Lamont

Population: 13,481
Median household income: $34,436
Median home value: $210,700

Lamont is a community in Kern County, California, home to 13,481 residents. Its median household income of $34,436 runs below the Kern County figure of $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lamont's population declined 8.9% from 14,799 to 13,481, while its median home value rose 50.7% from $139,800 to $210,700.

Owners occupy 45.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,481
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $34,436
Median home value: $210,700
Median gross rent: $982
Housing units: 3,939
Homeownership rate: 45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,79913,481

Median household income

$43,297$34,436

Median home value

$139,800$210,700

Median gross rent

$829$982

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,799	$43,297	$139,800	$829
2020	14,724	$42,948	$148,300	$806
2021	14,269	$40,341	$161,200	$874
2022	13,715	$37,164	$198,800	$960
2023	13,481	$34,436	$210,700	$982

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	870	6.5%
5 to 17	3,315	24.6%
18 to 24	1,673	12.4%
25 to 34	1,483	11.0%
35 to 44	1,727	12.8%
45 to 54	1,357	10.1%
55 to 64	1,677	12.4%
65 to 74	979	7.3%
75 and over	400	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	468	3.5%
Black or African American	127	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	183	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.2%
Two or more races	15	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,667	94.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma59.1%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's15.8%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,507	59.1%
High school graduate	1,624	21.3%
Some college or associate's	1,203	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	238	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	51	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,096	80.4%
Carpooled	702	13.8%
Public transit	31	0.6%
Walked	35	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	215	4.2%
Other means	14	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	886	18.2%
15 to 29 min	2,823	57.9%
30 to 44 min	735	15.1%
45 to 59 min	195	4.0%
60+ min	239	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.67
Poverty rate: 34.9% (4,706 of 13,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,195	87.1%
Nonfamily households	475	12.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,670	93.2%
Vacant	269	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,670	45.5%
Renter-occupied	2,000	54.5%

1-unit, detached75.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,977	75.6%
1-unit, attached	62	1.6%
2 to 4 units	221	5.6%
5 to 19 units	292	7.4%
20 or more units	179	4.5%
Mobile home & other	208	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0640088
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 35.2651, -118.9160