Armona vs Kettleman City

A side-by-side comparison of Armona and Kettleman City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Armona has the higher population (4,084 vs 899 in Kettleman City). Armona has the higher median household income ($60,100 vs $48,920 in Kettleman City). Armona has the higher median home value ($260,300 vs $136,600 in Kettleman City).

Population, income & housing

	Armona	Kettleman City
Population	4,084	899
Median age	27.0 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,100	$48,920
Median home value	$260,300	$136,600
Median gross rent	$1,282	$1,010
Housing units	1,133	369
Homeownership rate	62.1%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armona	Kettleman City
Population	4,407 → 4,084 (-7.3%)	1,136 → 899 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$48,828 → $60,100 (+23.1%)	$56,223 → $48,920 (-13.0%)
Median home value	$151,500 → $260,300 (+71.8%)	$186,300 → $136,600 (-26.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,282 (+21.9%)	$681 → $1,010 (+48.3%)

Armona

Population

4,4074,084

Median household income

$48,828$60,100

Median home value

$151,500$260,300

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,282

Kettleman City

Population

1,136899

Median household income

$56,223$48,920

Median home value

$186,300$136,600

Median gross rent

$681$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armona	Kettleman City
Under 5	7.6%	12.7%
5 to 17	22.6%	6.8%
18 to 24	16.2%	2.7%
25 to 34	11.5%	19.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	22.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	3.8%	4.9%
75 and over	2.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armona	Kettleman City
White (non-Hispanic)	9.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	10.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	74.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armona	Kettleman City
No high school diploma	36.8%	44.3%
High school graduate	36.4%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armona	Kettleman City
Drove alone	80.0%	82.5%
Carpooled	14.3%	7.6%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armona	Kettleman City
1-unit, detached	78.8%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	14.9%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	23.3%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Armona	Kettleman City
Poverty rate	11.7%	26.8%
Average household size	4.25	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1987	1980