Golden Hills vs Lamont

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Hills and Lamont: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lamont has the higher population (13,481 vs 10,445 in Golden Hills). Golden Hills has the higher median household income ($94,654 vs $34,436 in Lamont). Golden Hills has the higher median home value ($376,300 vs $210,700 in Lamont).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Hills	Lamont
Population	10,445	13,481
Median age	37.3 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,654	$34,436
Median home value	$376,300	$210,700
Median gross rent	$1,248	$982
Housing units	4,358	3,939
Homeownership rate	78.8%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Hills	Lamont
Population	9,351 → 10,445 (+11.7%)	14,799 → 13,481 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$64,862 → $94,654 (+45.9%)	$43,297 → $34,436 (-20.5%)
Median home value	$261,000 → $376,300 (+44.2%)	$139,800 → $210,700 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,036 → $1,248 (+20.5%)	$829 → $982 (+18.5%)

Golden Hills

Population

9,35110,445

Median household income

$64,862$94,654

Median home value

$261,000$376,300

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,248

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)

	Golden Hills	Lamont
Under 5	7.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	24.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	12.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	14.3%	7.3%
75 and over	6.3%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Hills	Lamont
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	3.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	94.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Hills	Lamont
No high school diploma	8.1%	59.1%
High school graduate	26.4%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Hills	Lamont
Drove alone	79.5%	80.4%
Carpooled	10.2%	13.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Hills	Lamont
1-unit, detached	84.1%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Golden Hills	Lamont
Poverty rate	12.0%	34.9%
Average household size	2.65	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1986	1972