Mountain Mesa, California

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Population in 2010: 777.
Population change since 2000: +8.5%
Males: 371  (47.8%)
Females: 406  (52.2%)
Median resident age:

71.0 years
California median age:

37.9 years

Zip codes: 93240.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $48,800 (it was $23,875 in 2000)
Mountain Mesa:

$48,800
CA:

$91,551

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,568 (it was $13,759 in 2000)

Mountain Mesa CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $232,214 (it was $94,400 in 2000)
Mountain Mesa:

$232,214
CA:

$715,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $366,187; detached houses: $384,471; townhouses or other attached units: $303,616; in 2-unit structures: $562,075; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,286; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $262,914; mobile homes: $180,289; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $173,886
March 2022 cost of living index in Mountain Mesa: 92.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.2%
(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Mountain Mesa, CA (2022)
    • 52691.2%White alone
    • 132.3%Asian alone
    • 50.9%Two or more races
    • 20.3%Hispanic
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Ancestries: European (58.9%), American (11.2%), German (9.4%), English (8.0%), Irish (3.1%), Dutch (2.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2663 feet

Land area: 0.86 square miles.

Population density: 903 people per square mile   (low).

Mountain Mesa, California map

9 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.6%
California:

26.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,908 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,678 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Kern, CA (40.3 miles , pop. 69,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bakersfield, CA (40.3 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (107.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA (1.0 miles ),
Lake Isabella, CA (2.0 miles ),
Weldon, CA (2.0 miles ),
Bella Vista, CA (2.2 miles ),
Bodfish, CA (2.3 miles ),
Wofford Heights, CA (2.4 miles ),
Kernville, CA (2.7 miles ),
Onyx, CA (3.3 miles )

Latitude: 35.64 N, Longitude: 118.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 760

Distribution of median household income in Mountain Mesa, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Mountain Mesa, CA in 2022

Property values in Mountain Mesa, CA

Mountain Mesa satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

8.7%
California:

5.1%
Most common industries in Mountain Mesa, CA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Food & beverage stores (13.3%)
  • Health care (13.3%)
  • Educational services (11.5%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (6.9%)
  • Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (6.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Food & beverage stores (14.4%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (13.5%)
  • Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (12.6%)
  • Public administration (10.8%)
  • Utilities (10.8%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (9.9%)
  • Warehousing & storage (8.1%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (27.1%)
  • Educational services (15.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (13.1%)
  • Food & beverage stores (12.1%)
  • U. S. Postal service (12.1%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (11.2%)
  • Finance & insurance (8.4%)
Most common occupations in Mountain Mesa, CA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (9.6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.2%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8.3%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.9%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
  • Cashiers (6.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (18.9%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (13.5%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (12.6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10.8%)
  • Media and communications workers (9.9%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7.2%)
  • Construction laborers (7.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (18.7%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (13.1%)
  • Cashiers (12.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.2%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9.3%)
  • Other financial specialists (8.4%)

Average climate in Mountain Mesa, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Mountain Mesa, California average temperatures Mountain Mesa, California average precipitation Mountain Mesa, California humidity Mountain Mesa, California wind speed Mountain Mesa, California snowfall Mountain Mesa, California sunshine Mountain Mesa, California clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI PM10
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 42.8. This is significantly better than average.

City:

42.8
U.S.:

72.6
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 18.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

18.2
U.S.:

19.2

Earthquake activity:

Mountain Mesa-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 8442% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 55.4 miles away from Mountain Mesa center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 146.3 miles away from Mountain Mesa center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 156.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 135.9 miles away from Mountain Mesa center
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 302.3 miles away from Mountain Mesa center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 103.0 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kern County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 12, Floods: 12, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Mudslides: 4, Landslides: 3, Freezes: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Mountain Mesa topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Mountain Mesa:

  • KERN VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT DP SNF (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; LAKE ISABELLA, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountain Mesa:

  • Bakersfield College (about 36 miles; Bakersfield, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,325)
  • Cerro Coso Community College (about 42 miles; Ridgecrest, CA; FT enrollment: 2,420)
  • California State University-Bakersfield (about 45 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 7,564)
  • Porterville College (about 45 miles; Porterville, CA; FT enrollment: 2,560)
  • Antelope Valley College (about 68 miles; Lancaster, CA; FT enrollment: 9,206)
  • Taft College (about 69 miles; Taft, CA; FT enrollment: 2,121)
  • College of the Sequoias (about 70 miles; Visalia, CA; FT enrollment: 6,982)

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Park in Mountain Mesa: Mountain Mesa Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Kern County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
California:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

63.2%
Whole state:

68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.6%
Whole state:

7.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.3% of all households
62 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
70 people in nursing homes in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Mountain Mesa:

Marital status in Mountain Mesa, CA
  • Never married: 9.0%
  • Now married: 73.1%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

For population 25 years and over in Mountain Mesa:

  • High school or higher: 85.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 14.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.5
California average:

15.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Mountain Mesa, CA (based on Kern County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic245,83630
Evangelical Protestant114,724436
Other30,68783
Mainline Protestant7,45938
Black Protestant4,02625
Orthodox4503
None436,449-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 190
Here:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
California:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 63
This county:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 165
Kern County:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 362
Kern County:

4.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.0%
State:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

29.4%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Kern County:

15.9%
California:

17.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

65.7%
California:

49.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

66.6%
California:

48.0%

Average BMI:
Here:

26.9
State:

28.1

People feeling badly about themselves:
Mountain Mesa:

16.0%
California:

20.2%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

10.3%
California:

11.2%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

7.4
California:

6.8

Overweight people:
Mountain Mesa:

37.0%
California:

31.5%

General health condition:
Mountain Mesa:

67.4%
California:

56.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Mountain Mesa:

80.8%
California:

80.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of Mountain Mesa, CA Residents

4.83% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.83%
California average:

5.19%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($334 average AGI)
Kern County:

0.03%
California average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.52% ($46,157 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.19% ($38,563)
from Tulare County, CA  0.19% ($42,288)


4.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($61,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.56%
California average:

6.14%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($342 average AGI)
Kern County:

0.03%
California average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.67% ($44,086 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA  0.17% ($46,232)
to San Diego County, CA  0.15% ($59,692)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mountain Mesa:

  • KQAB (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LAKE ISABELLA, CA; Owner: ROBERT J. AND KATHERINE M. BOHN)
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • 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.)
  • KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
  • KGET (970 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mountain Mesa:

  • KVLI-FM (104.5 FM; LAKE ISABELLA, CA; Owner: ROBERT J. AND KATHERINE M. BOHN)
  • KCNQ (102.5 FM; KERNVILLE, CA; Owner: ROBERT J. & KATHERINE M. BOHN)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KFRB (91.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUZZ-FM (107.9 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY, INC)
  • KISV (94.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KGFM (101.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDUV (88.9 FM; VISALIA, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTNG, INC.)
  • KKZQ (100.1 FM; TEHACHAPI, CA; Owner: HIGH DESERT BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KJUG-FM (106.7 FM; TULARE, CA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K220EY (91.9 FM; PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUFW (90.5 FM; WOODLAKE, CA; Owner: NATIONAL FARM WORKERS SERVICE CENTER)
  • KMQA (100.5 FM; EAST PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PORTERVILLE L.L.C.)
  • KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)
  • K216EW (91.1 FM; KERNVILLE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • KLOA-FM (104.9 FM; RIDGECREST, CA; Owner: ADELMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mountain Mesa:

  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • K08FX (Channel 8; LAKE ISABELLA, CA; Owner: SOUTH LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN.)
  • K10GC (Channel 10; LAKE ISABELLA, CA; Owner: SOUTH LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN.)
  • K12HL (Channel 12; LAKE ISABELLA, CA; Owner: SOUTH LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC.)
  • KJOI-LP (Channel 34; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
  • KBAK-TV (Channel 29; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: WESTWIND COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 3ft / 0.8mTotal length
  • 4,900Total average daily traffic
  • 15,973Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: KE6IOX, Licensee ID: L00848705, Grant Date: 05/28/2014, Expiration Date: 07/08/2024, Certifier: Rose Ann Burch, Registrant: Rose Ann Burch, 4548 Mesa Dr, Mountain Mesa, CA 93240-9707

  • Call Sign: WA6JGB, Licensee ID: L01493684, Grant Date: 05/13/2019, Expiration Date: 07/27/2029, Certifier: Don K Burch, Registrant: Don K Burch, 4548 Mesa Drive, Mountain Mesa, CA 93240


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mountain Mesa, CA
  • 33.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 29.0%Other fuel
  • 21.9%Wood
  • 15.2%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mountain Mesa, CA
  • 100.0%Electricity


Mountain Mesa compared to California state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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