Living in Southern Kern Unified School District, California

Overview

A total of 7,302 households are located in Southern Kern Unified School District area. Among them, 2,915 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.63 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,286 and 6,728 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (1,225) of residents are non-citizens and 28% (6,275) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Southern Kern Unified School District, California
Household	7,302
Population	22,066
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,915 (40%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,286
Total Students	6,728
Pre-Kindergarten	245
Kindergarten	344
Grade 1-8	3,471
Grade 9-12	1,359
College/Graduate School	1,309
Veterans	15,120
Non-citizen	1,225
Non-English Home Language	6,275
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

16,053 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,857 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,478 people are in civilian labor force and 379 are in armed labor force. 8,478 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 10.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,706	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,201	82.71%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,035	11.89%
Public transportation	76	0.87%
Walked	152	1.75%
Other method	105	1.21%
Worked from home	137	1.57%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,478	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,511	29.62%
Service	1,312	15.48%
Sales and office	1,794	21.16%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,518	17.91%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,343	15.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,478	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	244	2.88%
Construction	930	10.97%
Manufacturing	1,028	12.13%
Wholesale trade	90	1.06%
Retail trade	796	9.39%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	375	4.42%
Information	48	0.57%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	234	2.76%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	822	9.70%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,464	17.27%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	738	8.70%
Other services, except public administration	534	6.30%
Public administration	1,175	13.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,478	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,704	67.28%
Government workers	2,259	26.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	515	6.07%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $77,175 for the 7,302 households in Southern Kern Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $40,132. 19,953 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.97%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,302	-
Less than $10,000	604	8.27%
$10,000 - $14,999	172	2.36%
$15,000 - $24,999	661	9.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	545	7.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	955	13.08%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,308	17.91%
$75,000 - $99,999	813	11.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,369	18.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	593	8.12%
More than $200,000	282	3.86%
Median Household Income	$60,247	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$77,175	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,143	-
Less than $10,000	379	7.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	83	1.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	270	5.25%
$25,000 - $34,999	440	8.56%
$35,000 - $49,999	659	12.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	911	17.71%
$75,000 - $99,999	596	11.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,061	20.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	518	10.07%
More than $200,000	226	4.39%

Median Family Income	$68,276	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,784	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$40,132	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,721	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,721	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,695	-
With health insurance coverage	19,953	91.97%
Public coverage	8,942	41.22%
Private health insurance	13,506	62.25%
Without health insurance coverage	1,742	8.03%

Housing

There are 8,154 housing units in Southern Kern Unified School District area, California with 7,302 units (89.55%) occupied. 4,863 houses (66.60%) are occupied by owner and 2,439 houses (33.40%) are rented. The average housing value is $204,100 and the average rental cost is $949. 307 houses (3.77%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 324 houses (3.97%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,154	-
Occupied	7,302	89.55%
Owner Occupied	4,863	66.60%
Renter Occupied	2,439	33.40%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,122	62.82%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	125	1.53%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	793	9.73%
Mobile Homes	2,114	25.93%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,154	-
Built 2014 or later	307	3.77%
Built 2010 - 2013	27	0.33%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,765	21.65%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,898	35.54%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,486	18.22%
Built 1970 - 1979	811	9.95%
Built 1960 - 1969	238	2.92%
Built 1950 - 1959	298	3.65%
Built 1949 or earlier	324	3.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,154	-
1 room	51	0.63%
2 rooms	222	2.72%
3 rooms	520	6.38%
4 rooms	1,147	14.07%
5 rooms	1,444	17.71%
6 rooms	2,258	27.69%
7 rooms	1,018	12.48%
8 rooms	819	10.04%
9 rooms or more	675	8.28%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,154	-
no bedroom	51	0.63%
1 bedroom	658	8.07%
2 bedrooms	1,552	19.03%
3 bedrooms	3,568	43.76%
4 bedrooms	2,114	25.93%
5 bedrooms or more	211	2.59%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,863	-
Less than $50,000	357	7.34%
$50,000 - $99,999	562	11.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	479	9.85%
$150,000 - $199,999	970	19.95%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,648	33.89%
$300,000 - $499,999	680	13.98%
$500,000 - $999,999	141	2.90%
$1,000,000 or more	26	0.53%
Median House Value	$204,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,322	-
Less than $500	51	2.20%
$500 - $999	1,265	54.48%
$1,000 - $1,499	605	26.06%
$1,500 - $1,999	296	12.75%
$2,000 - $2,499	61	2.63%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	44	1.89%
Median Rental Costs	$949	-

Demographic

A total of 22,074 people lives in Southern Kern Unified School District area, California with 11,336 male and 10,738 female. The males to female ratio is 51.35 to 48.65. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	22,074	-
Male	11,336	51.35%
Female	10,738	48.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,074	-
Under 5 years	1,406	6.37%
5 - 9 years	2,149	9.74%
10 - 14 years	2,090	9.47%
15 - 19 years	1,251	5.67%
20 - 24 years	1,012	4.58%
25 - 34 years	4,032	18.27%
35 - 44 years	2,972	13.46%
45 - 54 years	2,386	10.81%
55 - 59 years	1,412	6.40%
60 - 64 years	1,232	5.58%
65 - 74 years	1,327	6.01%
75 - 84 years	760	3.44%
85 years and older	45	0.20%
Median Age	32.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	22,074	-
One Race	20,676	93.67%
White	15,331	69.45%
Black or African American	1,828	8.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native	264	1.20%
Asian	325	1.47%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22	0.10%
Other	2,906	13.16%

Two or more races	1,398	6.33%
White and Black or African American	205	0.93%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	382	1.73%
White and Asian	314	1.42%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	13	0.06%

Living in Southern Kern Unified School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic