Kernville vs Onyx

A side-by-side comparison of Kernville and Onyx: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kernville has the higher population (688 vs 574 in Onyx). Kernville has the higher median household income ($49,489 vs $27,462 in Onyx). Kernville has the higher median home value ($357,100 vs $174,300 in Onyx).

Population, income & housing

	Kernville	Onyx
Population	688	574
Median age	65.6 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,489	$27,462
Median home value	$357,100	$174,300
Housing units	767	408
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.2%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	23.7%	33.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kernville	Onyx
Population	663 → 688 (+3.8%)	478 → 574 (+20.1%)
Median household income	$23,288 → $49,489 (+112.5%)	$34,468 → $27,462 (-20.3%)
Median home value	$232,300 → $357,100 (+53.7%)	$58,400 → $174,300 (+198.5%)

Kernville

Population

663688

Median household income

$23,288$49,489

Median home value

$232,300$357,100

Onyx

Population

478574

Median household income

$34,468$27,462

Median home value

$58,400$174,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kernville	Onyx
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	29.3%
25 to 34	1.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	27.9%	18.6%
65 to 74	43.2%	27.9%
75 and over	14.4%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kernville	Onyx
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	53.3%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11.5%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	17.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kernville	Onyx
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	4.7%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	44.7%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kernville	Onyx
Drove alone	81.3%	34.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	65.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kernville	Onyx
1-unit, detached	61.5%	46.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	33.1%	39.2%

Poverty & households

	Kernville	Onyx
Poverty rate	2.5%	33.3%
Average household size	1.52	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	62	—
Median year structure built	1981	1974