Benton Park

Population: 5,682
Median household income: $62,475
Median home value: $230,600

Benton Park, a community in Kern County, California, has 5,682 residents. Its median household income of $62,475 runs below the Kern County figure of $67,660.

From 2020 to 2023, Benton Park's population grew 9.0% from 5,212 to 5,682, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $157,600 to $230,600.

Households average 3.65 people. The median gross rent is $1,190.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,682
Median age: 25.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,475
Median home value: $230,600
Median gross rent: $1,190
Housing units: 1,668
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2125,682

Median household income

$36,578$62,475

Median home value

$157,600$230,600

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,190

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	5,212	$36,578	$157,600	$1,102
2021	5,146	$52,658	$179,000	$1,140
2022	5,836	$60,791	$208,800	$1,193
2023	5,682	$62,475	$230,600	$1,190

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 2415.7%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	490	8.6%
5 to 17	1,406	24.7%
18 to 24	894	15.7%
25 to 34	748	13.2%
35 to 44	695	12.2%
45 to 54	462	8.1%
55 to 64	539	9.5%
65 to 74	269	4.7%
75 and over	179	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,043	18.4%
Black or African American	418	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.6%
Asian	67	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,050	71.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.3%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	733	25.3%
High school graduate	1,080	37.3%
Some college or associate's	867	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	203	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9	0.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,735	75.8%
Carpooled	320	14.0%
Public transit	22	1.0%
Walked	54	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	3.4%
Other means	80	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	780	35.3%
15 to 29 min	1,039	47.0%
30 to 44 min	163	7.4%
45 to 59 min	116	5.2%
60+ min	113	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.65
Poverty rate: 32.8% (1,858 of 5,671)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,220	78.7%
Nonfamily households	331	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,551	93.0%
Vacant	117	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	996	64.2%
Renter-occupied	555	35.8%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,431	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	151	9.1%
5 to 19 units	59	3.5%
20 or more units	27	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0605356
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3464, -119.0298