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93436

Lompoc, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
55,820
Median household income
$80,097
People below poverty
14.3%
Median home value
$504,000

Income

The median income of households in 93436 was $80,097. An estimated 4.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.3
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.4
$25,000 to $34,999 6.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.1
$50,000 to $74,999 15.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 19.3
$150,000 to $199,999 9.6
$200,000 or more 10.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57217
Female 54001

An estimated 77.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,697. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.7
Social Security 30.8
Retirement income 26
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.6
Cash public assistance income 4.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.6

In 2020-2024, 15.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 59.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 93436 in 2020-2024, 91.7% had health insurance coverage and 8.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.8% and public coverage was 52%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 93436 had a total population of 55,820 - 26,612 (47.7%) females and 29,208 (52.3%) males. The median age was 36.5 years. An estimated 25.5% of the population was under 18 years, 34.4% was 19 to 44 years, 23.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 93436 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1493 1953
5 to 9 2525 1750
10 to 14 2025 2529
15 to 19 1414 1812
20 to 24 2333 1749
25 to 29 1795 1496
30 to 34 2259 1618
35 to 39 2353 1472
40 to 44 2325 1858
45 to 49 1899 1433
50 to 54 1598 1197
55 to 59 1668 1740
60 to 64 1895 1634
65 to 69 1339 1463
70 to 74 877 922
75 to 79 642 717
80 to 84 373 635
85 and over 395 634

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 42.9% were White; 3.4% were Black or African American; 5.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.5% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 28.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 58.3% of the people in 93436 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 31.3% of the people in 93436 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,468 households in 93436. The average household size was 2.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 47% of the households in 93436 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.9% of all households, while 19.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.4% of all households.

In 93436, 35.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47
Cohabiting Couples 8.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.6% of males and 46.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.5 31.6
Now married, except separated 44.6 46.8
Separated 2.3 1.7
Widowed 2.4 7.5
Divorced 8.2 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 93436, 1,342 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 78.2% of the people living in 93436 were U.S. natives. 60.1% of the 93436 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 21.8% of 93436 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 93436 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 93436.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 83.6
Asia 9.7
Europe 4.1
Africa 0.5
Northern America 1.6
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 93436 in 2020-2024, 42.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 37.9% of people at least five years old; 17.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 37.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.4
Other languages 1.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 93436 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.4
Different house, same county 8.2
Different county, same state 2.9
Different state 1
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 77.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 22.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 93436 was 14,587 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,076 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,614. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,897.

Educational Attainment of People in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 22.4
High school diploma or equivalency 26.4
Some college, no degree 23.9
Associate's degree 9.3
Bachelor's degree 12.1
Graduate or professional degree 5.9

Disability

In 93436, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5% of people under 18 years old, to 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 93436, 55.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 17,195 71.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,287 22.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,335 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 93436 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.9
Construction 7.3
Manufacturing 8.2
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 10.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.3
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 8.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 93436 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,807 28.5
Service occupations 6,155 25.7
Sales and office occupations 4,354 18.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,641 15.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,959 12.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 66.6% of 93436 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 16.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 66.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 16.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.4
Walked 2.7
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 7.9

In 2020-2024, 93436 had a total of 19,258 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 27.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 27.1
Mobile homes 5.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

4.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 93436 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 60.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 93436 had 18,468 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 790 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.7% while renters occupied 45.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.93 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.77.

5.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.4% and another 28.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 93436:

House Heating Fuel Used in 93436 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.7
Electricity 15.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 4.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 93436 was $504,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.6 % had a mortgage. 35.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,329 and for owners without a mortgage it was $605.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 93436 was $1,653. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.