Golden Hills

Population: 10,445
Median household income: $94,654
Median home value: $376,300

Golden Hills, a community in Kern County, California, has 10,445 residents. At $94,654, its median household income sits above Kern County's $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, Golden Hills's population grew 11.7% from 9,351 to 10,445, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $261,000 to $376,300.

The median gross rent is $1,248. 27.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,445
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $94,654
Median home value: $376,300
Median gross rent: $1,248
Housing units: 4,358
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,35110,445

Median household income

$64,862$94,654

Median home value

$261,000$376,300

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,248

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,351	$64,862	$261,000	$1,036
2020	10,234	$77,586	$287,400	$989
2021	10,051	$96,054	$302,400	$998
2022	9,892	$96,676	$369,700	$1,201
2023	10,445	$94,654	$376,300	$1,248

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	829	7.9%
5 to 17	1,651	15.8%
18 to 24	828	7.9%
25 to 34	1,665	15.9%
35 to 44	1,070	10.2%
45 to 54	881	8.4%
55 to 64	1,364	13.1%
65 to 74	1,495	14.3%
75 and over	662	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,754	64.7%
Black or African American	8	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	142	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	120	1.1%
Two or more races	382	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,027	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	580	8.1%
High school graduate	1,887	26.4%
Some college or associate's	2,704	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,462	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	504	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,616	79.5%
Carpooled	466	10.2%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	463	10.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,554	38.0%
15 to 29 min	721	17.6%
30 to 44 min	318	7.8%
45 to 59 min	549	13.4%
60+ min	943	23.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 12.0% (1,254 of 10,443)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,853	72.5%
Nonfamily households	1,082	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,935	90.3%
Vacant	423	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,102	78.8%
Renter-occupied	833	21.2%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,663	84.1%
1-unit, attached	96	2.2%
2 to 4 units	313	7.2%
5 to 19 units	196	4.5%
20 or more units	30	0.7%
Mobile home & other	60	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0630282
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.1364, -118.4976