Lamont vs McFarland

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

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

McFarland has the higher population (14,138 vs 13,481 in Lamont). McFarland has the higher median household income ($51,801 vs $34,436 in Lamont). McFarland has the higher median home value ($245,500 vs $210,700 in Lamont).

Population, income & housing

	Lamont	McFarland
Population	13,481	14,138
Median age	31.0 yrs	26.7 yrs
Median household income	$34,436	$51,801
Median home value	$210,700	$245,500
Median gross rent	$982	$1,067
Housing units	3,939	3,751
Homeownership rate	45.5%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lamont	McFarland
Population	14,799 → 13,481 (-8.9%)	14,823 → 14,138 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$43,297 → $34,436 (-20.5%)	$35,346 → $51,801 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$139,800 → $210,700 (+50.7%)	$171,000 → $245,500 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $982 (+18.5%)	$903 → $1,067 (+18.2%)

Lamont

Population

14,79913,481

Median household income

$43,297$34,436

Median home value

$139,800$210,700

Median gross rent

$829$982

McFarland

Population

14,82314,138

Median household income

$35,346$51,801

Median home value

$171,000$245,500

Median gross rent

$903$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lamont	McFarland
Under 5	6.5%	8.6%
5 to 17	24.6%	27.0%
18 to 24	12.4%	12.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	6.3%
65 to 74	7.3%	4.6%
75 and over	3.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lamont	McFarland
White (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	7.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	94.0%	89.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lamont	McFarland
No high school diploma	59.1%	42.2%
High school graduate	21.3%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lamont	McFarland
Drove alone	80.4%	74.6%
Carpooled	13.8%	16.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	3.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lamont	McFarland
1-unit, detached	75.6%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	4.5%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Lamont	McFarland
Poverty rate	34.9%	27.5%
Average household size	3.67	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1972	1986