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Kern County

Population in July 2007: 32,628.
Males: 18,047  (55.3%)
Females: 14,581  (44.7%)

Median resident age:  34.8 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,835 (it was $35,243 in 2000)
Westside:  $46,835
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,090
Westside:  $21,090
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $228,075 (it was $79,400 in 2000)
Westside:  $228,075
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $254,499; Detached houses: $263,928; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,696; In 2-unit structures: $283,559; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,754; Mobile homes: $61,631

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Races in Westside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.5%)
  • Hispanic (15.4%)
  • Other race (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Westside: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 248 feet

Land area: 1149.4 square miles.

Population density: 28 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Westside

  • High school or higher: 74.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Westside CCD

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 65.4%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.1%
California:  26.2%

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

Westside:  1.0% ($770)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
Westside satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (24.8 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (89.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Maricopa, CA (2.1 miles ), Taft, CA (2.5 miles ), South Taft, CA (2.7 miles ), Ford City, CA (2.8 miles ), Taft Heights, CA (2.8 miles ), Dustin Acres, CA (2.9 miles ), Valley Acres, CA (2.9 miles ), Fellows, CA (3.6 miles) .

Latitude: 35.10 N, Longitude: 119.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 661

Westside household income distribution Westside home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (19%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Extraction workers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)



Westside-area historical earthquake activity is below California state average. It is 1024% 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 20.5 miles away from Westside center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from the city center
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 78.5 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from Westside center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from the city center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
On 6/29/1925 at 14:42:00, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 UK) earthquake occurred 44.1 miles away from Westside center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Westside:
  • BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westside:
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 28 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,273)
  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 7,978)
  • SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 8,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 55 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,420)
  • VENTURA COLLEGE (about 58 miles; VENTURA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,285)
  • ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,037)
  • MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 62 miles; Moorpark, CA; FT enrollment: 7,773)

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Notable locations in Westside: A M Cooper Ranch (A), San Emigdio Girl Scout Camp (B), San Emidio Ranch (C), Emidio Pumping Station (D), Salt Creek Campsite (E), Salt Creek Campground (F), Saint Nichalos Campground (G), John R Teerink Wheeler Ridge Punping Plant (H), Lakeview Labor Camp (I), Apache Saddle Station (J), Frontier Pines Campground (K), Galainena Ranch (L), Richfield Oil Pumping Station (M), Associated Oil Camp (N), Bacon Hills Area (O), Western Water Country Camp (P), Happy Gulch Campground (Q), Harris Ranch (R), Pleito Creek Rustic Campsite (S), Pleito Creek Campsite (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Westside Shopping Center (1), Hall Mart Shopping Center (2), Taft Hills Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Westside include: Peace Lutheran Church (A), Gospel Tabernacle (B), Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church (C), Calvary Temple Assembly of God Church (D), Seventh Day Adventist Church (E), First Assembly of God Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), First Church of Christ Scientist (H), First Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Westside District Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Zemorra Creek (A), Lobos Creek, Los (B), Pleitito Creek (C), Pleito Creek (D), San Emigdio Creek (E), East Twin Creek (F), Sandy Creek (G), Santiago Creek (H), Santos Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Westside include: A Street Park (1), Fages-Zalvidea Trails Marker (2), Civic Center Park (3), Westside Mountain Park (4), Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (5), Ford City Park (6), Fort Tejon State Historic Park (7), Buena Vista Park (8), Franklin Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Maricopa Post Office (A), Taft Post Office (B), Frazier Park Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  49.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.6%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  19.0%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.0%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Westside, CA


People in group quarters in Westside
  • 2411 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 419 people in state prisons
  • 63 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 54 people in nursing homes
  • 29 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 26 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 25 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Westside compared to California state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Kern County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Westside

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 Westside:
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
  • KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
  • KMAP (1050 AM; 10 kW; FRAZIER PARK, CA; Owner: KMAP, INC.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KACD (850 AM; 25 kW; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Westside:
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KBDS (103.9 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: RADIO CAMPESINA BAKERSFIELD, INC.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • K254AH (98.7 FM; ISLA VISTA, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KRAZ (105.9 FM; SANTA YNEZ, CA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRUZ (103.3 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSPE-FM (94.5 FM; ELLWOOD, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMGQ (97.5 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCSB-FM (91.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KXFM (99.1 FM; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K295AH (106.9 FM; GOLETA, CA; Owner: THE ASSOC., FOR COMMUNITY EDUC., INC)
  • KFRB (91.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUZZ-FM (107.9 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY, INC)
  • KIST-FM (107.7 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KISV (94.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KGFM (101.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Westside:
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KNXT-LP (Channel 57; MARICOPA, ETC., CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
  • KPMC-LP (Channel 42; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)


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