Potomac Park

Population: 10,634
Median household income: $45,617
Median home value: $201,200

Potomac Park is a community in Kern County, California, home to 10,634 residents. The median household income of $45,617 is below the Kern County median ($67,660).

From 2020 to 2023, Potomac Park's population declined 1.8% from 10,833 to 10,634, while its median home value rose 62.5% from $123,800 to $201,200.

Owners occupy 31.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 23.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,634
Median age: 23.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,617
Median home value: $201,200
Median gross rent: $1,162
Housing units: 2,759
Homeownership rate: 31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,83310,634

Median household income

$40,129$45,617

Median home value

$123,800$201,200

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,162

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	10,833	$40,129	$123,800	$1,058
2021	10,517	$45,519	$141,800	$1,122
2022	10,697	$51,739	$178,100	$1,085
2023	10,634	$45,617	$201,200	$1,162

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1728.1%

18 to 2415.7%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 646.7%

65 to 743.2%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	873	8.2%
5 to 17	2,992	28.1%
18 to 24	1,674	15.7%
25 to 34	1,291	12.1%
35 to 44	1,442	13.6%
45 to 54	1,032	9.7%
55 to 64	708	6.7%
65 to 74	345	3.2%
75 and over	277	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	652	6.1%
Black or African American	747	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	7	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.8%
Two or more races	6	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,130	85.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.6%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree3.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,321	45.6%
High school graduate	1,585	31.1%
Some college or associate's	950	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	187	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	52	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,680	73.9%
Carpooled	575	15.9%
Public transit	31	0.9%
Walked	72	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	236	6.5%
Other means	32	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	974	28.7%
15 to 29 min	1,650	48.7%
30 to 44 min	383	11.3%
45 to 59 min	16	0.5%
60+ min	367	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 4.31
Poverty rate: 30.9% (3,282 of 10,618)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,048	83.0%
Nonfamily households	418	17.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,466	89.4%
Vacant	293	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	777	31.5%
Renter-occupied	1,689	68.5%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,094	75.9%
1-unit, attached	79	2.9%
2 to 4 units	191	6.9%
5 to 19 units	171	6.2%
20 or more units	122	4.4%
Mobile home & other	102	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0658471
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3635, -118.9650