California City vs Lamont

A side-by-side comparison of California City and Lamont: population, income, housing, and more.

California City and Lamont are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

California City has the higher population (14,821 vs 13,481 in Lamont). California City has the higher median household income ($55,271 vs $34,436 in Lamont). California City has the higher median home value ($239,600 vs $210,700 in Lamont).

Population, income & housing

	California City	Lamont
Population	14,821	13,481
Median age	33.8 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,271	$34,436
Median home value	$239,600	$210,700
Median gross rent	$1,016	$982
Housing units	5,377	3,939
Homeownership rate	57.1%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California City	Lamont
Population	13,826 → 14,821 (+7.2%)	14,799 → 13,481 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$49,022 → $55,271 (+12.7%)	$43,297 → $34,436 (-20.5%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $239,600 (+92.4%)	$139,800 → $210,700 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,016 (+5.2%)	$829 → $982 (+18.5%)

California City

Population

13,82614,821

Median household income

$49,022$55,271

Median home value

$124,500$239,600

Median gross rent

$966$1,016

Lamont

Population

14,79913,481

Median household income

$43,297$34,436

Median home value

$139,800$210,700

Median gross rent

$829$982

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California City	Lamont
Under 5	6.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.6%	24.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	12.4%
25 to 34	19.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	16.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	7.3%
75 and over	3.6%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California City	Lamont
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	3.5%
Black or African American	22.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	94.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California City	Lamont
No high school diploma	20.5%	59.1%
High school graduate	34.9%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California City	Lamont
Drove alone	73.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	13.6%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	4.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California City	Lamont
1-unit, detached	74.0%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	7.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	California City	Lamont
Poverty rate	24.3%	34.9%
Average household size	2.83	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	47	23
Median year structure built	1994	1972