Kern County, California (CA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 35,515
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 129,661
Renter-occupied apartments: 101,782 (it was 78,991 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 38% |
State: | 44% |
Land area: 8141 sq. mi.
Water area: 20.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 111 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (19.8%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (16.5%), Educational, health and social services (16.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 56%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 32%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 491,54574.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 295,06844.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 44,5666.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 41,0936.2%Asian alone
- 22,4223.4%Two or more races
- 4,2850.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 9070.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 3160.05%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 31.9 years |
California median age: | 37.0 years |
Males: 460,491 | ![]() |
Females: 439,711 | ![]() |

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Kern County: | 3.0 people |
California: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $53,067 ($35,446 in 1999)
This county: | $53,067 |
California: | $80,440 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $803 (lower quartile is $636, upper quartile is $1,082)
This county: | $803 |
State: | $1486 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $235,800 (it was $89,400 in 2000)
Kern: | $235,800 |
California: | $568,500 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,561Detached houses: $277,037
Here: $277,037 State: $765,845 Townhouses or other attached units: $234,233
Here: $234,233 State: $677,010 In 2-unit structures: $259,960
Here: $259,960 State: $1,050,336 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $225,705
Here: $225,705 State: $661,682 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $209,668
Here: $209,668 State: $672,204 Mobile homes: $185,495
Here: $185,495 State: $158,037 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $59,808
Here: $59,808 State: $99,065
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $468
Institutionalized population: 32,732
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 28
- Rapes: 134
- Robberies: 339
- Assaults: 1190
- Burglaries: 3260
- Thefts: 6926
- Auto thefts: 2009
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 18
- Rapes: 131
- Robberies: 322
- Assaults: 1412
- Burglaries: 3607
- Thefts: 6262
- Auto thefts: 1720
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 2397 buildings, average cost: $102,100
- 1998: 2841 buildings, average cost: $103,900
- 1999: 2887 buildings, average cost: $111,800
- 2000: 2862 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2001: 3408 buildings, average cost: $128,400
- 2002: 4496 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2003: 5546 buildings, average cost: $141,300
- 2004: 6174 buildings, average cost: $141,400
- 2005: 7666 buildings, average cost: $144,300
- 2006: 5731 buildings, average cost: $146,000
- 2007: 3318 buildings, average cost: $139,500
- 2008: 1610 buildings, average cost: $171,100
- 2009: 1585 buildings, average cost: $181,800
- 2010: 1211 buildings, average cost: $179,600
- 2011: 712 buildings, average cost: $186,400
- 2012: 1428 buildings, average cost: $198,300
- 2013: 1795 buildings, average cost: $195,100
- 2014: 1885 buildings, average cost: $197,200
- 2015: 2098 buildings, average cost: $221,700
- 2016: 2141 buildings, average cost: $222,200
- 2017: 2378 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2018: 2073 buildings, average cost: $210,500
- 2019: 2190 buildings, average cost: $240,100
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,537 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,800 (0.9%)
Kern County: | 19.1% |
California: | 11.8% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 31.9 years old
(Males: 31.4 years old, Females: 32.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.5 years old, Black residents: 30.1 years old, American Indian residents: 39.7 years old, Asian residents: 39.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.1 years old, Other race residents: 29.1 years old)
Area name: Bakersfield, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kern County is $524 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $902 a month.
Cities in this county include: Bakersfield, East Kern, Delano, Oildale, Westside, Ridgecrest, Wasco, Greenfield-Panama, Rosamond, Lamont.
Zip code | City | Number of tests | Number of tests >= 4 pCi/L |
---|---|---|---|
93203 | Arvin | 6 | 0 |
93205 | Bodfish | 3 | 0 |
93206 | Buttonwillow | 1 | 0 |
93215 | Delano | 3 | 0 |
93220 | Edison | 3 | 1 |
93222 | Frazier Park | 6 | 1 |
93225 | Frazier Park | 7 | 3 |
93238 | Kernville | 5 | 5 |
93240 | Lake Isabella | 7 | 0 |
93241 | Lamont | 3 | 0 |
93243 | Lebec | 1 | 0 |
93250 | McFarland | 29 | 12 |
93251 | McKittrick | 1 | 0 |
93252 | Maricopa | 2 | 0 |
93255 | Onyx | 2 | 1 |
93263 | Shafter | 36 | 2 |
93268 | Taft | 9 | 1 |
93280 | Wasco | 27 | 0 |
93283 | Weldon | 2 | 0 |
93285 | Wofford Heights | 3 | 0 |
93301 | Bakersfield | 8 | 0 |
93302 | Bakersfield | 1 | 0 |
93303 | Bakersfield | 1 | 0 |
93304 | Bakersfield | 17 | 0 |
93305 | Bakersfield | 7 | 1 |
93306 | Bakersfield | 51 | 8 |
93307 | Bakersfield | 68 | 7 |
93308 | Bakersfield | 38 | 2 |
93309 | Bakersfield | 46 | 1 |
93311 | Bakersfield | 18 | 0 |
93312 | Bakersfield | 44 | 5 |
93313 | Bakersfield | 12 | 1 |
93314 | Bakersfield | 3 | 2 |
93384 | Bakersfield | 1 | 0 |
93389 | Bakersfield | 2 | 0 |
93501 | Mojave | 5 | 0 |
93505 | California City | 7 | 1 |
93516 | Boron | 2 | 0 |
93518- | Caliente | 8 | 0 |
93523 | Edwards | 1 | 0 |
93524 | Edwards | 2 | 0 |
93554 | Randsburg | 2 | 0 |
93555 | Ridgecrest | 41 | 3 |
93556 | Ridgecrest | 1 | 0 |
93560 | Rosamond | 12 | 1 |
93561 | Tehachapi | 23 | 5 |
93581 | Tehachapi | 2 | 0 |
93582 | Tehachapi | 2 | 0 |
2018 air pollution in Kern County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.208 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Lead: 0.0040 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.041 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 26.6 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.0 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Buncombe County, North Carolina , Crittenden County, Arkansas
, Dare County, North Carolina
, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
, Mississippi County, Arkansas
, Rhea County, Tennessee
, Wayne County, North Carolina
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Here: | 9.4% |
California: | 7.9% |
Current college students: 34,561
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 178,403 (36.7% naturalized citizens)
Kern County: | 19.8% |
Whole state: | 26.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 30,0652010 or later
- 45,6912000 to 2009
- 41,5541990 to 1999
- 36,5151980 to 1989
- 21,4081970 to 1979
- 12,269Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 215,041
- One, attached: 9,503
- Two: 8,055
- 3 or 4: 16,457
- 5 to 9: 10,394
- 10 to 19: 4,778
- 20 to 49: 4,535
- 50 or more: 10,005
- Mobile homes: 23,934
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 225
Housing units in Kern County with a mortgage: 109,235 (2,403 second mortgage, 4,637 home equity loan, 547 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51,157
Here: | 68.1% with mortgage |
State: | 69.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Kern County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
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Catholic | 245,836 | 30 |
Evangelical Protestant | 114,724 | 436 |
Other | 30,687 | 83 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,459 | 38 |
Black Protestant | 4,026 | 25 |
Orthodox | 450 | 3 |
None | 436,449 | - |
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Kern County: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Kern County: | 2.10 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.60 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Kern County: | 8.0% |
California: | 7.3% |
Kern County: | 29.4% |
State: | 21.3% |
Here: | 15.9% |
State: | 17.9% |
Agriculture in Kern County:
Average size of farms: 1272 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $958,875
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2232.84
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.86%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $750,347
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.24%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $195,721
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 68.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.52
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 28.73%
Corn for grain: 1696 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 38876 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 97344 harvested acres
Vegetables: 71,672 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 349,041 acres
Earthquake activity:
Kern County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 7870% 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 27.2 miles away from Kern County 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 144.5 miles away from the county 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 135.4 miles away from the county 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 138.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 303.9 miles away from Kern County 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 79.1 miles away from the county 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)
Most recent natural disasters:
- California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 18, 2017 - January 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4305, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- California Comanche Fire Complex, Incident Period: September 11, 2011 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 11, 2011, FEMA Id: 2971, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Keene Fire Complex, Incident Period: September 10, 2011 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 11, 2011, FEMA Id: 2970, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Canyon Fire, Incident Period: September 04, 2011 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 05, 2011, FEMA Id: 2961, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows, Incident Period: December 17, 2010 to January 04, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1952: January 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 1952, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- California Canyon Fire, Incident Period: September 14, 2010 to September 20, 2010, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 15, 2010, FEMA Id: 2858, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California POST Fire, Incident Period: August 24, 2010 to August 29, 2010, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 24, 2010, FEMA Id: 2852, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California West Fire, Incident Period: July 27, 2010 to August 02, 2010, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 28, 2010, FEMA Id: 2850, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Bull Fire, Incident Period: July 26, 2010 to July 30, 2010, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 27, 2010, FEMA Id: 2849, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 19 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
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).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 279,942 (81.3%)
- Carpooled: 42,034 (12.2%)
- Bus: 3,143 (0.9%)
- Ferryboat: 159 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 3,801 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 627 (0.2%)
- Walked: 2,211 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 12,286 (3.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (68%)
- Philippines (7%)
- India (5%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- Vietnam (1%)
- Yemen (1%)
- American (4%)
- English (2%)
- German (2%)
- European (2%)
- Irish (2%)
- Italian (1%)
- Scottish (0%)
People in group quarters in Kern County, California in 2000:
- 17,367 people in state prisons
- 6,018 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 1,782 people in nursing homes
- 1,164 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 733 people in military barracks, etc.
- 531 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 373 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 240 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 239 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 226 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 196 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 142 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 142 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 135 people in halfway houses
- 125 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 108 people in other group homes
- 101 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 87 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 79 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 74 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 63 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 61 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 53 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 31 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 14 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 14 people in religious group quarters
- 9 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 4 people in other workers' dormitories
People in group quarters in Kern County, California in 2010:
- 23,288 people in state prisons
- 4,965 people in federal prisons
- 2,147 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 1,173 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,089 people in group homes intended for adults
- 684 people in college/university student housing
- 608 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 523 people in correctional residential facilities
- 522 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 441 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 352 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 329 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 238 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 177 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 128 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 42 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 33 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 18 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
3.97% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,098 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.97% |
California average: | 5.03% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($593 average AGI)
Kern County: 0.05% California average: 0.07%
2.59% relocated from other counties in California ($27,140 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($15,365 average AGI)
Kern County: 1.32% California average: 1.72%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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from Tulare County, CA | ![]() |
from Ventura County, CA | ![]() |
from San Diego County, CA | ![]() |
from San Bernardino County, CA | ![]() |
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from Orange County, CA | ![]() |
4.27% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($51,465 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.27% |
California average: | 5.21% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($649 average AGI)
Kern County: 0.05% California average: 0.09%
2.36% relocated to other counties in California ($27,585 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($23,231 average AGI)
Kern County: 1.86% California average: 1.90%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
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to Tulare County, CA | ![]() |
to San Diego County, CA | ![]() |
to Clark County, NV | ![]() |
to San Bernardino County, CA | ![]() |
to San Luis Obispo County, CA | ![]() |
to Ventura County, CA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.2
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 16.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 6.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 86,118 (67,101 aged, 19,017 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 22,824 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Kern County, California in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (11,493)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (6,218)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (5,799)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,683)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (4,265)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (3,433)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,743)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (2,249)
- Congestive heart failure (2,141)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (1,752)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 77.0. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 48.5
- Cut/Pierce - 12.9
- Other - 15.7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.3. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 52.7
- Suffocation - 21.1
- Poisoning - 19.1
- Other - 7.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 900,202- Male householders: 144,777 (31,982 living alone), Female householders: 128,111 (29,032 living alone)
135,701 spouses (134,517 opposite-sex spouses), 21,019 unmarried partners, (20,860 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 333,996 children (313,709 natural, 7,166 adopted, 13,121 stepchildren), 28,836 grandchildren, 12,084 brothers or sisters, 20,041 parents, 1,212 foster children, 25,365 other relatives, 22,192 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 26,868
Size of family households: 69,594 2-persons, 41,391 3-persons, 42,917 4-persons, 24,031 5-persons, 11,136 6-persons, 10,110 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 61,014 1-person, 9,080 2-persons, 2,846 3-persons, 288 4-persons, 391 5-persons, 90 6-persons.
143,932 married couples with children.
79,656 single-parent households (17,015 men, 62,641 women).
55.1% of residents of Kern speak English at home.
39.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,154,367,000 ($5,653 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $907,691,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,330,019,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $748,506,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $57,750,000
Federal grants: $783,173,000
Federal procurement contracts: $512,041,000 ($288,069,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $722,878,000 ($549,599,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $267,226,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $597,999,000
Federal Government insurance: $856,711,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 64,895Here: | 86 per 1000 residents |
State: | 77 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 26,897
Here: | 36 per 1000 residents |
State: | 34 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +16,713
Here: | +22 per 1000 residents |
State: | +39 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +41,461
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 181.23 millions of gallons per day (84% from ground, 16% from surface)
Here: | 5.8 |
State: | 6.0 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 3.9 |
- Year house built in Kern County, California
- 14,6752014 or later
- 6,7382010 to 2013
- 50,5222000 to 2009
- 43,4061990 to 1999
- 50,6581980 to 1989
- 47,4141970 to 1979
- 30,1761960 to 1969
- 34,2671950 to 1959
- 13,7341940 to 1949
- 11,3371939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kern County, California
- 9971 room
- 4032 rooms
- 4,9763 rooms
- 21,6494 rooms
- 41,8785 rooms
- 35,8976 rooms
- 25,8527 rooms
- 14,4988 rooms
- 14,2429+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kern County, California
- 4,4461 room
- 6,0772 rooms
- 20,6323 rooms
- 34,4104 rooms
- 23,1325 rooms
- 13,7596 rooms
- 5,9657 rooms
- 2,2158 rooms
- 1,8609+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kern County, California
- 1,313no bedroom
- 1,1711 bedroom
- 22,8632 bedrooms
- 84,8383 bedrooms
- 43,8034 bedrooms
- 6,4045+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kern County, California
- 4,872no bedroom
- 17,3351 bedroom
- 41,6342 bedrooms
- 37,4573 bedrooms
- 10,1784 bedrooms
- 1,0205+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Kern County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 3,815no vehicle
- 35,5371 vehicle
- 65,9492 vehicles
- 32,8773 vehicles
- 15,6114 vehicles
- 6,6035+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Kern County in renter-occupied apartments
- 13,286no vehicle
- 50,3791 vehicle
- 33,4882 vehicles
- 11,4403 vehicles
- 3,1284 vehicles
- 7755+ vehicles
86.1% of Kern County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in California.
Kern County: | 86.1% |
State average: | 87.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 600,066
- Other state: 112,458
- Northeast: 13,074
- Midwest: 28,699
- South: 42,638
- West: 28,047
- 63.6%Utility gas
- 25.5%Electricity
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%Solar energy
- 1.2%Wood
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 49.0%Electricity
- 42.5%Utility gas
- 3.6%No fuel used
- 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Wood
- 1.3%Solar energy
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.7% |
California: | 8.3% |
Here: | 5.5% |
California: | 8.4% |
Here: | 21.9% |
California: | 14.4% |
Kern County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $219,191,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $222,107,000
Other: $168,505,000
Solid Waste Management: $58,622,000
Sewerage: $7,452,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,260,000
Air Transportation: $4,838,000
Regular Highways: $2,965,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,936,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,752,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $503,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,157,000
General - Other: $126,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $371,340,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $214,035,000
Health - Other: $206,212,000
Public Welfare - Other: $198,289,000
Local Fire Protection: $122,688,000
Correctional Institutions: $99,555,000
Police Protection: $93,301,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $67,731,000
General - Other: $40,400,000
Solid Waste Management: $38,692,000
Corrections - Other: $36,830,000
General Public Buildings: $31,512,000
Regular Highways: $19,917,000
Central Staff Services: $18,727,000
Financial Administration: $17,633,000
Transit Utilities: $7,737,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,494,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,067,000
Libraries: $5,689,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,834,000
Sewerage: $4,814,000
Air Transportation: $3,582,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $41,951,000
Highways: $14,305,000
Air Transportation: $8,896,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,867,000
General Local Government Support: $2,905,000
Transit Utilities: $2,132,000
Natural Resources: $85,000
Education: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $36,906,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $94,070,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $15,895,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $76,077,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,227,000
Other: $1,100,000
Health and Hospitals: $113,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,225,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $342,282,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,268,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,326,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $27,382,000
General Revenue - Other: $15,977,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,372,000
Interest Earnings: $5,319,000
Special Assessments: $3,521,000
Rents: $890,000
Sale of Property: $339,000
Royalties: $162,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $41,214,000
General - Other: $33,833,000
Hospitals: $6,964,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,072,000
Corrections - Other: $3,136,000
Regular Highways: $3,036,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,011,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,370,000
Air Transportation: $1,205,000
Health - Other: $438,000
Parks and Recreation: $412,000
Central Staff Services: $377,000
Financial Administration: $343,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $313,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $95,000
Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
General Public Building: $52,000
Libraries: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $304,256,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $675,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $932,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $452,358,000
Health and Hospitals: $277,262,000
Other: $203,392,000
Education: $200,500,000
Highways: $26,913,000
Transit Utilities: $7,069,000
General Local Government Support: $2,121,000
- Tax - Property: $367,595,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $40,096,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,670,000
Public Utilities Sales: $10,023,000
Other License: $5,164,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,489,000
Other: $3,394,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,700,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $97,366,000
- Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Kern County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $219,191,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $222,107,000
Other: $168,505,000
Solid Waste Management: $58,622,000
Sewerage: $7,452,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,260,000
Air Transportation: $4,838,000
Regular Highways: $2,965,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,936,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,752,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $503,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,157,000
General - Other: $126,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $371,340,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $214,035,000
Health - Other: $206,212,000
Public Welfare - Other: $198,289,000
Local Fire Protection: $122,688,000
Correctional Institutions: $99,555,000
Police Protection: $93,301,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $67,731,000
General - Other: $40,400,000
Solid Waste Management: $38,692,000
Corrections - Other: $36,830,000
General Public Buildings: $31,512,000
Regular Highways: $19,917,000
Central Staff Services: $18,727,000
Financial Administration: $17,633,000
Transit Utilities: $7,737,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,494,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,067,000
Libraries: $5,689,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,834,000
Sewerage: $4,814,000
Air Transportation: $3,582,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $41,951,000
Highways: $14,305,000
Air Transportation: $8,896,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,867,000
General Local Government Support: $2,905,000
Transit Utilities: $2,132,000
Natural Resources: $85,000
Education: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $36,906,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $94,070,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $15,895,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $76,077,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,227,000
Other: $1,100,000
Health and Hospitals: $113,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,225,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $342,282,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,268,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,326,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $27,382,000
General Revenue - Other: $15,977,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,372,000
Interest Earnings: $5,319,000
Special Assessments: $3,521,000
Rents: $890,000
Sale of Property: $339,000
Royalties: $162,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $41,214,000
General - Other: $33,833,000
Hospitals: $6,964,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,072,000
Corrections - Other: $3,136,000
Regular Highways: $3,036,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,011,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,370,000
Air Transportation: $1,205,000
Health - Other: $438,000
Parks and Recreation: $412,000
Central Staff Services: $377,000
Financial Administration: $343,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $313,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $95,000
Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
General Public Building: $52,000
Libraries: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $304,256,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $675,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $932,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $452,358,000
Health and Hospitals: $277,262,000
Other: $203,392,000
Education: $200,500,000
Highways: $26,913,000
Transit Utilities: $7,069,000
General Local Government Support: $2,121,000
- Tax - Property: $367,595,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $40,096,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,670,000
Public Utilities Sales: $10,023,000
Other License: $5,164,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,489,000
Other: $3,394,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,700,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $97,366,000
- Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Kern County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $219,191,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $222,107,000
Other: $168,505,000
Solid Waste Management: $58,622,000
Sewerage: $7,452,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,260,000
Air Transportation: $4,838,000
Regular Highways: $2,965,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,936,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,752,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $503,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,157,000
General - Other: $126,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $371,340,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $214,035,000
Health - Other: $206,212,000
Public Welfare - Other: $198,289,000
Local Fire Protection: $122,688,000
Correctional Institutions: $99,555,000
Police Protection: $93,301,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $67,731,000
General - Other: $40,400,000
Solid Waste Management: $38,692,000
Corrections - Other: $36,830,000
General Public Buildings: $31,512,000
Regular Highways: $19,917,000
Central Staff Services: $18,727,000
Financial Administration: $17,633,000
Transit Utilities: $7,737,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,494,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,067,000
Libraries: $5,689,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,834,000
Sewerage: $4,814,000
Air Transportation: $3,582,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $41,951,000
Highways: $14,305,000
Air Transportation: $8,896,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,867,000
General Local Government Support: $2,905,000
Transit Utilities: $2,132,000
Natural Resources: $85,000
Education: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $36,906,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $94,070,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $15,895,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $76,077,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,227,000
Other: $1,100,000
Health and Hospitals: $113,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,225,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $342,282,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,268,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,326,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $27,382,000
General Revenue - Other: $15,977,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,372,000
Interest Earnings: $5,319,000
Special Assessments: $3,521,000
Rents: $890,000
Sale of Property: $339,000
Royalties: $162,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $41,214,000
General - Other: $33,833,000
Hospitals: $6,964,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,072,000
Corrections - Other: $3,136,000
Regular Highways: $3,036,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,011,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,370,000
Air Transportation: $1,205,000
Health - Other: $438,000
Parks and Recreation: $412,000
Central Staff Services: $377,000
Financial Administration: $343,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $313,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $95,000
Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
General Public Building: $52,000
Libraries: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $304,256,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $675,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $932,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $452,358,000
Health and Hospitals: $277,262,000
Other: $203,392,000
Education: $200,500,000
Highways: $26,913,000
Transit Utilities: $7,069,000
General Local Government Support: $2,121,000
- Tax - Property: $367,595,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $40,096,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,670,000
Public Utilities Sales: $10,023,000
Other License: $5,164,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,489,000
Other: $3,394,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,700,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $97,366,000
- Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Kern County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $219,191,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $222,107,000
Other: $168,505,000
Solid Waste Management: $58,622,000
Sewerage: $7,452,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,260,000
Air Transportation: $4,838,000
Regular Highways: $2,965,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,936,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,752,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $503,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,157,000
General - Other: $126,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $371,340,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $214,035,000
Health - Other: $206,212,000
Public Welfare - Other: $198,289,000
Local Fire Protection: $122,688,000
Correctional Institutions: $99,555,000
Police Protection: $93,301,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $67,731,000
General - Other: $40,400,000
Solid Waste Management: $38,692,000
Corrections - Other: $36,830,000
General Public Buildings: $31,512,000
Regular Highways: $19,917,000
Central Staff Services: $18,727,000
Financial Administration: $17,633,000
Transit Utilities: $7,737,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $7,494,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,067,000
Libraries: $5,689,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,834,000
Sewerage: $4,814,000
Air Transportation: $3,582,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $41,951,000
Highways: $14,305,000
Air Transportation: $8,896,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,867,000
General Local Government Support: $2,905,000
Transit Utilities: $2,132,000
Natural Resources: $85,000
Education: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $36,906,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $94,070,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $15,895,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $76,077,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,227,000
Other: $1,100,000
Health and Hospitals: $113,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $368,225,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $342,282,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,268,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,326,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $27,382,000
General Revenue - Other: $15,977,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,372,000
Interest Earnings: $5,319,000
Special Assessments: $3,521,000
Rents: $890,000
Sale of Property: $339,000
Royalties: $162,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $41,214,000
General - Other: $33,833,000
Hospitals: $6,964,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,072,000
Corrections - Other: $3,136,000
Regular Highways: $3,036,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,011,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,370,000
Air Transportation: $1,205,000
Health - Other: $438,000
Parks and Recreation: $412,000
Central Staff Services: $377,000
Financial Administration: $343,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $313,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $95,000
Public Welfare - Other: $84,000
General Public Building: $52,000
Libraries: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $304,256,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $675,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $932,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $452,358,000
Health and Hospitals: $277,262,000
Other: $203,392,000
Education: $200,500,000
Highways: $26,913,000
Transit Utilities: $7,069,000
General Local Government Support: $2,121,000
- Tax - Property: $367,595,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $40,096,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,670,000
Public Utilities Sales: $10,023,000
Other License: $5,164,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,489,000
Other: $3,394,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,700,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $97,366,000
- Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 32,286
- Number of aged recipients: 5,545
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 26,741
- Number of recipients under 18: 3,715
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 19,451
- Number of recipients older than 64: 9,120
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 14,807
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 18,546
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 138 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 6,201 | $158,136 | 2,691 | $151,658 | 5,535 | $186,731 | 298 | $84,966 | 14 | $1,799,500 | 1,274 | $112,348 | 239 | $138,883 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 446 | $158,323 | 303 | $153,228 | 711 | $189,311 | 71 | $66,324 | 1 | $228,000 | 164 | $138,945 | 56 | $92,768 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 808 | $153,380 | 720 | $141,497 | 3,998 | $183,235 | 369 | $65,767 | 9 | $379,111 | 652 | $119,129 | 203 | $103,399 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1,033 | $153,895 | 523 | $142,706 | 1,907 | $190,010 | 137 | $95,197 | 9 | $313,111 | 393 | $109,677 | 65 | $121,292 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 109 | $143,028 | 107 | $161,963 | 540 | $187,689 | 70 | $80,714 | 0 | $0 | 69 | $128,855 | 24 | $109,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 111 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 411 | $195,095 | 68 | $209,176 | 9 | $134,889 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 145 | $189,193 | 41 | $248,610 | 13 | $195,308 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 70 | $185,800 | 19 | $234,684 | 1 | $158,000 | 1 | $207,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 18 | $159,500 | 11 | $255,182 | 1 | $413,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 27 | $219,778 | 5 | $310,600 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Kern County, CA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 2,553 | 73.9 years |
William | 2,305 | 74.3 years |
James | 2,190 | 71.1 years |
Mary | 2,048 | 77.7 years |
Robert | 2,001 | 70.3 years |
Charles | 1,432 | 73.0 years |
George | 1,304 | 74.5 years |
Dorothy | 968 | 76.9 years |
Frank | 898 | 74.8 years |
Richard | 851 | 67.6 years |
Most common last names in Kern County, CA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 1,337 | 74.3 years |
Brown | 783 | 73.5 years |
Williams | 756 | 74.0 years |
Johnson | 752 | 74.3 years |
Jones | 692 | 73.6 years |
Davis | 583 | 74.4 years |
Miller | 567 | 74.6 years |
Wilson | 459 | 73.7 years |
Moore | 421 | 74.2 years |
Anderson | 383 | 75.4 years |
Businesses in Kern County, CA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 Hour Fitness | 3 | Jones New York | 5 | |
7-Eleven | 19 | Journeys | 1 | |
99 Cents Only Stores | 5 | Justice | 1 | |
AMF Bowling | 2 | KFC | 14 | |
AT&T | 22 | Kincaid | 2 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Kmart | 6 | |
Ace Hardware | 11 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Kohl's | 2 | |
Albertsons | 12 | Kroger | 4 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | La Quinta | 3 | |
Applebee's | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 5 | |
Arby's | 4 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
Audi | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
AutoZone | 18 | Little Caesars Pizza | 15 | |
Avenue | 1 | Long John Silver's | 3 | |
BMW | 1 | Lowe's | 3 | |
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill | 3 | Macy's | 1 | |
Bakers | 1 | Marriott | 6 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 19 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 9 | Mazda | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 39 | |
Bebe | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Motel 6 | 10 | |
Ben & Jerry's | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 3 | |
Best Western | 10 | New Balance | 2 | |
Big O Tires | 5 | Nike | 17 | |
Blockbuster | 9 | Nissan | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | Office Depot | 2 | |
Burger King | 21 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
CVS | 9 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Cache | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Carl\s Jr. | 18 | Outback | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Panda Express | 8 | |
Chevrolet | 4 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Payless | 11 | |
Chico's | 1 | Penske | 6 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Church's Chicken | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Pizza Hut | 11 | |
Circle K | 4 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Clarion | 1 | Popeyes | 5 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 3 | Quiznos | 10 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | RadioShack | 12 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Ramada | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
Costco | 2 | Rite Aid | 23 | |
Curves | 8 | Rodeway Inn | 4 | |
DHL | 4 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | SAS Shoes | 3 | |
Days Inn | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 11 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Safeway | 3 | |
Dennys | 17 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 2 | Sears | 13 | |
Domino's Pizza | 9 | Sephora | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 3 | Soma Intimates | 1 | |
El Pollo Loco | 5 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 4 | |
Extended Stay America | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Extended Stay Deluxe | 1 | Starbucks | 34 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Studio 6 | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
FedEx | 62 | Subway | 41 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Super 8 | 3 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | T-Mobile | 20 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Ford | 3 | Taco Bell | 26 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Fredericks Of Hollywood | 1 | Target | 4 | |
GNC | 23 | The Room Place | 1 | |
GameStop | 5 | Torrid | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Toyota | 3 | |
Goodwill | 10 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Trader Joe's | 1 | |
H&R Block | 31 | Travelodge | 2 | |
Hilton | 6 | True Value | 9 | |
Holiday Inn | 6 | U-Haul | 25 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | UPS | 65 | |
Home Depot | 7 | Vans | 9 | |
HomeTown Buffet | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 8 | |
Honda | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 | Vons | 7 | |
IHOP | 3 | Walgreens | 12 | |
JCPenney | 2 | Walmart | 5 | |
Jack In The Box | 32 | Wendy's | 8 | |
Jamba Juice | 4 | YMCA | 1 | |
Johnny Rockets | 1 |
Kern County on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"