Census Reporter

Kern County, CA

892,458 Population
8,134.6 square miles 109.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,855 ±$401 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$54,851 ±$1,087 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

20.4% ±0.7% (175,902  ±6,082) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

23.6 minutes ±0.5 (7,654,995  ±171,628) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

273,556 ±1,327 Number of households
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
3.2 ±0 (861,953  ±1,341) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

6.9% ±0.4% (14,589  ±887) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

299,179 ±427 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$226,600 ±$2,501 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

13.7% ±0.5% (120,143  ±4,638) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

75.3% ±1% (409,715  ±5,392) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
17.1% ±0.5% (93,120  ±2,759.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data

19.8% ±0.3% (176,463  ±3,058) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5.6% ±0.2% (35,324  ±1,395) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
35,324 Total veterans ±1,395 32,715 Male ±1,305 2,609 Female ±403

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