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Kern County, CA

884,788 Population
8,131.9 square miles 108.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 36.4 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,313 ±$670 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $33,389 ±$138
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$49,903 ±$1,490 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $67,739 ±$356
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

22.7% ±1.5% (193,133  ±12,590) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 14.4% 5,525,524 (±0.2% / ±66,544)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

22.6 minutes ±0.7 (7,239,115  ±287,364) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 29.4 496,073,120 (±0.1 / ±2,066,309)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

270,359 ±3,011 Number of households
  • California: 12,944,178 ±15,703
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
3.2 ±0 (852,811  ±2,145) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 3 38,436,448
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

6.6% ±1% (13,757  ±2,041) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.9% 471,829 (±0.1% / ±11,201)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

295,240 ±678 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,061,375 ±838
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$204,200 ±$6,222 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $477,500 ±$1,663
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

17.4% ±1.4% (152,179  ±11,862.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 13.4% 5,188,623 (±0.2% / ±62,959.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

73.8% ±2% (393,401  ±10,504.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 82.4% 21,685,578 (±0.3% / ±72,049.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
16.3% ±0.9% (86,885  ±4,901.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in California: 32.9% 8,660,470 (±0.2% / ±42,025.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2016 5-year data

20.1% ±0.9% (178,220  ±8,125) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27.2% 10,677,663 (±0.1% / ±46,799)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

6.4% ±0.5% (39,962  ±3,377) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 5.4% 1,624,519 (±0.1% / ±22,622)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
39,962 Total veterans ±3,377 37,753 Male ±3,235 2,209 Female ±765

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