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Census Tract 55.09, Kern, CA

4,737 Population
46.5 square miles 101.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±5.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in China Lake Acres: 36.1 † ±8.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Kern County: 32.7 ±0.1

Economics

$52,211 ±$16,102 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in China Lake Acres: $48,964 † ±$30,026
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Kern County: $29,699 ±$507
$100,144 ±$39,110 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in China Lake Acres: $68,594 † ±$38,090
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Kern County: $70,210 ±$1,287

13.2% ±7.4% (591  ±346) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in China Lake Acres: 21.9% † 513 (±12.8% / ±336)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kern County: 19.1% 170,301 (±0.8% / ±6,757)

21.9 minutes ±8 (37,730  ±17,793) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in China Lake Acres: 22.4 † 19,245 (±7.5 / ±12,413)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kern County: 24.4 8,054,075 (±0.4 / ±154,665)

Families

1,787 ±270 Number of households
  • China Lake Acres: 926 † ±235
  • Kern County: 284,931 ±1,239
2.7 ±0.3 (4,737  ±898) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in China Lake Acres: 2.8 † 2,594 (±0.6 / ±852)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kern County: 3.1 889,475 (±0 / ±770)

13% ±10.7% (134  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in China Lake Acres: 16.7% † 100 (±17.6% / ±114)
  • more than double the rate in Kern County: 6.2% 13,618 (±0.5% / ±1,093)

Housing

1,973 ±255 Number of housing units
  • China Lake Acres: 1,022 † ±243
  • Kern County: 306,999 ±246

$318,900 ±$52,335 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in China Lake Acres: $160,300 † ±$96,942
  • a little less than the amount in Kern County: $338,300 ±$2,944

17.8% ±12.2% (824  ±583.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in China Lake Acres: 25.7% † 651 (±20.8% / ±566.7)
  • about double the rate in Kern County: 8.9% 80,013 (±0.5% / ±4,110.3)

Social

87.3% ±19.9% (2,840  ±401.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in China Lake Acres: 79.9% † 1,298 (±32.1% / ±313.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kern County: 77% 433,910 (±0.9% / ±5,296.6)
27.8% ±4.1% (903  ±209) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in China Lake Acres: 15.1% † 245 (±7.4% / ±143.2)
  • about 1.5 times 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

5% ±2.4% (236  ±120) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in China Lake Acres: 1.7% † 45 (±2.1% / ±57)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kern County: 20.2% 185,151

18.5% ±3.9% (659  ±179) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in China Lake Acres: 17.3% † 314 (±4.9% / ±131)
  • more than double the rate in Kern County: 4.9% 31,813 (±0.2% / ±1,350)
659 Total veterans ±179 545 Male ±151 114 Female ±72

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