Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $350,791.
Median contract rent in 2022: $944 (lower quartile is $702, upper quartile is $1,296)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $828
Median gross rent in East Kern, CA in 2022: $1,180
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
In family households: 721,040 (129,538 male householders, 62,201 female householders)
132,726 spouses, 287,618 children (266,087 natural, 6,264 adopted, 15,267 stepchildren), 28,380 grandchildren, 12,251 brothers or sisters, 10,207 parents, foster children, 19,563 other relatives, 29,177 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 81,834 (31,992 male householders (23,580 living alone)), 30,879 female householders (25,629 living alone)), 18,963 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 36,757 (32,732 institutionalized population)
131,140 married couples with children.
53,953 single-parent households (13,329 men, 40,624 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: 9,053 (9.4%)
(64.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.5% Number of people working at home: 3,184 (6.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 1,607
5 to 9 minutes: 5,586
10 to 14 minutes: 5,899
15 to 19 minutes: 3,881
20 to 24 minutes: 2,960
25 to 29 minutes: 1,595
30 to 34 minutes: 2,637
35 to 39 minutes: 415
40 to 44 minutes: 425
45 to 59 minutes: 833
60 to 89 minutes: 1,036
90 or more minutes: 1,141
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 21,698 (75.4%)
Carpooled: 4,885 (17.0%)
Bus or trolley bus: 101 (0.4%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0.0%)
Railroad: 39 (0.1%)
Taxi: 8 (0.0%)
Motorcycle: 161 (0.6%)
Bicycle: 282 (1.0%)
Walked: 649 (2.3%)
Other means: 186 (0.6%)
Worked at home: 779 (2.7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in East Kern, California
7441995 to March 2000
9141990 to 1994
1,0191985 to 1989
7431980 to 1984
8471975 to 1979
5571970 to 1974
2571965 to 1969
724Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
East Kern:
43.1% (2,504)
California:
44.3% (3,928,701)
Philippines
East Kern:
14.5% (840)
California:
7.5% (664,935)
Canada
East Kern:
4.4% (255)
California:
1.6% (141,181)
Guatemala
East Kern:
3.2% (183)
California:
2.4% (211,458)
El Salvador
East Kern:
3.0% (175)
California:
4.1% (359,673)
Korea
East Kern:
2.7% (155)
California:
3.0% (268,452)
Germany
East Kern:
2.4% (140)
California:
1.1% (98,160)
United Kingdom
East Kern:
2.3% (132)
California:
1.5% (133,090)
Ecuador
East Kern:
1.6% (92)
California:
0.2% (22,032)
Vietnam
East Kern:
1.6% (91)
California:
4.7% (418,249)
Thailand
East Kern:
1.5% (89)
California:
0.7% (62,114)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 33,527
Other state: 28,867
Northeast: 4,136
Midwest: 9,039
South: 8,755
West: 6,937
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
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
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: $70,578
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%
