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,568
10.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
125
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
14,688
95.1%
17.8
Mexican
14,141
91.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
45
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
502
3.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
751
4.9%
82.2
Lamont, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,599
44.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,282
15.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,003
24.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
999
12.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
158
1.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
124
1.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14
0.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,881
59.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,298
40.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
138
1.7%
31.2
Lamont, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,437
41.8%
33.7%
Now Married
5,116
48.2%
47.5
Divorced
496
4.7%
11.0%
Separated
272
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
286
2.7
5.8%
Lamont, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,837
13.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12,050
86.8%
21.6%
Spanish
11,945
86.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
68
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
26
0.2%
1.1%
Lamont, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
250
6.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
315
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
752
20.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
537
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
673
18.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
620
16.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
250
6.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
190
5.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
58
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
34,421
57,617
Per capita income
11,574
31,128
Lamont, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,691
44.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
305
5.0%
9.8
Construction
401
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
798
13.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
89
1.5%
6.6
Information
16
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
249
4.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
317
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
215
3.5%
11.4
Public administration
85
1.4%
4.6
Retail trade
418
6.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
223
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
272
4.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,995
49.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
409
6.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,016
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
862
14.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
797
13.1%
18.1%
Lamont, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,978
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,277
71.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,336
22.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.0%
5.1
Walked
78
1.3%
2.7
Other means
245
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
40
0.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.7
26.6
Lamont, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
315
8.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,094
29.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,394
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
861
23.5%
21.0
Lamont, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,664
93.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,455
39.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,209
60.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
243
6.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.1
0.0%
2.5
Lamont, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,907
1 room
114
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
138
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
329
8.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,246
31.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,336
34.2%
19.8
6 rooms
490
12.5%
17.8
7 rooms
148
3.8%
12.0
8 rooms
71
1.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
35
0.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lamont, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,907
1-unit, detached
2,676
68.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
104
2.7%
5.9
2-units
118
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
254
6.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
277
7.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
115
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
88
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
275
7.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lamont, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
292
7.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
386
9.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
455
11.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
599
15.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
918
23.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
415
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
405
10.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
326
8.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
111
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lamont, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,592
70.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
887
24.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
7
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
167
4.6%
1.1
Lamont, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,046
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
10
1.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
21
2.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
35
3.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
38
3.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
460
44.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
482
46.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
390
37.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
151
14.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
79
7.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
103
9.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
315
30.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Lamont, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,158
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
78
3.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
271
12.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
406
18.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,403
65.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
51
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
769
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
199
9.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
203
9.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
254
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
213
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
184
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,085
50.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
71
0.0%
0.0%
Lamont, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,455
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
123
8.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
545
37.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
550
37.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
178
12.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
32
2.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
1.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,100
205,000