U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kern County, California

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Kern County, California

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Kern County, California
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
913,820
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
913,820
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
916,751
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
909,229
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
909,229
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 909,235
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 839,631
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
28.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
11.8%
Female persons, percent
48.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
81.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
2.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
56.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
30.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 34,212
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 19.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 306,170
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 59.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $282,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,808
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $555
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,161
Building permits, 2022 2,688
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 277,499
Persons per household, 2018-2022 3.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 44.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 88.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 18.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 52.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,507,558
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,574,822
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,692,775
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,382,835
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $10,574
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 23.9
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $63,883
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $27,976
Persons in poverty, percent
17.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 13,731
Total employment, 2021 193,738
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 10,278,457
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 53,811
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 10,696
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,887
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,841
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,149
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,175
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 499
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,765
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 111.8
Population per square mile, 2010 103.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 8,134.65
Land area in square miles, 2010 8,131.92
FIPS Code 06029
Value Notes

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    Fact Notes
    • (a)Includes persons reporting only one race
    • (c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
    • (b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
    Value Flags
    • -Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
    • FFewer than 25 firms
    • DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
    • NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
    • FNFootnote on this item in place of data
    • XNot applicable
    • SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
    • NANot available
    • ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

    QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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