ZIP Code 93240

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kern County, California.

Population: 5,622
Median household income: $28,535
Median home value: $203,500

ZIP Code 93240 (Kern County, California) is home to about 5,622 residents. At $28,535, its median household income sits below Kern County's $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 93240's population declined 11.1% from 6,327 to 5,622, while its median gross rent rose 30.8% from $863 to $1,129.

89.1% of workers drive to work alone. 52.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,622
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $28,535
Median home value: $203,500
Median gross rent: $1,129
Housing units: 3,319
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3275,622

Median household income

$38,951$28,535

Median home value

$122,400$203,500

Median gross rent

$863$1,129

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,327	$38,951	$122,400	$863
2020	6,096	$33,793	$149,200	$862
2021	5,912	$30,522	$177,900	$984
2022	5,470	$28,909	$189,100	$1,018
2023	5,622	$28,535	$203,500	$1,129

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	388	6.9%
5 to 17	1,074	19.1%
18 to 24	54	1.0%
25 to 34	526	9.4%
35 to 44	488	8.7%
45 to 54	476	8.5%
55 to 64	1,022	18.2%
65 to 74	786	14.0%
75 and over	808	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,373	77.8%
Black or African American	39	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	1.1%
Asian	135	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	276	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	739	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	351	8.5%
High school graduate	1,649	40.2%
Some college or associate's	1,677	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	290	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	139	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone89.1%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,124	89.1%
Carpooled	55	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	4.8%
Other means	9	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	534	44.5%
15 to 29 min	346	28.8%
30 to 44 min	94	7.8%
45 to 59 min	35	2.9%
60+ min	192	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 29.5% (1,633 of 5,530)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,480	56.8%
Nonfamily households	1,126	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,606	78.5%
Vacant	713	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,822	69.9%
Renter-occupied	784	30.1%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other42.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,757	52.9%
1-unit, attached	31	0.9%
2 to 4 units	117	3.5%
5 to 19 units	16	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,398	42.1%

ZIP Code 93240

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