Moving to Lompoc, California
Population: 41,103. Estimated population in July 2024: 39,985 (-2.7% change)
Males: 21,806 (53.1%), Females: 19,297 (46.9%)
Santa Barbara County
Zip codes: 93436, 93437.
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $37,587
Median house value: $148,300
Population by Race
Races in Lompoc:
- White Non-Hispanic (47.9%)
- Hispanic (37.3%)
- Other race (15.7%)
- Black (7.3%)
- Two or more races (5.4%)
- American Indian (3.0%)
- Other Asian (1.6%)
- Filipino (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.0%), English (7.5%), Irish (6.9%), United States (4.3%), Italian (3.2%), French (2.3%).
Elevation: 104 feet
Land area: 11.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lompoc
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lompoc city
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 10.3%
17.8% Foreign born (13.2% Latin America, 2.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,290 (+8.7%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Lompoc:
- LOMPOC HEALTHCARE DISTRICT (508 EAST HICKORY AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lompoc:
- MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; SANTA MARIA, CA)
- SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SOLVANG, CA)
- ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; ARROYO GRANDE, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lompoc:
- SANTA MARIA PUB/CAPT G ALLAN HANCOCK FLD (about 17 miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; Abbreviation: SMX)
- SAN LUIS COUNTY REGIONAL (about 43 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Abbreviation: SBP)
- SANTA BARBARA MUNI (about 47 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Abbreviation: SBA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lompoc:
- LOMPOC (about 1 miles; LOMPOC, CA; Abbreviation: LPC)
- VANDENBERG AFB (about 9 miles; LOMPOC, CA; Abbreviation: VBG)
- SANTA YNEZ (about 28 miles; SANTA YNEZ, CA; Abbreviation: IZA)
Amtrak stations:
- LOMPOC (LAUREL & N. H STS.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
- LOMPOC-SURF STATION (END OF OCEAN AVE.)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lompoc:
- ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,037)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 46 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,420)
- CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO (about 49 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 15,985)
- CUESTA COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,121)
- SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,137)
- TAFT COLLEGE (about 80 miles; Taft, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
- VENTURA COLLEGE (about 90 miles; VENTURA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,285)
Schools
Public high schools in Lompoc:
- LOMPOC HIGH (Students: 1,637; Location: 515 W. COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CABRILLO SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,554; Location: 4350 CONSTELLATION ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Lompoc:
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 100; Location: 816 NORTH C; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lompoc:
- LOMPOC VALLEY MIDDLE (Students: 1,151; Location: 234 SOUTH N ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LA CANADA ELEMENTARY (Students: 699; Location: 620 W. NORTH AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- RUTH (CLARENCE) ELEMENTARY (Students: 661; Location: 501 NORTH W. ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- FILLMORE (LEONORA) ELEMENTARY (Students: 649; Location: 1211 E. PINE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- HAPGOOD (ARTHUR) ELEMENTARY (Students: 649; Location: 324 SOUTH A ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- MIGUELITO ELEMENTARY (Students: 558; Location: 1600 W. OLIVE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- LA HONDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 554; Location: 1213 NORTH A ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- EL CAMINO MIDDLE (Students: 526; Location: 320 NORTH J ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LOS BERROS ELEMENTARY (Students: 433; Location: 3745 VIA LATO; Grades: KG – 05)
- BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 404; Location: 100 ALDEBARAN AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Lompoc:
- LA PURISIMA CONCEPCION (Students: 249; Location: 219 W OLIVE AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
- CHILDREN’S MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location: PO BOX3510/4010 JUPITER AVE; Grades: PK – 7)
- RIVERVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: 1000 NORTH SEVENTH STREET; Grades: 1 – 10)
Libraries
Library in Lompoc:
- LOMPOC PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,056,974; Location: 501 E. NORTH AVE.; 119,007 books; 3,558 audio materials; 6,658 video materials; 234 serial subscriptions)