Lamont is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 14,049 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lamont is the 366th largest community in California.Lamont is a blue-collar town, with 65.26% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Lamont is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lamont who work in farm management occupations (42.61%), teaching (6.65%), and sales jobs (4.81%). The population of Lamont has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.79% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Lamont in 2022 was $14,691, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $58,764 for a family of four. However, Lamont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lamont also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.93% of its population below the federal poverty line.Lamont is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lamont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lamont, accounting for 93.96% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lamont residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lamont include German, Irish, Italian, English, and French. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lamont's cultural character, accounting for 41.70% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Lamont is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
