Kettleman City

Population: 899
Median household income: $48,920
Median home value: $136,600

Kettleman City, a community in Kings County, California, has 899 residents. At $48,920, its median household income sits below Kings County's $68,750.

From 2019 to 2023, Kettleman City's population declined 20.9% from 1,136 to 899.

The median resident is 41.7 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 22.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 899
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,920
Median home value: $136,600
Median gross rent: $1,010
Housing units: 369
Homeownership rate: 20.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,136899

Median household income

$56,223$48,920

Median home value

$186,300$136,600

Median gross rent

$681$1,010

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,136	$56,223	—	$681
2020	1,245	$54,444	$186,300	$907
2021	779	$42,206	—	$852
2022	956	$46,261	$136,900	$910
2023	899	$48,920	$136,600	$1,010

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

Age distribution

Under 512.7%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4422.0%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	114	12.7%
5 to 17	61	6.8%
18 to 24	24	2.7%
25 to 34	173	19.2%
35 to 44	198	22.0%
45 to 54	126	14.0%
55 to 64	132	14.7%
65 to 74	44	4.9%
75 and over	27	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	899	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma44.3%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	310	44.3%
High school graduate	261	37.3%
Some college or associate's	129	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	392	82.5%
Carpooled	36	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	25.3%
15 to 29 min	235	52.7%
30 to 44 min	77	17.3%
45 to 59 min	21	4.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 26.8% (241 of 899)

	Count	Share
Family households	245	66.4%
Nonfamily households	124	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	369	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75	20.3%
Renter-occupied	294	79.7%

1-unit, detached53.9%

1-unit, attached14.9%

2 to 4 units23.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	199	53.9%
1-unit, attached	55	14.9%
2 to 4 units	86	23.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0638394
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0090, -119.9629