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Kern County, CA

913,820 Population
8,134.7 square miles 112.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6459%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male51%
  • Male
  • Female
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28%White5%Black0%Native5%Asian0%Islander1%Other3%Two+57%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$29,201 ±$767 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$68,893 ±$2,594 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.2% ±1.3% (172,010  ±11,640) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty26%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty15%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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25.5 minutes ±0.8 (8,799,820  ±333,989) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

289,845 ±2,825 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.1 ±0 (894,676  ±527) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples55%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married45%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale44%Female37%
Now marriedMale46%Female45%
DivorcedMale8%Female11%
WidowedMale2%†Female8%
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6% ±0.9% (13,116  ±1,951) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-197%†20-2414%†25-2911%†30-355%†35-393%†40-440%†45-50
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Housing

309,632 ±178 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied60%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit75%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$346,600 ±$5,349 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.5% ±1% (77,106  ±8,743) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

76.4% ±1.8% (431,131  ±10,303.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
18% ±0.9% (101,832  ±4,923.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

24%No degree27%High school31%Some college12%Bachelor's6%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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19.5% (178,023  ±7,197) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

2%†Europe18%Asia1%†Africa0%†Oceania77%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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4.9% ±0.4% (31,860  ±2,560) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

253†WWII1,358†Korea10,355Vietnam7,191†Gulf (1990s)9,492†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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31,860 Total veterans ±2,560 28,792 Male ±2,366 3,068 Female ±1,164

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Kern County, CA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US06029-kern-county-ca/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Kern County, CA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US06029-kern-county-ca/>