Valley Acres

Population: 437
Median household income: $87,407
Median home value: $223,100

Valley Acres is a community in Kern County, California, home to 437 residents. The median household income of $87,407 is above the Kern County median ($67,660).

Between 2019 and 2023, Valley Acres's population declined 33.4% from 656 to 437, while its median home value rose 103.0% from $109,900 to $223,100.

7.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 437
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,407
Median home value: $223,100
Median gross rent: $1,153
Housing units: 198
Homeownership rate: 56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 20.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

656437

Median household income

$48,875$87,407

Median home value

$109,900$223,100

Median gross rent

$909$1,153

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	656	$48,875	$109,900	—
2020	641	$70,046	$118,600	$909
2021	605	$75,509	$151,000	$1,023
2022	610	$80,694	$194,600	$1,107
2023	437	$87,407	$223,100	$1,153

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5431.4%

55 to 644.6%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	6.9%
5 to 17	88	20.1%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	46	10.5%
35 to 44	61	14.0%
45 to 54	137	31.4%
55 to 64	20	4.6%
65 to 74	38	8.7%
75 and over	17	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	184	42.1%
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	9	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	244	55.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.0%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	27.0%
High school graduate	101	31.7%
Some college or associate's	107	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	14	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone91.9%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	158	91.9%
Carpooled	3	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.3%
Other means	7	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	86	51.2%
15 to 29 min	3	1.8%
30 to 44 min	15	8.9%
45 to 59 min	10	6.0%
60+ min	54	32.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 19.7% (86 of 437)

	Count	Share
Family households	95	49.5%
Nonfamily households	97	50.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	192	97.0%
Vacant	6	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	109	56.8%
Renter-occupied	83	43.2%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	155	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43	21.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0681722
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2087, -119.4107