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Census Tract 15, Kern, CA

2,903 Population
0.9 square miles 3,196.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Bakersfield: 31.9 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Kern County: 32.4 ±0.2

Economics

$13,846 ±$2,813 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Bakersfield: $32,956 ±$874
  • about half the amount in Kern County: $29,238 ±$519
$35,735 ±$9,842 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Bakersfield: $77,397 ±$2,526
  • about half the amount in Kern County: $67,660 ±$1,400

37.1% ±5.5% (1,048  ±275) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Bakersfield: 16% 64,719 (±1.1% / ±4,262)
  • about double the rate in Kern County: 19.1% 168,825 (±0.8% / ±6,993)

16.3 minutes ±4.3 (12,280  ±6,773) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Bakersfield: 24.2 3,803,835 (±0.6 / ±112,326)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Kern County: 24.4 8,067,250 (±0.3 / ±147,877)

Families

752 ±116 Number of households
  • Bakersfield: 127,626 ±1,497
  • Kern County: 281,416 ±1,216
3.2 ±0.6 (2,374  ±604) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Bakersfield: 3.2 403,318 (±0 / ±127)
  • about the same as the figure in Kern County: 3.2 885,143 (±0 / ±258)

9.1% ±5% (75  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Bakersfield: 6.6% † 6,740 (±0.7% / ±762)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kern County: 6.2% 13,518 (±0.4% / ±797)

Housing

828 ±118 Number of housing units
  • Bakersfield: 133,876 ±1,304
  • Kern County: 304,481 ±166

$139,000 ±$48,385 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Bakersfield: $347,300 ±$3,453
  • about half the amount in Kern County: $310,600 ±$3,299

26.5% ±15.7% (751  ±474) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Bakersfield: 10.4% 42,089 (±0.9% / ±3,543.8)
  • more than double the rate in Kern County: 9.6% 86,455 (±0.5% / ±4,539)

Social

64.2% ±12% (1,240  ±337.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Bakersfield: 81.9% 202,770 (±1.4% / ±4,052.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kern County: 77.1% 431,038 (±1% / ±5,486.2)
2.5% ±2.9% (48  ±57.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Bakersfield: 23.3% 57,579 (±0.8% / ±2,057.9)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Kern County: 18.6% 103,791 (±0.5% / ±2,694.4)

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

24.2% ±7.7% (701  ±267) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Bakersfield: 19.9% 81,187 (±0.8% / ±3,199)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kern County: 19.7% 179,758

2.4% ±5.1% (51  ±112) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Bakersfield: 4.6% 13,211 (±0.4% / ±1,015)
  • about half the rate in Kern County: 5.1% 32,696 (±0.2% / ±1,439)
51 Total veterans ±112 44 Male ±111 7 Female ±12

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