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Census Tract 15, Kern, CA

2,812 Population
0.9 square miles 3,096.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.7 ±4.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Bakersfield: 31.3 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Kern County: 32.1 ±0.2

Economics

$11,937 ±$2,474 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Bakersfield: $28,837 ±$711
  • about half the amount in Kern County: $25,328 ±$424
$30,972 ±$5,273 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Bakersfield: $69,014 ±$2,193
  • about half the amount in Kern County: $58,824 ±$1,190

40.1% ±13% (1,111  ±450) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Bakersfield: 16.3% 64,276 (±1% / ±3,969)
  • more than double the rate in Kern County: 19.4% 169,289 (±0.8% / ±6,659)

18.1 minutes ±9.2 (14,270  ±4,874) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Bakersfield: 23.9 3,740,065 (±0.6 / ±117,757)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Kern County: 23.7 7,761,585 (±0.4 / ±163,166)

Families

690 ±125 Number of households
  • Bakersfield: 123,334 ±1,271
  • Kern County: 274,705 ±1,373
3.4 ±0.6 (2,354  ±591) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Bakersfield: 3.2 394,468 (±0 / ±830)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kern County: 3.2 875,688 (±0 / ±1,782)

8.6% ±6.2% (56  ±48) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Bakersfield: 6.7% † 6,731 (±0.7% / ±723)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kern County: 6.5% 13,888 (±0.5% / ±1,022)

Housing

809 ±114 Number of housing units
  • Bakersfield: 130,148 ±1,158
  • Kern County: 299,810 ±565

$117,100 ±$22,348 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Bakersfield: $272,000 ±$3,562
  • about half the amount in Kern County: $241,400 ±$3,113

30.9% ±11.7% (857  ±385.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Bakersfield: 12.1% 47,569 (±1% / ±3,772.8)
  • more than double the rate in Kern County: 11.9% 106,393 (±0.5% / ±4,846)

Social

55.8% ±10.4% (994  ±331.4) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Bakersfield: 81.5% 195,306 (±1.6% / ±4,105.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kern County: 76% 419,417 (±1.1% / ±5,838.6)
2.6% ±3.1% (47  ±56.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Bakersfield: 22.9% 54,946 (±0.8% / ±2,028.7)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Kern County: 17.6% 97,236 (±0.5% / ±2,957.6)

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

20.8% ±6.6% (586  ±233) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bakersfield: 19% 75,859 (±0.8% / ±3,028)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kern County: 19.7% 177,999 (±0.4% / ±3,653)

3.3% ±2.4% (66  ±50) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Bakersfield: 4.7% 13,192 (±0.3% / ±875)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kern County: 5.4% 34,238 (±0.2% / ±1,429)
66 Total veterans ±50 62 Male ±50 4 Female ±7

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