Rosedale

Population: 19,325
Median household income: $134,697
Median home value: $594,000

Rosedale, a community in Kern County, California, has 19,325 residents. Its median household income of $134,697 runs above the Kern County figure of $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, Rosedale's population grew 14.9% from 16,820 to 19,325, while its median home value rose 44.0% from $412,500 to $594,000.

The typical home was built around 1999. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,325
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $134,697
Median home value: $594,000
Median gross rent: $1,240
Housing units: 6,503
Homeownership rate: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,82019,325

Median household income

$113,766$134,697

Median home value

$412,500$594,000

Median gross rent

$903$1,240

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,820	$113,766	$412,500	$903
2020	19,003	$108,477	$415,500	$1,077
2021	18,875	$120,697	$447,700	$1,515
2022	19,174	$123,036	$519,300	$1,146
2023	19,325	$134,697	$594,000	$1,240

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,291	6.7%
5 to 17	3,653	18.9%
18 to 24	1,434	7.4%
25 to 34	2,490	12.9%
35 to 44	2,623	13.6%
45 to 54	2,528	13.1%
55 to 64	2,767	14.3%
65 to 74	1,463	7.6%
75 and over	1,076	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,396	64.1%
Black or African American	421	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75	0.4%
Asian	960	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	55	0.3%
Some other race	51	0.3%
Two or more races	983	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,384	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,478	11.4%
High school graduate	2,292	17.7%
Some college or associate's	4,085	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,060	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,032	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,684	85.7%
Carpooled	435	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	44	0.5%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	773	8.6%
Other means	14	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,230	15.0%
15 to 29 min	4,449	54.3%
30 to 44 min	1,641	20.0%
45 to 59 min	386	4.7%
60+ min	483	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 5.4% (1,052 of 19,325)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,014	80.0%
Nonfamily households	1,250	20.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,264	96.3%
Vacant	239	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,352	85.4%
Renter-occupied	912	14.6%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,908	90.9%
1-unit, attached	153	2.4%
2 to 4 units	105	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	48	0.7%
Mobile home & other	289	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0662854
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3886, -119.2057