About Lamont

Lamont is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 613 people and just one neighborhood, Lamont is the 261st largest community in Oklahoma.

Unlike some towns , Lamont isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lamont are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lamont is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lamont who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.16%), farm management (9.39%), and teaching (9.39%).

Also of interest is that Lamont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Another important characteristic of Lamont is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

A relatively large number of people in Lamont telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Lamont is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lamont really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lamont perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Being a small town, Lamont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lamont Information and Demographics

The population of Lamont overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Lamont, 17.18% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lamont in 2000 was $12,122, which is lower middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $48,488 for a family of four.

The people who call Lamont home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lamont is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lamont include German, English, Irish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Lamont is English.