East Kern, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 52,499 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 17,097 (190 farm, 16,907 nonfarm))

Houses: 30,089 (25,798 occupied: 16,138 owner occupied, 9,660 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	43%

Housing density: 17 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $629 (lower quartile is $470, upper quartile is $855)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $552

Median gross rent in East Kern, CA in 2007: $744

Housing units in East Kern with a mortgage: 9,994 (1,657 second mortgage, 474 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $211,772 (it was $72,400 in 2000)

East Kern:	$211,772
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $160,105 - $243,271

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $201,088
Here: $201,088
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,859
Here: $159,859
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $121,498
Here: $121,498
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,154
Here: $200,154
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $192,713
Here: $192,713
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $37,698
Here: $37,698
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,961
Here: $37,961
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 68,648

In family households: 59,928 (14,577 male householders, 3,957 female householders)
14,566 spouses, 22,420 children (20,217 natural, 533 adopted, 1,670 stepchildren), 1,123 grandchildren, 454 brothers or sisters, 515 parents, 753 other relatives, 1,563 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,720 (3,978 male householders (3,298 living alone)), 3,325 female householders (2,888 living alone)), 1,417 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 948 (141 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,496 2-persons, 4,033 3-persons, 3,841 4-persons, 1,909 5-persons, 890 6-persons, 365 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,186 1-person, 939 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

14,239 married couples with children.
5,024 single-parent households (1,331 men, 3,693 women).

84.7% of residents of East Kern speak English at home.
11.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 5,805 (8.3%)
(46.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Kern, California:
	1 room: 70 2 rooms: 274 3 rooms: 1,005 4 rooms: 1,271 5 rooms: 3,967 6 rooms: 4,641 7 rooms: 2,873 8 rooms: 1,391 9 or more rooms: 646

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Kern, California:
	1 room: 249 2 rooms: 953 3 rooms: 1,284 4 rooms: 2,405 5 rooms: 2,223 6 rooms: 1,681 7 rooms: 576 8 rooms: 204 9 or more rooms: 85

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 308
1995 to 1998: 1,262
1990 to 1994: 4,781
1980 to 1989: 8,013
1970 to 1979: 6,251
1960 to 1969: 3,867
1950 to 1959: 3,613
1940 to 1949: 1,335
1939 or earlier: 659

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Kern:
	no bedroom: 118 1 bedroom: 876 2 bedrooms: 2,567 3 bedrooms: 9,227 4 bedrooms: 3,009 5 or more bedrooms: 341

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Kern:
	no bedroom: 336 1 bedroom: 1,717 2 bedrooms: 3,573 3 bedrooms: 3,258 4 bedrooms: 730 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in East Kern in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 633 1 vehicle: 4,048 2 vehicles: 6,845 3 vehicles: 3,320 4 vehicles: 914 5 or more vehicles: 378

Cars and other vehicles available in East Kern in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,323 1 vehicle: 4,336 2 vehicles: 3,145 3 vehicles: 710 4 vehicles: 116 5 or more vehicles: 30

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in East Kern, CA:

Less than $10,000: 212
$10,000 to $14,999: 106
$15,000 to $19,999: 106
$20,000 to $24,999: 106
$25,000 to $29,999: 102
$30,000 to $34,999: 80
$35,000 to $39,999: 80
$40,000 to $49,999: 211
$50,000 to $59,999: 243
$60,000 to $69,999: 242
$70,000 to $79,999: 317
$80,000 to $89,999: 373
$90,000 to $99,999: 449
$100,000 to $124,999: 854
$125,000 to $149,999: 1080
$150,000 to $174,999: 1466
$175,000 to $199,999: 1387
$200,000 to $249,999: 2859
$250,000 to $299,999: 2345
$300,000 to $399,999: 1981
$400,000 to $499,999: 835
$500,000 to $749,999: 569
$750,000 to $999,999: 85
$1,000,000 or more: 52

East Kern rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in East Kern:

Less than $100: 81 people
$100 to $149: 41
$150 to $199: 86
$200 to $249: 81
$250 to $299: 83
$300 to $349: 201
$350 to $399: 396
$400 to $449: 556
$450 to $499: 621
$500 to $549: 681
$550 to $599: 718
$600 to $649: 666
$650 to $699: 624
$700 to $749: 570
$750 to $799: 371
$800 to $899: 611
$900 to $999: 430
$1,000 to $1,249: 789
$1,250 to $1,499: 183
$1,500 to $1,999: 65
$2,000 or more: 20
No cash rent: 1,771

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 744 1990 to 1994: 914 1985 to 1989: 1,019 1980 to 1984: 743 1975 to 1979: 847 1970 to 1974: 557 1970 to 1974: 257 1965 to 1969: 724

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.9%
Number of people working at home: 779 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1607
5 to 9 minutes: 5586
10 to 14 minutes: 5899
15 to 19 minutes: 3881
20 to 24 minutes: 2960
25 to 29 minutes: 1595
30 to 34 minutes: 2637
35 to 39 minutes: 415
40 to 44 minutes: 425
45 to 59 minutes: 833
60 to 89 minutes: 1036
90 or more minutes: 1141

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21,698 (75%)
Carpooled: 4,885 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 101 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 39 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 161 (1%)
Bicycle: 282 (1%)
Walked: 649 (2%)
Other means: 186 (1%)
Worked at home: 779 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2365
$10,000 to $14,999: 1773
$15,000 to $19,999: 1783
$20,000 to $24,999: 1555
$25,000 to $29,999: 1646
$30,000 to $34,999: 1704
$35,000 to $39,999: 1448
$40,000 to $44,999: 1309
$45,000 to $49,999: 1259
$50,000 to $59,999: 2558
$60,000 to $74,999: 2994
$75,000 to $99,999: 3077
$100,000 to $124,999: 1275
$125,000 to $149,999: 515
$150,000 to $199,999: 377
$200,000 or more: 199

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 19526

German: 7778

English: 5165

United States or American: 4652

Irish: 4621

Italian: 2225

French (except Basque): 1441

Norwegian: 1165

Scotch-Irish: 1024

Scottish: 1010

European: 957

Dutch: 836

Swedish: 817

Polish: 636

French Canadian: 504

Welsh: 343

Danish: 240

British: 197

Subsaharan African:: 193

African: 188

Portuguese: 185

Greek: 175

Austrian: 147

Scandinavian: 138

Canadian: 137

Swiss: 117

Hungarian: 108

Russian: 101

Czechoslovakian: 99

Finnish: 94

Czech: 88

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 84

Belgian: 76

Romanian: 59

Arab:: 56

Ukrainian: 55

Armenian: 54

Jamaican: 48

Eastern European: 44

Lithuanian: 44

Northern European: 41

Celtic: 32

Slovak: 26

Slavic: 26

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 26

Pennsylvania German: 26

Basque: 25

Yugoslavian: 22

German Russian: 21

Lebanese: 20

Belizean: 18

West Indian: 18

Icelander: 18

Syrian: 17

Croatian: 15

Turkish: 14

Australian: 12

Slovene: 12

Egyptian: 11

Acadian/Cajun: 11

New Zealander: 9

Albanian: 8

Arab/Arabic: 8

Estonian: 7

Serbian: 5

Ethiopian: 5

Iranian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (43%)
Philippines (14%)
Canada (4%)
Guatemala (3%)
El Salvador (3%)
Korea (3%)
Germany (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 33527
Northeast: 4136
Midwest: 9039
South: 8755
West: 6937

49% of East Kern residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 277
Nursery to 4th grade: 118
5th and 6th grade: 249
7th and 8th grade: 376
9th grade: 351
10th grade: 407
11th grade: 741
12th grade, no diploma: 1,025
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,803
Less than 1 year of college: 2,173
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,982
Associate degree: 2,037
Bachelor's degree: 2,706
Master's degree: 1,559
Professional school degree: 232
Doctorate degree: 248

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 284
Nursery to 4th grade: 80
5th and 6th grade: 230
7th and 8th grade: 557
9th grade: 437
10th grade: 530
11th grade: 657
12th grade, no diploma: 852
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,912
Less than 1 year of college: 2,776
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,926
Associate degree: 1,963
Bachelor's degree: 2,034
Master's degree: 753
Professional school degree: 127
Doctorate degree: 87

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 15.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,657
Black householders: $39,287
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,409
Asian householders: $59,456
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $69,817
Some other race householders: $41,235
Two or more races householders: $54,189
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,381

East Kern household income for White non-Hispanic householders

East Kern household income for Black householders

East Kern household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

East Kern household income for Asian householders

East Kern household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

East Kern household income for Some other race householders

East Kern household income for Two or more races householders

East Kern household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

East Kern marital status for males

East Kern marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $229,906
Black or African American householders: $260,619
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $259,157
Asian householders: $246,579
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $329,065
Some other race householders: $220,546
Two or more races householders: $244,239
Hispanic or Latino householders: $227,274

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 19,142
One, attached: 1,103
Two: 1,120
3 or 4: 1,744
5 to 9: 621
10 to 19: 423
20 to 49: 255
50 or more: 257
Mobile homes: 5,350
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 74

Median worth of mobile homes: $75,655

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in East Kern:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Electricity (6%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 757

Here:	7.5%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 338

Here:	7.6%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 519

Here:	11.9%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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