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Census Tract 39, Kern, CA

5,768 Population
84.9 square miles 67.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.6 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Shafter: 28.1 ±1.1
  • a little less than the figure in Kern County: 32.7 ±0.1

Economics

N/A Per capita income
$116,484 ±$17,191 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Shafter: $71,215 † ±$7,458
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Kern County: $70,210 ±$1,287

6.3% ±4.6% (266  ±199) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Shafter: 20.7% † 4,294 (±4.1% / ±853)
  • about one-third of the rate in Kern County: 19.1% 170,301 (±0.8% / ±6,757)

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Families

1,241 ±105 Number of households
  • Shafter: 5,677 ±307
  • Kern County: 284,931 ±1,239
3.4 ±0.2 (4,231  ±458) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Shafter: 3.6 20,636 (±0.2 / ±152)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kern County: 3.1 889,475 (±0 / ±770)

19.2% ±7.9% (279  ±122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Shafter: 7.1% † 422 (±2.7% / ±160)
  • more than double the rate in Kern County: 6.2% 13,618 (±0.5% / ±1,093)

Housing

1,278 ±105 Number of housing units
  • Shafter: 5,924 ±316
  • Kern County: 306,999 ±246

$449,000 ±$13,666 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Shafter: $335,800 ±$19,713
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Kern County: $338,300 ±$2,944

16.8% ±6.4% (928  ±360.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Shafter: 7.2% † 1,504 (±2.8% / ±586.5)
  • nearly double the rate in Kern County: 8.9% 80,013 (±0.5% / ±4,110.3)

Social

81% ±7.2% (3,151  ±388.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Shafter: 73.4% 8,765 (±4.2% / ±639.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kern County: 77% 433,910 (±0.9% / ±5,296.6)
19.3% ±4.8% (750  ±196.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Shafter: 12.2% † 1,462 (±2.1% / ±260.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kern County: 18.8% 105,790 (±0.5% / ±2,614.4)

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

15.8% ±4.1% (910  ±249) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Shafter: 23.7% † 5,021 (±3% / ±639)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kern County: 20.2% 185,151

6% ±2.2% (266  ±99) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Shafter: 3.3% † 461 (±0.9% / ±129)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kern County: 4.9% 31,813 (±0.2% / ±1,350)
266 Total veterans ±99 266 Male ±99 N/A Female ±19

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