ZIP Code 93305

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kern County, California.

Population: 36,998
Median household income: $41,290
Median home value: $245,000

Covering part of Kern County, California, ZIP Code 93305 has about 36,998 residents. Its median household income of $41,290 runs below the Kern County figure of $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 93305's population declined 2.4% from 37,902 to 36,998, while its median gross rent rose 33.8% from $796 to $1,065.

The typical home was built around 1963. 31.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,998
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $41,290
Median home value: $245,000
Median gross rent: $1,065
Housing units: 11,824
Homeownership rate: 34.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,90236,998

Median household income

$31,471$41,290

Median home value

$153,800$245,000

Median gross rent

$796$1,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,902	$31,471	$153,800	$796
2020	38,682	$31,739	$159,600	$860
2021	37,904	$34,212	$169,300	$939
2022	36,783	$35,379	$215,700	$1,034
2023	36,998	$41,290	$245,000	$1,065

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,458	6.6%
5 to 17	9,135	24.7%
18 to 24	4,144	11.2%
25 to 34	5,999	16.2%
35 to 44	4,081	11.0%
45 to 54	3,716	10.0%
55 to 64	3,934	10.6%
65 to 74	2,498	6.8%
75 and over	1,033	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,040	16.3%
Black or African American	1,781	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	420	1.1%
Asian	156	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.0%
Two or more races	557	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,023	75.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.6%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,572	35.6%
High school graduate	6,334	29.8%
Some college or associate's	5,401	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,273	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	681	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,534	78.4%
Carpooled	1,570	11.7%
Public transit	127	0.9%
Walked	151	1.1%
Bicycle	69	0.5%
Worked from home	741	5.5%
Other means	237	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,204	25.3%
15 to 29 min	6,440	50.8%
30 to 44 min	1,976	15.6%
45 to 59 min	312	2.5%
60+ min	756	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 31.8% (11,637 of 36,643)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,745	69.0%
Nonfamily households	3,479	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,224	94.9%
Vacant	600	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,830	34.1%
Renter-occupied	7,394	65.9%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units18.0%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,908	66.9%
1-unit, attached	398	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2,133	18.0%
5 to 19 units	786	6.6%
20 or more units	371	3.1%
Mobile home & other	228	1.9%

ZIP Code 93305

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