Kern County, CA Demographic Data
Kern County, CA Summary
Kern County is located in California
- Population: 856,158
- Area: 8,162.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8,131.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 30.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 104.88 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,195.21 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kern County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
430,671
49%
50.8
Male
454,117
51%
49.2
Total Population
884,788
323,128,000
Kern County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
70,930
8.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
73,086
8.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
72,557
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
65,852
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
69,498
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
136,121
15.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
110,617
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
102,432
11.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
51,373
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
40,749
4.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
55,641
6.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
25,234
2.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
10,698
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
626,589
70.8%
77.2
Female
303,965
48.5%
51.3
Male
322,624
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
589,264
66.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
116,015
13.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
91,573
10.3%
15.2
Female
50,000
54.6%
55.8
Male
41,573
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Kern County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
852,375
96.3%
96.8
White
642,077
72.6%
72.6
Black or African American
47,668
5.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
11,936
1.3%
0.8
Asian
40,615
4.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
12,579
1.4%
1.2
Chinese
4,732
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
13,235
1.5%
0.9
Japanese
1,409
0.2%
0.2
Korean
2,904
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,886
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
3,870
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3,142
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
1,660
0.2%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
363
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
696
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
423
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
106,937
12.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
32,413
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
467,575
52.8%
17.8
Mexican
426,884
48.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,939
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
390
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
36,362
4.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
417,213
47.2%
82.2
Kern County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
70,491
13.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
68,973
12.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
144,166
27.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
122,489
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
39,861
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
59,725
11.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
27,160
5.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
139,464
26.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
393,401
73.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
86,885
16.3%
31.2
Kern County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
247,524
37.0%
33.7%
Now Married
309,354
46.3%
47.5
Divorced
63,956
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
19,099
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
28,282
4.2
5.8%
Kern County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
448,493
55.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
365,365
44.9%
21.6%
Spanish
321,131
39.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
14,358
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20,685
2.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
9,191
1.1%
1.1%
Kern County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
19,432
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
15,821
5.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
30,640
11.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
30,835
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
38,676
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
47,385
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
32,735
12.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
32,537
12.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
12,745
4.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,553
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
49,903
57,617
Per capita income
21,313
31,128
Kern County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
52,040
15.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
31,160
9.2%
9.8
Construction
20,549
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
66,847
19.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
13,934
4.1%
6.6
Information
3,492
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
18,237
5.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
15,357
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
26,920
8.0%
11.4
Public administration
21,734
6.4%
4.6
Retail trade
39,364
11.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
17,798
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10,474
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
67,052
19.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
94,113
27.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
41,623
12.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
72,117
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
63,001
18.6%
18.1%
Kern County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
331,233
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
268,902
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
37,241
11.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,377
0.7%
5.1
Walked
4,905
1.5%
2.7
Other means
6,686
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
11,122
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.6
26.6
Kern County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
19,490
7.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
85,749
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
104,237
38.6%
37.1
3 or more
60,883
22.5%
21.0
Kern County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
270,359
91.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
154,029
57.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
116,330
43.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
24,881
8.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5
Kern County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
295,240
1 room
5,523
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
8,829
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
24,177
8.2%
9.1
4 rooms
58,329
19.8%
16.5
5 rooms
83,862
28.4%
19.8
6 rooms
55,761
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
26,980
9.1%
12.0
8 rooms
17,246
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
14,533
4.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Kern County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
295,240
1-unit, detached
207,410
70.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,668
1.9%
5.9
2-units
11,634
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
20,316
6.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
12,729
4.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,346
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
8,885
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
22,812
7.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
440
0.1%
0.1
Kern County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
11,189
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
14,999
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
28,431
9.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
31,122
10.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
49,691
16.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
50,012
16.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
46,849
15.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
51,911
17.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6,205
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
4,831
1.6%
1.4%
Kern County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
167,744
62.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8,573
3.2%
4.7
Electricity
80,166
29.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
180
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4,475
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
1,930
0.7%
0.1
Other fuel
2,844
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
4,447
1.6%
1.1
Kern County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
107,839
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,131
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
4,039
3.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
5,065
4.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
11,189
10.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
20,872
19.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
29,427
27.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
36,116
33.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
42,064
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
17,413
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
10,909
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10,357
9.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
26,609
24.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
487
0.0%
0.0%
Kern County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
112,552
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
73
0.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
320
0.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,139
1.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,210
7.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
9,289
8.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
37,468
33.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
55,053
48.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3,778
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
927
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
10,827
9.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14,131
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
14,357
13.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10,952
9.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9,216
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
50,906
46.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
5,941
0.0%
0.0%
Kern County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
154,029
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
9,581
6.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
14,070
9.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
19,577
12.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
31,597
20.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
45,446
29.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
25,923
16.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6,165
4.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,670
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
204,200
205,000
