Ford City, California

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Population in 2010: 4,278.
Population change since 2000: +21.8%
Males: 2,190  (51.2%)
Females: 2,088  (48.8%)
Median resident age:

25.9 years
California median age:

37.9 years

Zip codes: 93268.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $44,402 (it was $25,192 in 2000)
Ford City:

$44,402
CA:

$91,551

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $16,223 (it was $11,581 in 2000)

Ford City CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $207,709 (it was $58,200 in 2000)
Ford City:

$207,709
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

Median gross rent in 2022: $965.

March 2022 cost of living index in Ford City: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 41.6%
(25.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 57.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 38.5% for American Indian residents, 73.6% for other race residents, 73.1% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Ford City, CA (2022)
    • 2,27251.6%Hispanic
    • 1,87242.5%White alone
    • 932.1%Asian alone
    • 641.5%Two or more races
    • 230.5%American Indian alone
    • 110.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
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Ancestries: American (7.7%), English (6.0%), German (3.7%), Irish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 875 feet

Land area: 1.51 square miles.

Population density: 2,824 people per square mile   (average).

Ford City, California map

1,050 residents are foreign born (21.5% Latin America).

This place:

23.9%
California:

26.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Ford City CDP:

1.0% ($602)
California:

0.8% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (27.8 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (96.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Taft Heights, CA (1.3 miles ),
South Taft, CA (1.3 miles ),
Taft, CA (1.5 miles ),
Valley Acres, CA (2.1 miles ),
Fellows, CA (2.3 miles),
Dustin Acres, CA (2.4 miles ),
Maricopa, CA (2.7 miles ),
Westside, CA (2.8 miles )

Latitude: 35.16 N, Longitude: 119.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 661

Distribution of median household income in Ford City, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Ford City, CA in 2022

Property values in Ford City, CA

Ford City satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

8.7%
California:

5.1%
Historical population in Ford City, CA
Historical housing units in Ford City, CA
Most common industries in Ford City, CA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (13.1%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (13.0%)
  • Educational services (11.5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.4%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (6.6%)
  • Public administration (4.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (21.4%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (20.5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.5%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (7.1%)
  • Educational services (4.8%)
  • Public administration (4.0%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3.9%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (21.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.7%)
  • Finance & insurance (9.0%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (8.6%)
  • Health care (7.7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.8%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.8%)
Most common occupations in Ford City, CA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.0%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (4.7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3.8%)
  • Cashiers (3.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.1%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.5%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (6.3%)
  • Construction laborers (5.5%)
  • Extraction workers (5.5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Cashiers (7.9%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.5%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.0%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5.6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)

Average climate in Ford City, California

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Ford City, California environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 76.9. This is about average.

City:

76.9
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 42.0. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

42.0
U.S.:

33.3

Earthquake activity:

Ford City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 7417% 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 28.1 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from the city center
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 179.5 miles away from the city 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 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 278.1 miles away from Ford City center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
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 177.3 miles away from Ford 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 85.5 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).
Ford City topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Ford City:

  • MERCY WESTSIDE HOSPT D/P SNF (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; TAFT, CA)
  • WEST SIDE DISTRICT HOSP AND NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; TAFT, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ford City:

  • Taft College (about 1 miles; Taft, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
  • California State University-Bakersfield (about 25 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 7,564)
  • Bakersfield College (about 33 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 10,325)
  • Santa Barbara City College (about 54 miles; Santa Barbara, CA; FT enrollment: 12,568)
  • University of California-Santa Barbara (about 56 miles; Santa Barbara, CA; FT enrollment: 22,806)
  • Allan Hancock College (about 57 miles; Santa Maria, CA; FT enrollment: 6,639)
  • Ventura College (about 63 miles; Ventura, CA; FT enrollment: 8,460)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Ford City: Standard Oil Camp One-C (A), Veterans Memorial Building (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ford City include: Church of Christ (A), Church of God (B), Ford City Missionary Baptist Church (C), Foursquare Church (D), New Hope Temple (E), Seventh Day Adventist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Ford City: Ford City 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:

3.4 people
California:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

74.9%
Whole state:

68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

11.3%
Whole state:

7.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Ford City:

Marital status in Ford City, CA
  • Never married: 44.6%
  • Now married: 40.0%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 1.7%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

For population 25 years and over in Ford City:

  • High school or higher: 61.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 19.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.6 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

28.8
California average:

15.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Ford City, 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.
State:

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

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
California:

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

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
California:

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

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
California:

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

4.60 / 10,000 pop.
California:

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

8.0%
State:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kern County:

29.4%
State:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.9%
State:

17.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

45.6%
California:

49.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Ford City:

41.9%
California:

48.0%

Average BMI:
Ford City:

28.6
California:

28.1

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

23.9%
California:

20.2%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

11.3%
State:

11.2%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Ford City:

6.8
California:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

31.9%
State:

31.5%

General health condition:
Here:

52.7%
California:

56.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

77.8%
California:

80.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of Ford City, 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 Ford City:

  • 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.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • 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)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ford City:

  • KBDS (103.9 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: RADIO CAMPESINA BAKERSFIELD, INC.)
  • KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • K254AH (98.7 FM; ISLA VISTA, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, 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)
  • KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KIST-FM (107.7 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • 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.)

TV broadcast stations around Ford City:

  • KNXT-LP (Channel 57; MARICOPA, ETC., CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KPMC-LP (Channel 42; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)
Ford City fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Ford City fatal accident list:

May 5, 2005 06:35 PM, Elm St, Lat: 35.157620, Lon: -119.463640, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 4, 2003 10:50 PM, Sr-119, Lat: 35.151428, Lon: -119.447852, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 2
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 7ft / 1.7mTotal length
  • 4,950Total average daily traffic
  • 495Total average daily truck traffic
  • 8,187Total future (year 2041) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(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 ORIGINATED4$92,3121$82,9506$148,7481$24,2502$88,0600$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$114,8600$01$71,8900$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$62,11010$131,2782$43,3903$46,6531$81,250
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$23,4004$132,3001$51,9001$66,7900$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$91,8900$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0034.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(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 ORIGINATED3$121,0971$201,2101$90,610
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$152,2930$01$122,520
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$148,4651$96,140
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0034.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Ford City, CA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Ford City, CA - Value

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 13. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 28 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2010. The data has a declining trend.
    Fire incident types in Ford City, CA When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.0%), and Outside Fires (34.1%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Ford City, CA
    • 9554.0%Structure Fires
    • 6034.1%Outside Fires
    • 2011.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 10.6%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Ford City, CA
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Ford City, CA
  • 67.0%Utility gas
  • 21.8%Electricity
  • 6.3%No fuel used
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Ford City, CA
  • 58.6%Utility gas
  • 36.4%Electricity
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Ford City 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.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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