Kerman vs Orange Cove

A side-by-side comparison of Kerman and Orange Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

Kerman and Orange Cove are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kerman has the higher population (16,492 vs 9,607 in Orange Cove). Kerman has the higher median household income ($57,556 vs $38,447 in Orange Cove). Kerman has the higher median home value ($331,500 vs $232,900 in Orange Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Kerman	Orange Cove
Population	16,492	9,607
Median age	29.9 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,556	$38,447
Median home value	$331,500	$232,900
Median gross rent	$1,181	$996
Housing units	4,921	2,515
Homeownership rate	50.6%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerman	Orange Cove
Population	14,816 → 16,492 (+11.3%)	10,274 → 9,607 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$46,449 → $57,556 (+23.9%)	$25,677 → $38,447 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$224,500 → $331,500 (+47.7%)	$152,300 → $232,900 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,181 (+31.2%)	$742 → $996 (+34.2%)

Kerman

Population

14,81616,492

Median household income

$46,449$57,556

Median home value

$224,500$331,500

Median gross rent

$900$1,181

Orange Cove

Population

10,2749,607

Median household income

$25,677$38,447

Median home value

$152,300$232,900

Median gross rent

$742$996

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerman	Orange Cove
Under 5	7.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	24.7%	29.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.0%	8.1%
65 to 74	7.0%	3.8%
75 and over	2.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerman	Orange Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	2.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	81.7%	95.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerman	Orange Cove
No high school diploma	39.7%	51.8%
High school graduate	21.0%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerman	Orange Cove
Drove alone	81.2%	63.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	30.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.3%
Other means	2.2%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerman	Orange Cove
1-unit, detached	70.2%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	18.6%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	13.6%
20 or more units	6.1%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kerman	Orange Cove
Poverty rate	25.3%	39.0%
Average household size	3.44	3.95
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1993	1989