East Niles

Population: 28,586
Median household income: $51,250
Median home value: $228,100

East Niles, a community in Kern County, California, has 28,586 residents. At $51,250, its median household income sits below Kern County's $67,660.

Between 2020 and 2023, East Niles's population declined 4.3% from 29,885 to 28,586, while its median home value rose 46.6% from $155,600 to $228,100.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 82.1% of the population. 84.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,586
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,250
Median home value: $228,100
Median gross rent: $1,219
Housing units: 8,410
Homeownership rate: 59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,88528,586

Median household income

$41,162$51,250

Median home value

$155,600$228,100

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,219

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	29,885	$41,162	$155,600	$1,003
2021	29,110	$46,701	$165,800	$1,118
2022	29,981	$50,668	$206,900	$1,189
2023	28,586	$51,250	$228,100	$1,219

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1725.3%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,646	5.8%
5 to 17	7,239	25.3%
18 to 24	3,631	12.7%
25 to 34	3,269	11.4%
35 to 44	3,906	13.7%
45 to 54	3,309	11.6%
55 to 64	2,878	10.1%
65 to 74	1,411	4.9%
75 and over	1,297	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,127	10.9%
Black or African American	1,207	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	0.2%
Asian	258	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	69	0.2%
Two or more races	373	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,477	82.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.0%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,950	37.0%
High school graduate	5,495	34.2%
Some college or associate's	3,225	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,024	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	376	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,134	84.5%
Carpooled	936	9.7%
Public transit	76	0.8%
Walked	69	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	233	2.4%
Other means	176	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,980	21.1%
15 to 29 min	4,834	51.5%
30 to 44 min	1,588	16.9%
45 to 59 min	339	3.6%
60+ min	650	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.57
Poverty rate: 29.4% (8,355 of 28,416)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,179	77.6%
Nonfamily households	1,779	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,958	94.6%
Vacant	452	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,750	59.7%
Renter-occupied	3,208	40.3%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other16.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,948	70.7%
1-unit, attached	119	1.4%
2 to 4 units	527	6.3%
5 to 19 units	123	1.5%
20 or more units	309	3.7%
Mobile home & other	1,384	16.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0620903
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3683, -118.9225