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Population (year 2000): 13,296
Males: 6,914 (52.0%), Females: 6,382 (48.0%)
Kern County
Zip code:
93241
Median resident age: 24.1 years
Median household income: $25,578 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,200 (year 2000)
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)
Ancestries: United States (1.7%), Irish (1.0%).
Elevation: 400 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
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%
44.7% Foreign born (44.1% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lamont:
- TEHACHAPI HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA)
- KERN MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA)
- BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 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:
- BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 19
miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
- TAFT COLLEGE (about 37 miles; Taft, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,801)
- ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; LANCASTER,
CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
- PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; PORTERVILLE,
CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
- COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (about 64 miles; SANTA
CLARITA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,024)
- MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 67 miles; Moorpark, CA; FT
enrollment: 7,773)
Public high school in Lamont:
- NUEVA CONTINUATION HIGH (Students: 98;
Location: 8600 PALM; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lamont:
- ALICANTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 795;
Location: 8201 PALM AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE (Students: 748;
Location: 8001 WEEDPATCH HWY.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LAMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 644; Location:
10721 MAIN ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- MYRTLE AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 626;
Location: 8201 PALM AVE.; Grades: 04 - 06)
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