ZIP Code 93555

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kern County, California.

Population: 33,629
Median household income: $84,141
Median home value: $235,400

ZIP Code 93555 (Kern County, California) is home to about 33,629 residents. At $84,141, its median household income sits above Kern County's $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 93555's population held roughly steady from 33,833 to 33,629, while its median gross rent rose 32.1% from $893 to $1,180.

12.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.55 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,629
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $84,141
Median home value: $235,400
Median gross rent: $1,180
Housing units: 14,401
Homeownership rate: 62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,83333,629

Median household income

$68,794$84,141

Median home value

$182,200$235,400

Median gross rent

$893$1,180

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,833	$68,794	$182,200	$893
2020	33,925	$70,571	$185,300	$948
2021	33,060	$73,166	$194,600	$993
2022	33,490	$81,824	$222,800	$1,139
2023	33,629	$84,141	$235,400	$1,180

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,628	7.8%
5 to 17	6,084	18.1%
18 to 24	2,707	8.0%
25 to 34	5,079	15.1%
35 to 44	4,602	13.7%
45 to 54	3,455	10.3%
55 to 64	3,983	11.8%
65 to 74	2,810	8.4%
75 and over	2,281	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,829	64.9%
Black or African American	1,493	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99	0.3%
Asian	1,197	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	89	0.3%
Some other race	276	0.8%
Two or more races	2,001	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,645	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,043	9.2%
High school graduate	4,451	20.0%
Some college or associate's	8,934	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,543	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,239	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,867	75.4%
Carpooled	1,550	10.8%
Public transit	40	0.3%
Walked	307	2.1%
Bicycle	144	1.0%
Worked from home	1,446	10.0%
Other means	60	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,325	56.5%
15 to 29 min	4,055	31.3%
30 to 44 min	818	6.3%
45 to 59 min	299	2.3%
60+ min	471	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 12.1% (4,010 of 33,074)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,225	62.9%
Nonfamily households	4,848	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,073	90.8%
Vacant	1,328	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,201	62.7%
Renter-occupied	4,872	37.3%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,460	65.7%
1-unit, attached	566	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1,590	11.0%
5 to 19 units	412	2.9%
20 or more units	256	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2,117	14.7%

ZIP Code 93555

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