What is the population of Kern County, California?

The population of Kern County, California is 905,584, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Kern County, California?

The median household income in Kern County, California is $67,683, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Kern County, California is $276,553, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Kern County, California is 8.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Kern County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Population	905,584	38,909,900	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	110.9	237.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.63%	0.19%	0.57%
Median age	33.8	35.4	37.1
Households	281,409	13,415,389	128,459,983

Year	Kern County

Group	Share

Kern County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Kern County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$67,683	$96,718	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.50%	6.01%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	6.4%	5.2%

Metric	Kern County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$276,553	$642,203	$242,182
Median rent	$1,219	$1,955	$1,342
Homeownership rate	59.8%	55.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Kern County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.5	23.6	22.5
Work from home	6.6%	15.5%	13.4%

Kern County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Kern County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	33.0%	31.6%
Average household size	3.15	2.85	2.54

Kern County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Kern County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.7	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.5%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	16.5%	13.9%	19.0%