Rosamond

Population: 20,835
Median household income: $77,773
Median home value: $330,100

Located in Kern County, California, Rosamond is a community with a population of 20,835. Its median household income of $77,773 runs above the Kern County figure of $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rosamond's population held roughly steady from 20,851 to 20,835, while its median home value rose 58.2% from $208,600 to $330,100.

65.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,835
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $77,773
Median home value: $330,100
Median gross rent: $1,230
Housing units: 7,179
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,85120,835

Median household income

$61,807$77,773

Median home value

$208,600$330,100

Median gross rent

$949$1,230

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,851	$61,807	$208,600	$949
2020	20,255	$64,218	$227,600	$933
2021	20,574	$70,208	$242,900	$1,023
2022	20,654	$77,318	$298,400	$1,144
2023	20,835	$77,773	$330,100	$1,230

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,627	7.8%
5 to 17	4,762	22.9%
18 to 24	1,833	8.8%
25 to 34	3,532	17.0%
35 to 44	2,420	11.6%
45 to 54	2,312	11.1%
55 to 64	1,981	9.5%
65 to 74	1,419	6.8%
75 and over	949	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,766	32.5%
Black or African American	2,700	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	614	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	173	0.8%
Two or more races	1,460	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,115	43.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,804	14.3%
High school graduate	4,194	33.3%
Some college or associate's	4,441	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,487	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	687	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,736	80.1%
Carpooled	833	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	126	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	619	7.4%
Other means	100	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	704	9.0%
15 to 29 min	3,778	48.5%
30 to 44 min	2,058	26.4%
45 to 59 min	253	3.2%
60+ min	1,002	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 17.4% (3,627 of 20,811)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,747	71.8%
Nonfamily households	1,862	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,609	92.1%
Vacant	570	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,152	78.0%
Renter-occupied	1,457	22.0%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other22.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,706	65.6%
1-unit, attached	131	1.8%
2 to 4 units	373	5.2%
5 to 19 units	304	4.2%
20 or more units	67	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1,598	22.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0662826
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 52 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 34.8656, -118.2148