Living in Kern High School District, California

Overview

A total of 196,143 households are located in Kern High School District area. Among them, 87,956 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.72 people. The total number of children in the region is 239,298 and 192,138 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

13% (79,634) of residents are non-citizens and 41% (262,184) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Kern High School District, California
Household	196,143
Population	632,922
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	87,956 (45%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	239,298
Total Students	192,138
Pre-Kindergarten	8,562
Kindergarten	10,983
Grade 1-8	85,775
Grade 9-12	45,164
College/Graduate School	41,654
Veterans	446,904
Non-citizen	79,634
Non-English Home Language	262,184
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

467,517 residents are over the age of 16 and 284,863 people are in labor force. Among them, 284,387 people are in civilian labor force and 476 are in armed labor force. 256,987 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Kern High School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	251,116	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	203,198	80.92%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	28,828	11.48%
Public transportation	2,317	0.92%
Walked	2,127	0.85%
Other method	5,877	2.34%
Worked from home	8,769	3.49%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	256,987	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	71,501	27.82%
Service	47,377	18.44%
Sales and office	51,665	20.10%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	48,919	19.04%
Production, transportation, and material moving	37,525	14.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	256,987	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	36,838	14.33%
Construction	19,046	7.41%
Manufacturing	12,736	4.96%
Wholesale trade	7,867	3.06%
Retail trade	28,523	11.10%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	15,211	5.92%
Information	2,927	1.14%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	9,953	3.87%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	21,388	8.32%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	55,080	21.43%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	22,674	8.82%
Other services, except public administration	12,113	4.71%
Public administration	12,631	4.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	256,987	-
Private wage and salary workers	200,624	78.07%
Government workers	38,075	14.82%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	17,720	6.90%
Unpaid family workers	568	0.22%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $75,513 for the 196,143 households in Kern High School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $30,002. 582,447 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.56%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	196,143	-
Less than $10,000	12,006	6.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	11,046	5.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	20,962	10.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	20,729	10.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	26,124	13.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	34,413	17.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	22,768	11.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	26,546	13.53%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,715	5.97%
More than $200,000	9,834	5.01%
Median Household Income	$54,398	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$75,513	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	147,170	-
Less than $10,000	8,382	5.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	6,084	4.13%
$15,000 - $24,999	13,770	9.36%
$25,000 - $34,999	14,740	10.02%
$35,000 - $49,999	19,424	13.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	25,715	17.47%
$75,000 - $99,999	17,960	12.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,129	15.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,142	6.89%
More than $200,000	8,824	6.00%

Median Family Income	$60,607	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,969	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,002	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,971	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,971	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	636,118	-
With health insurance coverage	582,447	91.56%
Public coverage	308,204	48.45%
Private health insurance	323,386	50.84%
Without health insurance coverage	53,671	8.44%

Housing

There are 212,974 housing units in Kern High School District area, California with 196,143 units (92.10%) occupied. 112,077 houses (57.14%) are occupied by owner and 84,066 houses (42.86%) are rented. The average housing value is $225,000 and the average rental cost is $1,005. 5,930 houses (2.78%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 19,399 houses (9.11%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	212,974	-
Occupied	196,143	92.10%
Owner Occupied	112,077	57.14%
Renter Occupied	84,066	42.86%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	152,564	71.64%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	5,000	2.35%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	42,111	19.77%
Mobile Homes	12,872	6.04%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	427	0.20%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	212,974	-
Built 2014 or later	5,930	2.78%
Built 2010 - 2013	5,007	2.35%
Built 2000 - 2009	40,065	18.81%
Built 1990 - 1999	28,464	13.37%
Built 1980 - 1989	30,951	14.53%
Built 1970 - 1979	35,386	16.62%
Built 1960 - 1969	25,012	11.74%
Built 1950 - 1959	22,760	10.69%
Built 1949 or earlier	19,399	9.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	212,974	-
1 room	5,524	2.59%
2 rooms	5,661	2.66%
3 rooms	18,151	8.52%
4 rooms	42,902	20.14%
5 rooms	57,155	26.84%
6 rooms	39,047	18.33%
7 rooms	20,781	9.76%
8 rooms	12,724	5.97%
9 rooms or more	11,029	5.18%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	212,974	-
no bedroom	5,975	2.81%
1 bedroom	15,170	7.12%
2 bedrooms	50,871	23.89%
3 bedrooms	93,865	44.07%
4 bedrooms	41,136	19.32%
5 bedrooms or more	5,957	2.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	112,077	-
Less than $50,000	4,648	4.15%
$50,000 - $99,999	8,493	7.58%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,451	12.00%
$150,000 - $199,999	19,577	17.47%
$200,000 - $299,999	35,503	31.68%
$300,000 - $499,999	23,576	21.04%
$500,000 - $999,999	5,920	5.28%
$1,000,000 or more	909	0.81%
Median House Value	$225,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	81,037	-
Less than $500	4,734	5.84%
$500 - $999	35,487	43.79%
$1,000 - $1,499	27,113	33.46%
$1,500 - $1,999	9,812	12.11%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,983	3.68%
$2,500 - $2,999	487	0.60%
$3,000 or more	421	0.52%
Median Rental Costs	$1,005	-

Demographic

A total of 640,205 people lives in Kern High School District area, California with 319,229 male and 320,976 female. The males to female ratio is 49.86 to 50.14. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	640,205	-
Male	319,229	49.86%
Female	320,976	50.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	640,205	-
Under 5 years	53,001	8.28%
5 - 9 years	52,557	8.21%
10 - 14 years	55,637	8.69%
15 - 19 years	49,993	7.81%
20 - 24 years	48,644	7.60%
25 - 34 years	96,694	15.10%
35 - 44 years	79,128	12.36%
45 - 54 years	72,884	11.38%
55 - 59 years	34,736	5.43%
60 - 64 years	30,413	4.75%
65 - 74 years	40,089	6.26%
75 - 84 years	18,685	2.92%
85 years and older	7,744	1.21%
Median Age	31.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	640,205	-
One Race	618,492	96.61%
White	469,282	73.30%
Black or African American	34,328	5.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,487	1.01%
Asian	30,841	4.82%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,256	0.20%
Other	76,298	11.92%

Two or more races	21,713	3.39%
White and Black or African American	3,852	0.60%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	3,972	0.62%
White and Asian	4,042	0.63%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	239	0.04%

Living in Kern High School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic