Kern County, CA

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Kern County, California demographics

Population: 905,644
Median age: 32.1

Median household income: 58,824

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Kern County, California.

Population

2021905,644
2020892,458
2019887,641
2018883,053
2017878,744
2016871,337
2015865,736
2014857,730
2013848,204
2012839,153
2011829,254
2010815,693
2009780,953

Kern County, CA cities

Arvin city - 19,568

Bakersfield city - 398,756

Bear Valley Springs CDP - 5,067

Bodfish CDP - 2,342

Boron CDP - 2,418

Buttonwillow CDP - 1,106

California City city - 14,914

Cherokee Strip CDP - 236

China Lake Acres CDP - 2,441

Delano city - 52,206

Derby Acres CDP - 362

Dustin Acres CDP - 393

Edmundson Acres CDP - 250

Edwards AFB CDP - 2,721

Fellows CDP - 86

Ford City CDP - 4,327

Frazier Park CDP - 3,063

Fuller Acres CDP - 651

Golden Hills CDP - 10,051

Greenacres CDP - 4,701

Greenfield CDP - 3,836

Inyokern CDP - 857

Johannesburg CDP - 90

Keene CDP - 282

Kernville CDP - 780

Lake Isabella CDP - 3,553

Lake of the Woods CDP - 722

Lamont CDP - 14,269

Lebec CDP - 868

Lost Hills CDP - 1,768

Maricopa city - 1,315

McFarland city - 14,085

McKittrick CDP - 113

Mettler CDP - 232

Mexican Colony CDP - 363

Mojave CDP - 3,620

Mountain Mesa CDP - 867

North Edwards CDP - 1,037

Oildale CDP - 34,350

Onyx CDP - 661

Pine Mountain Club CDP - 2,124

Randsburg CDP - 78

Ridgecrest city - 27,989

Rosamond CDP - 20,574

Rosedale CDP - 18,875

Shafter city - 19,897

Smith Corner CDP - 275

South Taft CDP - 2,377

Squirrel Mountain Valley CDP - 1,113

Stallion Springs CDP - 3,018

Taft city - 8,730

Taft Heights CDP - 1,459

Tehachapi city - 13,346

Tupman CDP - 144

Valley Acres CDP - 605

Wasco city - 27,505

Weedpatch CDP - 2,833

Weldon CDP - 2,261

Wofford Heights CDP - 1,964

Kern County, CA ZIP Codes

Census data for Kern County, California

Demographic and housing estimates in Kern County, California

Total population
Total population905,644
Male465,839
Female439,805
Population by age
Total population905,644
Under 5 years68,078
5 to 9 years72,919
10 to 14 years78,485
15 to 19 years68,889
20 to 24 years65,030
25 to 34 years139,348
35 to 44 years118,210
45 to 54 years100,736
55 to 59 years49,553
60 to 64 years45,376
65 to 74 years61,305
75 to 84 years27,283
85 years and over10,432
Median age (years)32.1
Under 18 years262,988
16 years and over671,496
18 years and over642,656
21 years and over604,548
62 years and over125,790
65 years and over99,020
Population by race
Total population905,644
One race791,360
   White564,183
   Black or African American48,741
   American Indian and Alaska Native8,842
   Asian43,812
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander1,214
   Some other race124,568
Two or more races114,284
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population539,334
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population276,954
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population262,380

Social characteristics in Kern County, California

Households by type
Total households274,705
Family households (families)138,442
Married-couple family23,174
Male householder, no wife present, family45,640
Female householder, no husband present, family28,182
Nonfamily households67,449
Average household size70,895
Average family size3.19

Economic characteristics in Kern County, California

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households274,705
Less than $10,00016,223
$10,000 to $14,99915,188
$15,000 to $24,99924,831
$25,000 to $34,99928,134
$35,000 to $49,99934,498
$50,000 to $74,99946,537
$75,000 to $99,99935,379
$100,000 to $149,99939,744
$150,000 to $199,99918,294
$200,000 or more15,877
Median household income (dollars)58,824

Housing characteristics in Kern County, California

Housing occupancy
Total housing units299,810
Occupied housing units274,705
Vacant housing units25,105
Units in structure
Total housing units299,810
1-unit, detached217,648
1-unit, attached7,897
2 units7,112
3 or 4 units16,650
5 to 9 units9,962
10 to 19 units5,812
20 or more units12,462
Mobile home21,637
Boat, RV, van, etc.630
Year structure built
Total housing units299,810
Built 2014 or later159
Built 2010 to 201318,876
Built 2000 to 200952,665
Built 1990 to 199942,233
Built 1980 to 198950,225
Built 1970 to 197948,167
Built 1960 to 196928,834
Built 1950 to 195931,690
Built 1940 to 194913,528
Built 1939 or earlier13,433
Rooms
Total housing units299,810
1 room6,607
2 rooms7,684
3 rooms26,009
4 rooms62,431
5 rooms75,857
6 rooms56,397
7 rooms31,614
8 rooms17,916
9 rooms or more15,295
Median rooms5.1
Bedrooms
Total housing units299,810
No bedroom7,197
1 bedroom20,441
2 bedrooms73,699
3 bedrooms134,389
4 bedrooms56,155
5 or more bedrooms7,929
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units274,705
Owner-occupied162,816
Renter-occupied111,889
Average household size of owner-occupied unit3.19
Average household size of renter-occupied unit3.19
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units274,705
Moved in 2017 or later25,076
Moved in 2015 to 201686,157
Moved in 2010 to 201457,814
Moved in 2000 to 200958,049
Moved in 1990 to 199927,028
Moved in 1989 and earlier20,581
Value
Owner-occupied units162,816
Less than $50,0007,675
$50,000 to $99,9999,094
$100,000 to $149,99915,759
$150,000 to $199,99925,486
$200,000 to $299,99952,795
$300,000 to $499,99939,152
$500,000 to $999,99910,849
$1,000,000 or more2,006
Median (dollars)241,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units162,816
Housing units with a mortgage110,446
Housing units without a mortgage52,370
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent106,730
Less than $5005,929
$500 to $99941,774
$1,000 to $1,49937,054
$1,500 to $1,99915,380
$2,000 to $2,4994,767
$2,500 to $2,9991,079
$3,000 or more747
Median (dollars)1,063
No rent paid5,159

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