Tehachapi

Population: 12,366
Median household income: $67,785
Median home value: $344,700

Located in Kern County, California, Tehachapi is a community with a population of 12,366. The median household income of $67,785 is in line with the Kern County median ($67,660).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tehachapi's population declined 2.5% from 12,680 to 12,366, while its median home value rose 63.2% from $211,200 to $344,700.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $1,278.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,366
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $67,785
Median home value: $344,700
Median gross rent: $1,278
Housing units: 3,898
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,68012,366

Median household income

$54,083$67,785

Median home value

$211,200$344,700

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,278

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,680	$54,083	$211,200	$1,015
2020	12,718	$47,039	$229,100	$1,052
2021	13,346	$54,598	$243,400	$1,076
2022	12,855	$62,788	$321,800	$1,165
2023	12,366	$67,785	$344,700	$1,278

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	565	4.6%
5 to 17	1,979	16.0%
18 to 24	537	4.3%
25 to 34	2,068	16.7%
35 to 44	2,254	18.2%
45 to 54	1,746	14.1%
55 to 64	1,543	12.5%
65 to 74	968	7.8%
75 and over	706	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,989	48.4%
Black or African American	828	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	301	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.3%
Two or more races	351	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,847	39.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,978	21.3%
High school graduate	2,502	26.9%
Some college or associate's	3,463	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	800	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	542	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,551	78.0%
Carpooled	431	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	208	6.4%
Other means	57	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,161	37.9%
15 to 29 min	760	24.8%
30 to 44 min	367	12.0%
45 to 59 min	518	16.9%
60+ min	256	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 11.9% (1,058 of 8,879)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,120	59.1%
Nonfamily households	1,469	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,589	92.1%
Vacant	309	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,197	61.2%
Renter-occupied	1,392	38.8%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,054	78.3%
1-unit, attached	49	1.3%
2 to 4 units	177	4.5%
5 to 19 units	113	2.9%
20 or more units	183	4.7%
Mobile home & other	322	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0678092
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 35.1430, -118.4460