Median Household Income
$70,210
Median Home Value
$338,300
Median Gross Rent
$1,300/mo
Poverty Rate
19.1%
Unemployment Rate
8.6%
Homeownership Rate
60.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18.8%
Median Age
32.7
Population Over Time
Kern County grew 6.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
857,730
2016
871,337
2018
883,053
2020
892,458
2022
906,883
2024
915,075
Business & Industry
Kern County has 14,352 business establishments employing 219,016 people.
Health care and social assistance
1,896
Accommodation and food services
1,590
Construction
1,287
Other services (except public administration)
1,232
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,226
Real estate and rental and leasing
752
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
703
Wholesale trade
645
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.