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Kern County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Bakersfield, CA
Designated Market Area: Bakersfield, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 916,108   ( 76,477 from 2010 , 6,864 from 2020)
Land area: 8134.6 square miles
Population density: 112.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:278,857 30.44% 13.9%
Black:46,9865.13% 3.5%
Indian:5,3040.58% 10.0%
Asian:46,8315.11% 37.4%
2+ races:18,2241.99% 14.1%
Hispanic:519,90656.75% 25.9%
Total non-White:637,25169.56% 23.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:27,681 15.2
Deaths:18,30510.1
Net Migration: -3,539-1.9
Net Immigration: 1,2930.7
Change in White population:-44,937 -5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:121,414 14.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
839,631
323,79438.56%
45,3775.40%
5,8930.70%
34,0954.06%
15,9671.90%
413,03349.19%
515,83761.44%

2000
661,645
327,19049.45%
37,8455.72%
5,8850.89%
21,9053.31%
13,7952.08%
254,03638.39%
334,45550.55%

1990
543,477
342,30062.98%
28,9275.32%
6,0611.12%
15,6312.88%
n/a
150,55827.70%
201,17737.02%

1980
403,089
281,11569.74%
20,6685.13%
5,0791.26%
8,1032.01%
n/a
87,11921.61%
121,97430.26%

1970
329,162
249,16775.70%
15,4634.70%
1,6920.51%
3,1200.95%
n/a
55,31016.80%
79,995 24.30%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
126,951 19.2
48,4387.3
50,3537.6
21,1873.2
-3,396 -0.5
181,382 27.4
1990's
NumberRate
121,081 22.3
43,4028.0
-6,435-1.2
28,9635.3
-15,110 -2.8
133,278 24.5
1980's
NumberRate
100,089 24.8
36,035 8.9
80,952 20.1
n/a
61,185 15.2
79,203 19.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
32,102 9.8
n/a
31,948 9.7
41,979 12.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Kern County, CA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
32.2
261,013 28.5%
655,095 71.5%
102,703 11.2%
277,499
3.17
205,689 74.1%
138,902 67.5%
26,314 12.8%
71,810 25.9%

2010
NumberPercent
30.7
254,081 30.3%
585,550 69.7%
75,437 9.0%
254,610
3.15
191,739 75.3%
132,726 69.2%
24,191 12.6%
62,871 24.7%

2000
NumberPercent
30.7
210,770 31.9%
450,875 68.1%
62,175 9.4%
208,786
3.03
157,723 75.5%
117,135 74.3%
18,904 12.0%
51,063 24.5%

1990
NumberPercent
29.8
170,976 31.5%
372,501 68.5%
52,642 9.7%
182,116
2.91
137,814 75.7%
107,138 77.7%
14,676 10.6%
44,302 24.3%

1980
NumberPercent
28.6
124,611 30.9%
278,478 69.1%
38,981 9.7%
140,359
2.81
107,113 76.3%
90,492 84.5%
8,479 7.9%
33,246 23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Kern County, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units301,687 
Median Value$282,800 
Occupied277,49992.0%
Vacant24,1888.0%
Owned165,47359.6%
Rented112,02640.4%
Median Rent$1,161 
Single-Family Units226,32475.0%
    Detached217,96772.2%
    Attached8,3572.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units28,4309.4%
Mobile Homes22,4607.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kern County, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00014,9275.4%
$10,000 to $14,99914,1285.1%
$15,000 to $19,99910,8743.9%
$20,000 to $24,99912,2474.4%
$25,000 to $29,99914,5165.2%
$30,000 to $34,99911,6484.2%
$35,000 to $39,99910,6343.8%
$40,000 to $44,99911,9484.3%
$45,000 to $49,99910,3523.7%
$50,000 to $59,99920,8157.5%
$60,000 to $74,99925,3539.1%
$75,000 to $99,99934,86012.6%
$100,000 to $124,99926,2709.5%
$125,000 to $149,99917,1736.2%
$150,000 to $199,99920,3587.3%
$200,000 or more21,3967.7%
Median Household Income63,883 
Per Capita Income27,976 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state72 
Compared to U.S.90 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI18,3256.6%
Public Assistance14,5955.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps52,90519.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed149,97459.3%
Unemployed14,6095.8%
In Armed Forces1,9220.8%
Total Labor Force166,50565.9%
Not in Labor Force86,19834.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 39.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector143,431100,43158.8%
Non-Profit6,90412,36235.8%
Self-Employed21,11011,53164.7%
Local Government13,71722,36338.0%
State Government6,8838,73244.1%
Federal Government7,4973,46568.4%
Total Private + Self164,541111,96259.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.35,00146,92242.7%
Total199,542158,88455.7%
Pct. Govt.17.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts38,32110.7%
Sales and Office Occupations67,43518.8%
Professional, Technical66,27718.5%
Service Occupations66,59918.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing30,9498.6%
All others120,32933.5%
White Collar 47.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance43,06612.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting40,77111.4%
Retail trade37,88010.6%
Educational services35,3819.9%
Construction26,2977.3%
Accommodation and food services25,1347.0%
Public administration23,1156.4%
Transportation and warehousing20,8305.8%
Manufacturing19,5595.4%
Other services16,1214.5%
Professional, scientific, technical14,7844.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.14,5914.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction10,0532.8%
Wholesale trade8,2042.3%
Finance and insurance7,2772.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,1391.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4,1781.2%
Information3,2990.9%
Utilities2,9680.8%
Management3140.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kern County, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican457,29150.42%
Puerto Rican6,0540.67%
Cuban9840.11%
Dominican2520.03%
Total Central American17,3071.91%
Costa Rican4120.05%
Guatemalan4,1030.45%
Honduran1,9770.22%
Nicaraguan3520.04%
Panamanian1090.01%
Salvadoran10,1561.12%
Other Central American1980.02%
Total South American3,6260.40%
Argentinean4230.05%
Bolivian2100.02%
Chilean710.01%
Colombian9100.10%
Ecuadorian2150.02%
Paraguayan170.00%
Peruvian1,4810.16%
Uruguayan170.00%
Venezuelan2820.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic16,1911.79%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino18,2572.01%
Indian12,1521.34%
Chinese4,3090.48%
Vietnamese2,6430.29%
Korean1,9150.21%
Japanese1,1060.12%
Cambodian8570.09%
Hmong4180.05%
Laotian3440.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English463,67355.2%
Spanish331,25139.4%
Other Indo-European12,6971.5%
Tagalog10,2451.2%
Other Asian6,7310.8%
Arabic4,6800.6%
Chinese3,1220.4%
Vietnamese2,5290.3%
Korean1,4900.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German56,2596.2%
English46,2385.1%
Irish43,4874.8%
American32,5813.6%
Italian18,1102.0%
European12,2421.3%
French9,7031.1%
Scottish9,7021.1%
Dutch5,0850.6%
Polish4,8600.5%
Swedish4,6970.5%
Norwegian4,4450.5%
Scotch-Irish4,1720.5%
Welsh3,6310.4%
Portuguese3,5760.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen798,59588.1%
Not a citizen108,28811.9%
Native728,26780.3%
Foreign-born178,61619.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kern County, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
71,055 12.8%58,701 10.6%151,801 27.4%170,406 30.8%66,940 12.1%34,431 6.2%
  Average years of education: 12.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 71,055 12.8%
9-12 Years 58,701 10.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 151,801 27.4%
Some College 170,406 30.8%
Bach. Degree 66,940 12.1%
Grad Degree 34,431 6.2%
Average years of education: 12.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Kern County, CA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 256,691 228,803 27,888 10.9% 5.8%
1991 265,426 232,733 32,693 12.3% 7.8%
1992 272,956 229,852 43,104 15.8% 9.4%
1993 273,345 230,068 43,277 15.8% 9.5%
1994 265,826 225,307 40,519 15.2% 8.7%
1995 271,178 233,826 37,352 13.8% 7.9%
1996 276,884 240,699 36,185 13.1% 7.3%
1997 278,233 243,585 34,648 12.5% 6.4%
1998 278,962 245,052 33,910 12.2% 5.9%
1999 279,360 247,224 32,136 11.5% 5.3%
2000 293,341 269,403 23,938 8.2% 4.9%
2001 297,252 271,657 25,595 8.6% 5.5%
2002 305,462 275,307 30,155 9.9% 6.8%
2003 311,551 279,088 32,463 10.4% 6.9%
2004 314,419 283,268 31,151 9.9% 6.2%
2005 326,802 299,495 27,307 8.4% 5.4%
2006 336,618 311,258 25,360 7.5% 4.9%
2007 345,537 317,580 27,957 8.1% 5.3%
2008 359,331 323,905 35,426 9.9% 7.3%
2009 365,111 311,671 53,440 14.6% 11.5%
2010 372,229 312,566 59,663 16.0% 12.5%
2011 382,013 324,431 57,582 15.1% 11.9%
2012 391,269 338,995 52,274 13.4% 10.5%
2013 392,205 345,564 46,641 11.9% 9.0%
2014 391,896 350,628 41,268 10.5% 7.6%
2015 390,138 350,050 40,088 10.3% 6.3%
2016 388,109 347,692 40,417 10.4% 5.5%
2017 384,337 348,732 35,605 9.3% 4.8%
2018 385,818 354,488 31,330 8.1% 4.3%
2019 388,132 357,458 30,674 7.9% 4.2%
2020 383,769 335,707 48,062 12.5% 10.1%
2021 385,852 347,572 38,280 9.9% 7.3%
2022 391,736 364,575 27,161 6.9% 4.2%
2023 393,736 360,971 32,765 8.3% 4.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com