Kern County, California

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Kern County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (63rd of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	915,075	39,287,376	334,922,499	63rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,210	$99,122	$80,734	1184th of 3,221
Median Age	32.7	37.9	38.9	3090th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.8%	37.1%	35.7%	2211th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$338,300	$734,700	$332,700	465th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,300	$2,036	$1,413	421st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.1%	12.0%	12.5%	638th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.6%	6.6%	5.2%	225th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	112.5	252.1	n/a	906th of 3,222
Foreign Born	20.2%	27.0%	14.1%	111th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.9	n/a	n/a	1852nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.1%	55.9%	65.2%	3004th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.4	28.7	26.4	1556th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.5%	17.2%	15.1%	1941st of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1892nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.3%	48.4%	46.9%	1792nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.0%	n/a	n/a	682nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Kern County, California

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	29.6%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56.5%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.8	69.7	61.4

Age in Kern County, California

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States
Median Age	32.7	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	28.6%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.1%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.2%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.9%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Kern County, California

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States
Households	284,931	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.1	2.8	2.5
Family Households	74.0%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	41.4%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.7%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.6%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	39.6%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kern County, California

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,699	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.1%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.3%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.6%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.1%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.9%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.2%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Kern County, California

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	306,999	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.4%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.2%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.2%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.9%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.9%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,984	$5,124	n/a

Education in Kern County, California

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	23.0%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.9%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.5%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kern County, California

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.8%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.4%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.0%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.2%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Kern County, California

Statistic	Kern County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.8%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.2%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	12.0%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	54.3%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	40.1%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	29.6%	32.1%	16.7%

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