Cities / California / Lompoc

Lompoc, CA

44,086 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Lompoc)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BUR

123 mi — Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport

Population & People

Population

44,086

Median age

35.1

Median household income

$72,004

Poverty rate

17.3%

Unemployment rate

6.9%

Bachelor's degree+

13.7%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

63.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$472,900

Median gross rent

$1,589/mo

Homeownership rate

49.01%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,070

HUD Fair Market Rent (California statewide average across 58 areas — not specific to Lompoc), 2026. Efficiency $1526, 1BR $1661, 2BR $2070, 3BR $2775, 4BR $3190. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

California gasoline midgrade

$5.81

California commercial electricity

26.36¢/kWh

California industrial electricity

21.62¢/kWh

California residential electricity

32.54¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

4250840.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

3388904.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for California

974.97

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Source: FRED, California-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BUR

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport

123 mi away

LAX

Los Angeles International Airport

127 mi away

LGB

Long Beach International Airport

144 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (California energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (California economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).