Lamont, California

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Lamont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Lamont is located south-southeast of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of .

Geography

Lamont is located in south-central California about from Bakersfield and about from Los Angeles. 1860–1870 1880-1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|1,221

|694

|style='background: #ffffe6; |433

|9.18%

|4.59%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.08%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|33

|20

|style='background: #ffffe6; |12

|0.25%

|0.13%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|36

|30

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16

|0.27%

|0.20%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%

|Asian alone (NH)

|98

|51

|style='background: #ffffe6; |46

|0.74%

|0.34%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.02%

|0.01%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |29

|0.02%

|0.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|88

|23

|style='background: #ffffe6; |62

|0.66%

|0.15%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|11,814

|14,293

|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,451

|88.85%

|94.53%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |95.74%

|Total

|13,296

|15,120

|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,049

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Lamont had a population of 14,049. The population density was . The median age was 28.1 years. 34.2% of residents were under the age of 18, 11.5% were aged 18 to 24, 27.4% were aged 25 to 44, 19.5% were aged 45 to 64, and 7.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.6 males.

The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 9 people (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 3,519 households, of which 56.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 47.2% were married-couple households, 9.7% were cohabiting couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. 11.5% of households were one person, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.99. There were 2,937 families (83.5% of all households).

Income and poverty

The median household income in 2023 was $34,436, and the per capita income was $14,691. About 34.1% of families and 34.9% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010 census

The 2010 United States census reported that Lamont had a population of 15,120. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lamont was 6,677 (44.2%) White, 130 (0.9%) African American 230 (1.5%) Native American, 72 (0.5%) Asian, 9 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 7,351 (48.6%) from other races, and 651 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 14,293 persons (94.5%).

The Census reported that 15,119 people lived in households, one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

Of the 3,405 households, 2,250 (66.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,806 (53.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 740 (21.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 413 (12.1%) had a male householder with no wife present, 349 (10.2%) were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 15 (0.4%) were same-sex married couples or partnerships. Some 270 households (7.9%) were made up of individuals, and 122 (3.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.44. With 2,959 families (86.9% of all households), the average family size was 4.46.

The population was distributed as 5,411 people (35.8%) under the age of 18, 2,253 people (14.9%) aged 18 to 24, 4,194 people (27.7%) aged 25 to 44, 2,453 people (16.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 809 people (5.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.9 males.

The 3,598 housing units averaged 777.8 per square mile (300.3/km), of which 1,536 (45.1%) were owner-occupied, and 1,869 (54.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%; 7,065 people (46.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,054 people (53.3%) lived in rental housing units.

Education

Lamont is served by the Lamont School District and the Kern High School District. The Lamont School District consists of Lamont Elementary School, Alicante Avenue School, Myrtle Avenue School, and Mountain View Middle School. The Kern High School District maintains Nueva High School.

Public safety

The Kern County Sheriff's Department Lamont substation is responsible for providing law enforcement. Kern County Fire Department Station 51 provides fire protection. Hall Ambulance is the provider of emergency medical services.

Media

The Lamont Reporter is the local weekly newspaper.

Events

Every December, the community gathers together to kick off the holiday season with a parade down Main Street, hosted by the Lamont Chamber of Commerce.