Mexican Colony

Population: 217
Median household income: $53,715
Median home value: $90,000

Mexican Colony, a community in Kern County, California, has 217 residents. At $53,715, its median household income sits below Kern County's $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, Mexican Colony's population declined 48.7% from 423 to 217, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $65,000 to $90,000.

The median resident is 31.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 30.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 217
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,715
Median home value: $90,000
Median gross rent: $1,063
Housing units: 83
Homeownership rate: 50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

423217

Median household income

$30,982$53,715

Median home value

$65,000$90,000

Median gross rent

$903$1,063

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	423	$30,982	$65,000	$903
2020	337	$35,167	$62,500	$796
2021	363	$45,353	$67,200	$855
2022	302	$50,071	$66,500	$857
2023	217	$53,715	$90,000	$1,063

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2415.7%

25 to 3430.9%

35 to 444.1%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 742.8%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	32	14.7%
18 to 24	34	15.7%
25 to 34	67	30.9%
35 to 44	9	4.1%
45 to 54	27	12.4%
55 to 64	42	19.4%
65 to 74	6	2.8%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9	4.1%
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)	208	95.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.5%

High school graduate55.0%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	28.5%
High school graduate	83	55.0%
Some college or associate's	19	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	6	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	139	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	20.9%
15 to 29 min	84	60.4%
30 to 44 min	26	18.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 27.6% (60 of 217)

	Count	Share
Family households	47	56.6%
Nonfamily households	36	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	83	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	42	50.6%
Renter-occupied	41	49.4%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached16.9%

2 to 4 units20.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	52	62.7%
1-unit, attached	14	16.9%
2 to 4 units	17	20.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0647192
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4689, -119.2687