Nationwide Claims to Fame

Kern County is 33rd out of 3,143 other counties in Size in square miles

Statewide Claims to Fame

Kern County is 2nd in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Kern County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Kern County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Size in square miles

Kern County is 6th in California out of 58 other counties in Income below poverty line

Kern County is 9th in California out of 58 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Kern County is 10th in California out of 58 other counties in People per household

Kern County is 11th in California out of 58 other counties in Current population (2012)

Kern County is 11th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Kern County is 11th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Kern County is 12th in California out of 58 other counties in Housing units

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Kern County Rank California US
Current population (2012) 856,158 11th 38,041,430 313,914,040
Size in square miles 8,131.9 3rd 155,779.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 103.3 30th 239.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Kern County Rank California US
Residents younger than 5 8.6% 2nd 6.7% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 29.9% 3rd 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 9.4% 57th 12.1% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Kern County Rank California US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 71.2% 51st 80.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.6% 48th 30.2% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Kern County Rank California US
Race - White 83.0% 34th 73.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 6.3% 11th 6.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 2.7% 23rd 1.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 4.8% 26th 13.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.3% 25th 0.5% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.0% 46th 3.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 50.3% 11th 38.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 37.6% 45th 39.4% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Kern County Rank California US
Female residents 48.7% 47th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 20.5% 27th 27.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Kern County Rank California US
Housing units 286,955 12th 13,720,462 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 18.4% 30th 30.8% 25.9%
Households 250,999 14th 12,433,172 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 60.1% 39th 56.7% 66.1%
Home median value $196,000 54th $421,600 $186,200
People per household 3.2 10th 2.9 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2,005 9th 58,549 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Kern County Rank California US
Income per capita $20,167 50th $29,634 $27,915
Income per household $48,021 39th $61,632 $52,762
Income below poverty line 21.4% 6th 14.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Kern County Rank California US
Non-farm private establishments 11,982 15th 849,316 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 179,232 14th 12,698,427 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 53,051 14th 3,425,510 27,092,908
Retail sales $7,876,043 14th $455,032,270 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,037 37th $12,561 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $940,340 17th $80,852,787 $613,795,732

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