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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lamont is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 65.26% of the Lamont workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%). In terms of college education, Lamont ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 3.79% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. 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. Lamont also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 41.70%. The most common language spoken in Lamont is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
