Lost Hills

Population: 1,861
Median household income: $42,333
Median home value: $169,900

Lost Hills, a community in Kern County, California, has 1,861 residents. At $42,333, its median household income sits below Kern County's $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lost Hills's population grew 7.8% from 1,726 to 1,861, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $126,600 to $169,900.

3.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 35.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,861
Median age: 23.1 yrs
Median household income: $42,333
Median home value: $169,900
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 533
Homeownership rate: 35.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7261,861

Median household income

$34,875$42,333

Median home value

$126,600$169,900

Median gross rent

$694$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,726	$34,875	$126,600	$694
2020	1,742	$36,458	$125,000	$697
2021	1,768	$39,615	$149,100	$790
2022	1,754	$41,250	$159,500	$856
2023	1,861	$42,333	$169,900	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1736.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over0.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	6.2%
5 to 17	678	36.4%
18 to 24	163	8.8%
25 to 34	258	13.9%
35 to 44	239	12.8%
45 to 54	195	10.5%
55 to 64	108	5.8%
65 to 74	96	5.2%
75 and over	9	0.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51	2.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,810	97.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma66.0%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's12.7%

Bachelor's degree1.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	597	66.0%
High school graduate	164	18.1%
Some college or associate's	115	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	15	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	577	85.7%
Carpooled	79	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	10	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	117	17.4%
15 to 29 min	339	50.4%
30 to 44 min	183	27.2%
45 to 59 min	24	3.6%
60+ min	10	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.91
Poverty rate: 26.9% (501 of 1,861)

	Count	Share
Family households	362	76.1%
Nonfamily households	114	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	476	89.3%
Vacant	57	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	167	35.1%
Renter-occupied	309	64.9%

1-unit, detached42.2%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other39.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	225	42.2%
1-unit, attached	7	1.3%
2 to 4 units	33	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	59	11.1%
Mobile home & other	209	39.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0644280
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.6327, -119.6779