With 13,164 people, Lamont is a city in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. 43% of locals were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 35.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 62% less than in California as a whole. This skews young, with a median age of 31.6.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,217, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lamont
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree0.7% → 4.6%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate27.2% → 35.4%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share76.3% → 94.3%(+18.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.9%(32)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.3%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era59.2%(100)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.1%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 169 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lamont, decade by decade
Lamont population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,528
$47,183
$133,924
0.7%
46.5
2000
13,296
$46,594
$133,163
2.4%
25.2
2010
15,120
$48,622
$196,077
2.7%
13.0
2020
14,049
$52,055
$179,745
4.6%
10.3
2024
13,164
$37,217
$220,700
4.6%
13.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
