Kern County, California

88 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 910,433
Median household income: $67,660
Median home value: $310,600

Kern County, California counts 910,433 residents. 88 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,660 runs below the California figure of $96,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Kern County's population grew 2.6% from 887,641 to 910,433, while its median household income rose 26.8% from $53,350 to $67,660.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.6% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 55.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 910,433
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $67,660
Median home value: $310,600
Median gross rent: $1,220
Housing units: 304,481
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

887,641910,433

Median household income

$53,350$67,660

Median home value

$213,900$310,600

Median gross rent

$978$1,220

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	887,641	$53,350	$213,900	$978
2020	892,458	$54,851	$226,600	$994
2021	905,644	$58,824	$241,400	$1,063
2022	906,883	$63,883	$282,800	$1,161
2023	910,433	$67,660	$310,600	$1,220

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65,691	7.2%
5 to 17	196,859	21.6%
18 to 24	89,073	9.8%
25 to 34	137,943	15.2%
35 to 44	120,840	13.3%
45 to 54	99,749	11.0%
55 to 64	94,625	10.4%
65 to 74	65,531	7.2%
75 and over	40,122	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	279,058	30.7%
Black or African American	43,962	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,829	0.3%
Asian	44,565	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,057	0.1%
Some other race	4,350	0.5%
Two or more races	27,156	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	507,456	55.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	127,772	22.9%
High school graduate	154,648	27.7%
Some college or associate's	172,599	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	68,949	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34,842	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	280,296	79.2%
Carpooled	40,836	11.5%
Public transit	1,669	0.5%
Walked	3,368	1.0%
Bicycle	436	0.1%
Worked from home	23,476	6.6%
Other means	3,902	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	88,922	26.9%
15 to 29 min	152,416	46.1%
30 to 44 min	51,044	15.4%
45 to 59 min	14,326	4.3%
60+ min	23,799	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 19.0% (168,825 of 886,335)

	Count	Share
Family households	207,458	73.7%
Nonfamily households	73,958	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	281,416	92.4%
Vacant	23,065	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	168,321	59.8%
Renter-occupied	113,095	40.2%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	219,541	72.1%
1-unit, attached	8,689	2.9%
2 to 4 units	24,156	7.9%
5 to 19 units	14,945	4.9%
20 or more units	13,632	4.5%
Mobile home & other	23,518	7.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 06029
State: California
Land area: 8,135 sq mi
Water area: 30 sq mi
Center point: 35.3466, -118.7295