Kerman vs Parlier

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

Kerman and Parlier 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 14,545 in Parlier). Kerman has the higher median household income ($57,556 vs $50,910 in Parlier). Kerman has the higher median home value ($331,500 vs $236,100 in Parlier).

Population, income & housing

	Kerman	Parlier
Population	16,492	14,545
Median age	29.9 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,556	$50,910
Median home value	$331,500	$236,100
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,059
Housing units	4,921	3,847
Homeownership rate	50.6%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerman	Parlier
Population	14,816 → 16,492 (+11.3%)	15,312 → 14,545 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$46,449 → $57,556 (+23.9%)	$34,905 → $50,910 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$224,500 → $331,500 (+47.7%)	$161,600 → $236,100 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,181 (+31.2%)	$857 → $1,059 (+23.6%)

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

Parlier

Population

15,31214,545

Median household income

$34,905$50,910

Median home value

$161,600$236,100

Median gross rent

$857$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerman	Parlier
Under 5	7.7%	8.8%
5 to 17	24.7%	26.6%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	8.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	8.9%
65 to 74	7.0%	4.8%
75 and over	2.6%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerman	Parlier
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	1.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	81.7%	97.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerman	Parlier
No high school diploma	39.7%	48.3%
High school graduate	21.0%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerman	Parlier
Drove alone	81.2%	74.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	23.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.7%
Other means	2.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerman	Parlier
1-unit, detached	70.2%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	10.5%
20 or more units	6.1%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Kerman	Parlier
Poverty rate	25.3%	29.9%
Average household size	3.44	4.05
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1993	1989