Kerman vs Reedley

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

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

Reedley has the higher population (25,446 vs 16,492 in Kerman). Reedley has the higher median household income ($62,923 vs $57,556 in Kerman). Kerman has the higher median home value ($331,500 vs $311,700 in Reedley).

Population, income & housing

	Kerman	Reedley
Population	16,492	25,446
Median age	29.9 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,556	$62,923
Median home value	$331,500	$311,700
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,198
Housing units	4,921	7,465
Homeownership rate	50.6%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerman	Reedley
Population	14,816 → 16,492 (+11.3%)	25,591 → 25,446 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$46,449 → $57,556 (+23.9%)	$46,490 → $62,923 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$224,500 → $331,500 (+47.7%)	$207,500 → $311,700 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,181 (+31.2%)	$960 → $1,198 (+24.8%)

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

Reedley

Population

25,59125,446

Median household income

$46,490$62,923

Median home value

$207,500$311,700

Median gross rent

$960$1,198

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerman	Reedley
Under 5	7.7%	8.8%
5 to 17	24.7%	20.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	5.8%
75 and over	2.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerman	Reedley
White (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	13.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	6.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	81.7%	80.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerman	Reedley
No high school diploma	39.7%	32.9%
High school graduate	21.0%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerman	Reedley
Drove alone	81.2%	74.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	4.5%
Other means	2.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerman	Reedley
1-unit, detached	70.2%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	6.1%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Kerman	Reedley
Poverty rate	25.3%	19.7%
Average household size	3.44	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1993	1983