Hillcrest

Population: 10,203
Median household income: $44,954
Median home value: $250,300

Located in Kern County, California, Hillcrest is a community with a population of 10,203. Its median household income of $44,954 runs below the Kern County figure of $67,660.

From 2020 to 2023, Hillcrest's population declined 13.5% from 11,801 to 10,203, while its median home value rose 44.0% from $173,800 to $250,300.

The median resident is 29.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,203
Median age: 29.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,954
Median home value: $250,300
Median gross rent: $1,197
Housing units: 3,070
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,80110,203

Median household income

$50,279$44,954

Median home value

$173,800$250,300

Median gross rent

$916$1,197

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	11,801	$50,279	$173,800	$916
2021	11,443	$52,980	$188,300	$990
2022	10,495	$50,184	$226,200	$1,111
2023	10,203	$44,954	$250,300	$1,197

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1727.5%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	628	6.2%
5 to 17	2,807	27.5%
18 to 24	789	7.7%
25 to 34	1,798	17.6%
35 to 44	1,215	11.9%
45 to 54	759	7.4%
55 to 64	1,119	11.0%
65 to 74	630	6.2%
75 and over	458	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,359	13.3%
Black or African American	189	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.4%
Asian	50	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	71	0.7%
Two or more races	106	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,371	82.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.8%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,082	34.8%
High school graduate	1,977	33.1%
Some college or associate's	1,361	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	414	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	145	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled18.5%

Public transit3.5%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,623	70.3%
Carpooled	689	18.5%
Public transit	131	3.5%
Walked	8	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	237	6.4%
Other means	42	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	968	27.7%
15 to 29 min	1,400	40.1%
30 to 44 min	901	25.8%
45 to 59 min	50	1.4%
60+ min	174	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.58
Poverty rate: 29.2% (2,983 of 10,199)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,177	76.8%
Nonfamily households	658	23.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,835	92.3%
Vacant	235	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,358	47.9%
Renter-occupied	1,477	52.1%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,364	77.0%
1-unit, attached	177	5.8%
2 to 4 units	216	7.0%
5 to 19 units	28	0.9%
20 or more units	251	8.2%
Mobile home & other	34	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0633689
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3790, -118.9579