La Cresta

Population: 8,558
Median household income: $49,836
Median home value: $236,800

Located in Kern County, California, La Cresta is a community with a population of 8,558. At $49,836, its median household income sits below Kern County's $67,660.

From 2020 to 2023, La Cresta's population declined 14.3% from 9,990 to 8,558, while its median home value rose 56.4% from $151,400 to $236,800.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 72.6% of the population. 80.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,558
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,836
Median home value: $236,800
Median gross rent: $1,097
Housing units: 2,912
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,9908,558

Median household income

$39,841$49,836

Median home value

$151,400$236,800

Median gross rent

$798$1,097

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	9,990	$39,841	$151,400	$798
2021	8,726	$51,277	$161,500	$912
2022	8,468	$41,669	$216,700	$1,070
2023	8,558	$49,836	$236,800	$1,097

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	689	8.1%
5 to 17	1,746	20.4%
18 to 24	1,104	12.9%
25 to 34	986	11.5%
35 to 44	980	11.5%
45 to 54	921	10.8%
55 to 64	997	11.6%
65 to 74	1,000	11.7%
75 and over	135	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,650	19.3%
Black or African American	387	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	141	1.6%
Asian	71	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	93	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,213	72.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.7%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,543	30.7%
High school graduate	1,197	23.8%
Some college or associate's	1,423	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	532	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	324	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,758	80.5%
Carpooled	355	10.4%
Public transit	26	0.8%
Walked	45	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	2.5%
Other means	157	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	868	26.0%
15 to 29 min	1,740	52.1%
30 to 44 min	435	13.0%
45 to 59 min	56	1.7%
60+ min	242	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 14.4% (1,230 of 8,539)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,678	59.6%
Nonfamily households	1,139	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,817	96.7%
Vacant	95	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,398	49.6%
Renter-occupied	1,419	50.4%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,331	80.0%
1-unit, attached	75	2.6%
2 to 4 units	324	11.1%
5 to 19 units	80	2.7%
20 or more units	24	0.8%
Mobile home & other	78	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639052
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3972, -118.9893