Weedpatch

Population: 2,661
Median household income: $21,450
Median home value: $135,700

Weedpatch is a community in Kern County, California, home to 2,661 residents. The median household income of $21,450 is below the Kern County median ($67,660).

Between 2019 and 2023, Weedpatch's population grew 16.2% from 2,291 to 2,661, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $113,000 to $135,700.

Households average 3.01 people. The median gross rent is $783.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,661
Median age: 28.8 yrs
Median household income: $21,450
Median home value: $135,700
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 912
Homeownership rate: 32.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Unemployment rate: 24.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2912,661

Median household income

$24,894$21,450

Median home value

$113,000$135,700

Median gross rent

$705$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,291	$24,894	$113,000	$705
2020	2,879	$18,943	$112,300	$605
2021	2,833	$19,467	$114,300	$627
2022	2,788	$21,651	$126,500	$703
2023	2,661	$21,450	$135,700	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1729.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4420.2%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	241	9.1%
5 to 17	783	29.4%
18 to 24	184	6.9%
25 to 34	203	7.6%
35 to 44	538	20.2%
45 to 54	185	7.0%
55 to 64	208	7.8%
65 to 74	225	8.5%
75 and over	94	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	230	8.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,414	90.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma67.0%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's6.0%

Bachelor's degree2.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	974	67.0%
High school graduate	346	23.8%
Some college or associate's	87	6.0%
Bachelor's degree	40	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone93.0%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	585	93.0%
Carpooled	35	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	14.4%
15 to 29 min	365	58.9%
30 to 44 min	126	20.3%
45 to 59 min	30	4.8%
60+ min	10	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 48.1% (1,279 of 2,661)

	Count	Share
Family households	592	67.0%
Nonfamily households	292	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	884	96.9%
Vacant	28	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	286	32.4%
Renter-occupied	598	67.6%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units13.5%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	678	74.3%
1-unit, attached	21	2.3%
2 to 4 units	48	5.3%
5 to 19 units	123	13.5%
20 or more units	31	3.4%
Mobile home & other	11	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0683863
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2359, -118.9096