Kettleman City vs Stratford

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

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

Stratford has the higher population (1,030 vs 899 in Kettleman City). Stratford has the higher median household income ($61,090 vs $48,920 in Kettleman City). Since 2019, Stratford's population has grown faster (+14.3% vs -20.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Kettleman City	Stratford
Population	899	1,030
Median age	41.7 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,920	$61,090
Median home value	$136,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,010	$978
Housing units	369	266
Homeownership rate	20.3%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kettleman City	Stratford
Population	1,136 → 899 (-20.9%)	901 → 1,030 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$56,223 → $48,920 (-13.0%)	$50,962 → $61,090 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$186,300 → $136,600 (-26.7%)	$103,400 → $137,000 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $1,010 (+48.3%)	$1,162 → $978 (-15.8%)

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

Stratford

Population

9011,030

Median household income

$50,962$61,090

Median home value

$103,400$137,000

Median gross rent

$1,162$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kettleman City	Stratford
Under 5	12.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	6.8%	24.8%
18 to 24	2.7%	13.3%
25 to 34	19.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	22.0%	19.7%
45 to 54	14.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	4.9%	3.0%
75 and over	3.0%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kettleman City	Stratford
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	12.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
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	100.0%	85.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kettleman City	Stratford
No high school diploma	44.3%	47.1%
High school graduate	37.3%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kettleman City	Stratford
Drove alone	82.5%	71.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kettleman City	Stratford
1-unit, detached	53.9%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Kettleman City	Stratford
Poverty rate	26.8%	25.8%
Average household size	2.44	4.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1980	1974