Lamont, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 13,197, Rural population: 0)

Lamont, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,279 (3,110 occupied: 1,664 owner occupied, 1,446 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	43%

Housing density: 712 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $564 (lower quartile is $476, upper quartile is $672)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $558

Median gross rent in Lamont, CA in 2007: $648

Housing units in Lamont with a mortgage: 976 (72 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 450

Lamont,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $209,979 (it was $73,100 in 2000)

Lamont:	$209,979
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $152,066 - $238,377

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $204,264
Here: $204,264
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $201,407
Here: $201,407
State: $541,123

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $319,907
Here: $319,907
State: $512,546

Mobile homes: $27,788
Here: $27,788
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,196

In family households: 12,579 (2,029 male householders, 712 female householders)
1,778 spouses, 5,738 children (5,435 natural, 100 adopted, 203 stepchildren), 611 grandchildren, 251 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 581 other relatives, 759 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 617 (143 male householders (111 living alone)), 253 female householders (202 living alone)), 221 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 422 2-persons, 430 3-persons, 554 4-persons, 538 5-persons, 335 6-persons, 462 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 313 1-person, 24 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

3,172 married couples with children.
1,192 single-parent households (319 men, 873 women).

25.0% of residents of Lamont speak English at home.
74.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,943 (45.0%)
(18.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lamont, California:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 107 3 rooms: 311 4 rooms: 210 5 rooms: 482 6 rooms: 351 7 rooms: 120 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 32

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamont, California:
	1 room: 127 2 rooms: 265 3 rooms: 214 4 rooms: 441 5 rooms: 301 6 rooms: 93 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 82
1995 to 1998: 72
1990 to 1994: 246
1980 to 1989: 292
1970 to 1979: 746
1960 to 1969: 821
1950 to 1959: 696
1940 to 1949: 212
1939 or earlier: 112

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lamont:
	no bedroom: 95 1 bedroom: 250 2 bedrooms: 351 3 bedrooms: 741 4 bedrooms: 215 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lamont:
	no bedroom: 171 1 bedroom: 388 2 bedrooms: 518 3 bedrooms: 306 4 bedrooms: 63 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lamont in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 182 1 vehicle: 494 2 vehicles: 621 3 vehicles: 270 4 vehicles: 76 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Lamont in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 476 1 vehicle: 521 2 vehicles: 394 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lamont, CA:

Less than $10,000: 23
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 14
$50,000 to $59,999: 17
$60,000 to $69,999: 23
$70,000 to $79,999: 9
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 66
$125,000 to $149,999: 120
$150,000 to $174,999: 139
$175,000 to $199,999: 243
$200,000 to $249,999: 545
$250,000 to $299,999: 244
$300,000 to $399,999: 65
$400,000 to $499,999: 58
$500,000 to $749,999: 27
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lamont rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lamont:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 29
$250 to $299: 26
$300 to $349: 60
$350 to $399: 41
$400 to $449: 29
$450 to $499: 143
$500 to $549: 223
$550 to $599: 284
$600 to $649: 155
$650 to $699: 102
$700 to $749: 59
$750 to $799: 54
$800 to $899: 50
$900 to $999: 46
$1,000 to $1,249: 12
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 70

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 953 1990 to 1994: 1,261 1985 to 1989: 1,560 1980 to 1984: 889 1975 to 1979: 402 1970 to 1974: 468 1970 to 1974: 145 1965 to 1969: 265

Lamont, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.4%
Number of people working at home: 95 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 129
5 to 9 minutes: 421
10 to 14 minutes: 469
15 to 19 minutes: 572
20 to 24 minutes: 667
25 to 29 minutes: 255
30 to 34 minutes: 667
35 to 39 minutes: 118
40 to 44 minutes: 62
45 to 59 minutes: 93
60 to 89 minutes: 105
90 or more minutes: 106

Lamont mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,179 (58%)
Carpooled: 1,197 (32%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Walked: 134 (4%)
Other means: 140 (4%)
Worked at home: 95 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 507
$10,000 to $14,999: 301
$15,000 to $19,999: 349
$20,000 to $24,999: 344
$25,000 to $29,999: 389
$30,000 to $34,999: 218
$35,000 to $39,999: 234
$40,000 to $44,999: 122
$45,000 to $49,999: 104
$50,000 to $59,999: 188
$60,000 to $74,999: 166
$75,000 to $99,999: 106
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 59
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 15

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10224

United States or American: 225

English: 90

Irish: 75

German: 48

European: 21

Scotch-Irish: 12

Other Arab: 10

Arab:: 10

Greek: 9

French (except Basque): 9

Italian: 7

Scottish: 5

Dutch: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (96%)
El Salvador (1%)
Guatemala (1%)
Other Western Africa (0%)
Melanesia (0%)
Other South America (0%)
Other Northern Africa (0%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5946
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 160
South: 766
West: 146

60% of Lamont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 437
Nursery to 4th grade: 441
5th and 6th grade: 543
7th and 8th grade: 217
9th grade: 262
10th grade: 129
11th grade: 126
12th grade, no diploma: 174
High school graduate (or equivalency): 533
Less than 1 year of college: 151
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 119
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 40
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 512
Nursery to 4th grade: 292
5th and 6th grade: 556
7th and 8th grade: 268
9th grade: 194
10th grade: 110
11th grade: 113
12th grade, no diploma: 126
High school graduate (or equivalency): 513
Less than 1 year of college: 132
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 154
Associate degree: 103
Bachelor's degree: 70
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 1
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 20.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 19.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 31.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 33.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 18.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 28.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $28,193
Black householders: $44,888
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $63,569
Asian householders: $105,980
Some other race householders: $40,018
Two or more races householders: $18,906
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,613

Lamont household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lamont household income for Black householders

Lamont household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lamont household income for Asian householders

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Lamont marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $195,903
Black or African American householders: $214,287
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $186,711
Asian householders: $272,885
Some other race householders: $211,414
Two or more races householders: $215,436
Hispanic or Latino householders: $210,553

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,304
One, attached: 123
Two: 117
3 or 4: 168
5 to 9: 47
10 to 19: 40
20 to 49: 155
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 316
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $44,653

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lamont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (14%) No fuel used (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) No fuel used (2%) Solar energy (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41

Here:	1.8%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	0.6%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	5.2%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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