COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tehachapi vs Lamont
PLACE A
Tehachapi, California
VS
PLACE B
Lamont, Oklahoma
Tehachapi is 3945% larger than Lamont. Lamont earns more, with a median household income $5,793 higher. Tehachapi has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -28%).
TEHACHAPILAMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population11,852293+3945% vs Lamont
Population density1,156864+291
Population growth-10.2%-27.8%+17.6 pts
Median age39.132.0+7.1
Male61.9%49.7%+12.2 pts
Female38.1%50.3%−12.2 pts
Foreign-born13.4%0.0%+13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.0%93.8%−43.8 pts
Black6.0%0.0%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino37.7%1.3%+36.4 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other4.6%4.9%−0.2 pts
Median household income$72,957$78,750−$5,793
Per capita income$25,361$25,650−$289
Poverty rate13.9%13.3%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.319+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%8.1%+7.3 pts
Graduate degree6.6%4.3%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%10.3%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation36.5%73.7%−37.2 pts
Median home value$355,500$62,700+$292,800
Median gross rent$1,295$950+$345
Owner-occupied58.5%69.8%−11.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%42.7%−35.2 pts
Rent-burdened households39.4%37.5%+1.9 pts
Average commute27.026.3+0.7
Worked from home7.2%7.4%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.3%8.8%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025