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Kern County

Population in July 2007: 2,412.
Males: 1,206  (50.0%)
Females: 1,206  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  39.1 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 93516, 93596.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,987 (it was $40,625 in 2000)
Boron:  $53,987
California:  $59,948

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,295 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
Boron:  $162,295
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $160,274; Detached houses: $160,645; Townhouses or other attached units: $281,466; In 2-unit structures: $184,065; Mobile homes: $36,989
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Races in Boron:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.2%)
  • Hispanic (9.0%)
  • Other race (4.7%)
  • American Indian (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Boron: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.6%), English (11.8%), Irish (11.1%), United States (8.2%), French (4.6%), Italian (4.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2460 feet

Land area: 13.8 square miles.

Population density: 174 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Boron

  • High school or higher: 74.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boron CDP

  • Never married: 16.9%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

176 residents are foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 2.6% Asia, 1.4% North America, 0.9% Europe).

This place:  8.7%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Boron, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Boron to the number of sex offenders is 402 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Boron:  0.7% ($418)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Kern, CA (20.7 miles , pop. 69,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Upper San Gabriel Valley, CA (66.1 miles , pop. 320,969).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (76.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: North Edwards, CA (3.0 miles ), California City, CA (4.0 miles ), Edwards AFB, CA (4.1 miles ), East Kern, CA (4.6 miles ), Randsburg, CA (4.9 miles) , Johannesburg, CA (5.0 miles) , Lake Los Angeles, CA (5.4 miles ), Mojave, CA (5.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.02 N, Longitude: 117.66 W

Area code: 760

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (33%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Gasoline stations (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Mining (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Engineers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electricians (6%)
  • Extraction workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Boron:
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL MED CENTER (about 36 miles; LANCASTER, CA)
  • LAC/HIGH DESERT HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; LANCASTER, CA)
  • LANCASTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; LANCASTER, CA)

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Airports and Heliports located in Boron: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Boron, CA

Amtrak station:
BORON (26545 20 MULE TEAM RD.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boron:
  • VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; VICTORVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,963)
  • CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; RIDGECREST, CA; FT enrollment: 2,347)
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LANCASTER, CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN BERNARDINO (about 60 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; FT enrollment: 11,953)
  • CHAFFEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA; FT enrollment: 7,749)
  • CITRUS COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GLENDORA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,830)
  • AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; AZUSA, CA; FT enrollment: 5,285)
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Notable locations in Boron: Twenty Mule Team Museum (A), Boron Branch Kern County Library (B), Boron Fire Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Boron Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Boron: Kern County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Boron Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Boron Chamber of Commerce (Museums; 26962 20 Mule Team Road).

Hotels: Boron Motel (26881 20 Mule Team Road), Budget Inn (26495 Twenty Mule Team Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Boron and their reported violations in the past:

BORON CSD (Population served: 2001, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boron that have no violations reported:
  • DARR WATER CO (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.9%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  19.7%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.5%
Whole state:  6.3%

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Boron compared to California state average:

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Kern County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (94%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religon statistics for Boron

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents58.3%10.0%4.8%3.6%3.0%
Congregations6.2%13.3%7.3%8.9%4.0%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChurches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.6%1.6%1.5%13.7%
Congregations0.8%7.7%2.9%3.7%45.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.81%
California average:  5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($659 average AGI)
Kern County:  0.12%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.67% ($38,595 average AGI)
from Ventura County, CA  0.35% ($43,063)
from Tulare County, CA  0.22% ($35,968)


4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.94%
California average:  6.27%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($736 average AGI)
Kern County:  0.11%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.71% ($35,352 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA  0.18% ($32,865)
to San Diego County, CA  0.18% ($33,368)


Strongest AM radio stations in Boron:
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KAVL (610 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boron:
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KCEL (106.9 FM; CALIFORNIA CITY, CA; Owner: KCEL RADIO, LLC)
  • K212EK (90.3 FM; VICTORVILLE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K210DL (89.9 FM; APPLE VALLEY, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KVFG (103.1 FM; VICTORVILLE, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KRXV (98.1 FM; YERMO, CA; Owner: KHWY, INC.)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • KJAT (105.3 FM; YERMO, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLOA-FM (104.9 FM; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: ADELMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KATJ-FM (100.7 FM; GEORGE, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKZQ (100.1 FM; TEHACHAPI, CA; Owner: HIGH DESERT BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRAJ (100.9 FM; JOHANNESBURG, CA; Owner: ADELMAN BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KELT (92.7 FM; RIVERSIDE, CA; Owner: AMATURO GROUP OF L.A., LTD)
  • KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Boron:
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KHIZ (Channel 64; BARSTOW, CA; Owner: SUNBELT TELEVISION, INC.)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2
  • Site 274 "boron" 6158 Highway 58, Structure height: 77 m, Call Sign: KNKA351
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/06/2007, Expiration Date: 10/01/2017, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
  • Adjacent To City Water Tank, 20 Muleteam Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 28.3 m, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: KNKR222
    880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/30/2005, Expiration Date: 10/01/2015, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1300 I Street, Nw - Suite 400 West, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 589-3764, Fax: (202) 589-3750, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Alexis Anderten, Water Tank Hill 0.5 Mi N/O Hwy 58, Type: Tower, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 7.7 m
    Registrant: Charter Communications, Inc., Debtor-In-Possession, 12405 Powerscourt Drive, St. Louis, MO 63131-3674, Phone: (303) 323-1423, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 1250 Boron Ave, Call Sign: WRY691, Licensee ID: L00010141
    462.975 MHz, 463.000 MHz, 463.025 MHz, 463.050 MHz, 463.075 MHz, 463.100 MHz, 463.125 MHz, 463.150 MHz, 463.175 MHz, 467.950 MHz... (+9 more)
    Grant Date: 03/07/2000, Expiration Date: 05/04/2005, Cancelation Date: 11/03/2003
    Registrant: County Of Kern, 2601 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93306, Phone: (805) 861-2500
  • Edwards Air Force Base, Call Sign: KXO306, Licensee ID: L00007719
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/04/1999, Expiration Date: 01/03/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2001
    Registrant: Boeing Company, Seattle, WA 98124-2207
  • Us Borax & Chemical Corp 3 Mi N, Call Sign: KFB707, Licensee ID: L00060877
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.930 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/20/2001, Expiration Date: 01/17/2012
    Registrant: United States Borax, 300 Falcon St, Wilmington, CA 90744-6407, Phone: (310) 522-5300

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Boron)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Boron)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$146,64012$89,76426$95,7515$86,4665$115,0041$114,760
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$05$94,8446$106,7670$00$01$125,690
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$05$97,63824$128,7524$91,0802$126,9051$188,230
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$106,8702$64,36513$109,4361$78,9402$82,8851$36,430
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$38,8602$93,8101$57,6802$91,0800$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0056.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$118,8602$163,0351$41,290
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$173,6600$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$89,2600$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$60,7200$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 27
  • Hazardous Condition: 9

Incident types - Boron


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