Hardwick vs Kettleman City

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

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

Kettleman City has the higher population (899 vs 167 in Hardwick). Since 2019, Hardwick's population has grown faster (+21.0% vs -20.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hardwick	Kettleman City
Population	167	899
Median age	21.7 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,920
Median home value	—	$136,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,010
Housing units	69	369
Homeownership rate	32.8%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardwick	Kettleman City
Population	138 → 167 (+21.0%)	1,136 → 899 (-20.9%)
Median household income	—	$56,223 → $48,920 (-13.0%)
Median home value	—	$186,300 → $136,600 (-26.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$681 → $1,010 (+48.3%)

Hardwick

Population

138167

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)

	Hardwick	Kettleman City
Under 5	4.8%	12.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	6.8%
18 to 24	44.9%	2.7%
25 to 34	19.2%	19.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	22.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.0%
55 to 64	1.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	4.2%	4.9%
75 and over	1.2%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardwick	Kettleman City
White (non-Hispanic)	24.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	15.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	60.5%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardwick	Kettleman City
No high school diploma	51.5%	44.3%
High school graduate	19.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardwick	Kettleman City
Drove alone	62.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	37.5%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardwick	Kettleman City
1-unit, detached	47.8%	53.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.9%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	23.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	37.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Hardwick	Kettleman City
Poverty rate	24.6%	26.8%
Average household size	2.78	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1992	1980