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Population (year 2000): 13,296
Males: 6,914  (52.0%)
Females: 6,382  (48.0%)

Kern County

Median resident age:  24.1 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 93241.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,000 (it was $25,578 in 2000)
Lamont  $29,000
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $165,300 (it was $73,200 in 2000)
Lamont  $165,300
California:  $477,700

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Races in Lamont:

  • Hispanic (88.9%)
  • Other race (46.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (1.7%), Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 4.60 square miles.

Population density: 2888 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lamont

  • High school or higher: 29.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 21.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lamont CDP

  • Never married: 35.4%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 5.2%

5,943 residents are foreign born (44.1% Latin America).

This place:  44.7%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 23 registered sex offenders living in Lamont, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lamont to the number of sex offenders is 578 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lamont:  0.9% ($641)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (10.5 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (89.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Weedpatch, CA (1.4 miles ), Arvin, CA (6.8 miles ), Bakersfield, CA (10.5 miles ), Greenfield-Panama, CA (12.0 miles ), Oildale, CA (13.6 miles ), Mettler, CA (14.3 miles) , Bear Valley Springs, CA (19.5 miles ), Rosedale, CA (21.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.26 N, Longitude: 118.91 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,226 (-9.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 890 (23.7%)


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Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Construction (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (35%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (31%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lamont:
  • HEALTHSOUTH BAKERSFIELD REHAB HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • TEHACHAPI HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA)
  • KERN MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lamont:
  • MEADOWS FIELD (about 16 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID: BFL)
  • PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 73 miles; PALMDALE, CA; ID: PMD)
  • EDWARDS AFB (about 76 miles; EDWARDS, CA; ID: EDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lamont:
  • BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 7 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID: L45)
  • SHAFTER-MINTER FIELD (about 25 miles; SHAFTER, CA; ID: MIT)
  • POSO-KERN COUNTY (about 27 miles; FAMOSO, CA; ID: L73)

Amtrak station near Lamont:
  • 11 miles: BAKERSFIELD (1501 F ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lamont:
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 3 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,273)
  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 7,978)
  • TAFT COLLEGE (about 47 miles; Taft, CA; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; LANCASTER, CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
  • MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 67 miles; Moorpark, CA; FT enrollment: 7,773)
  • SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 70 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA; FT enrollment: 4,272)
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Notable location: Lamont Branch Kern County Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lamont include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (A), United Methodist Church of Lamont (B), Faith Pentecostal Holiness Church (C), Bible Truth Outreach United Pentecostal Church (D), Maranatha Baptist Church of Lamont (E), Harmony Southern Baptist Church (F), Lamont Pentecostal Holiness Church (G), Lamont Church of God (H), Lamont Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lamont: Lamont Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Lamont Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lamont and their reported violations in the past:

HARVEST STEAKHOUSE (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-13-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
I & I FARMS INC. (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  4.3 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  86.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.2%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  31.7%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.2%
Whole state:  6.3%

Lamont compared to California state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.81%
California average:  5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($659 average AGI)
Kern County:  0.12%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.67% ($38,595 average AGI)
from Ventura County, CA  0.35% ($43,063)
from Tulare County, CA  0.22% ($35,968)


4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.94%
California average:  6.27%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($736 average AGI)
Kern County:  0.11%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.71% ($35,352 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA  0.18% ($32,865)
to San Diego County, CA  0.18% ($33,368)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lamont:
  • KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
  • KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
  • KMAP (1050 AM; 10 kW; FRAZIER PARK, CA; Owner: KMAP, INC.)
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KGET (970 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • KAFY (1100 AM; 4 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: KAFY, INC.)
  • KDFO (800 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KERN (1410 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KBID (1350 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC)
  • KGEO (1230 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lamont:
  • KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KFRB (91.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUZZ-FM (107.9 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY, INC)
  • KISV (94.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KGFM (101.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPSL-FM (92.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • KKZQ (100.1 FM; TEHACHAPI, CA; Owner: HIGH DESERT BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KKXX-FM (96.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPRX (89.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: WHITE ASH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLLY (95.3 FM; OILDALE, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY B/CTING CORP. OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KRAB (106.1 FM; GREENACRES, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KDFO-FM (98.5 FM; DELANO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKDJ (105.3 FM; DELANO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)
  • KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • K254AH (98.7 FM; ISLA VISTA, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lamont:
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • K08MM (Channel 8; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K25FT (Channel 25; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KJOI-LP (Channel 34; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
  • K67FS (Channel 67; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY TV OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • K50CL (Channel 50; McKITTRICK, CA; Owner: KERN EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • KGET-TV (Channel 17; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KPMC-LP (Channel 42; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)
  • KTFB-CA (Channel 4; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BAKERSFIELD LLC)

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