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Kern County, CA

916,108 Population
8,134.7 square miles 112.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$28,566 ±$1,095 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$66,234 ±$1,948 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

17.9% ±1.2% (159,429  ±10,696) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24.5 minutes ±0.7 (8,333,345  ±295,152) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

283,510 ±3,021 Number of households
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
3.1 ±0 (889,687  ±686) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,154,104
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6.4% ±0.9% (14,041  ±1,904) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

306,201 ±245 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$330,000 ±$6,486 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

7.6% ±1% (68,835  ±8,597.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

77.7% ±1.9% (437,030  ±10,769) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
19% ±0.9% (107,077  ±5,199.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.1% (174,596  ±7,962) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,428,025
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5% ±0.4% (32,453  ±2,842) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
32,453 Total veterans ±2,842 27,873 Male ±2,639 4,580 Female ±1,224

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