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Kern County (West)--Delano, Wasco & Shafter Cities PUMA, CA

161,351 Population
2,771.1 square miles 58.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.1 ±1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$22,074 ±$1,321 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,617 ±$8,132 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.5% ±2.6% (25,564  ±4,073) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.6 minutes ±0.9 (1,341,735  ±61,821) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

43,484 ±2,215 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.4 ±0 (146,722  ±7,507) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.8% ±1.9% (2,324  ±795) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

46,871 ±2,329 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$337,000 ±$11,569 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.7% ±2.3% (10,676  ±3,748.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

66% ±3.2% (65,229  ±4,193.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
11.9% ±1.8% (11,792  ±1,872.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

62.4% ±2.2% (91,695  ±3,673.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

29.6% ±1.9% (47,800  ±3,766) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.7% ±0.8% (1,970  ±889) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,970 Total veterans ±889 1,859 Male ±869 111 Female ±124

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