# Kern County, California demographics

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Kern County, California (county FIPS 06029) has a median household income of $70,210 (±$1,287) and a total population of 915,075 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 53 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 915,075 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 32.7 years | ±0.1 years | B01002 |
| Households | 284,931 | ±1,239 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $70,210 | ±$1,287 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $338,300 | ±$2,944 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,300 | ±$21 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 60.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 39.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 77% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 18.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 19.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 8.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 06029 |
| Land area | 8,134.67 sq mi |
| Water area | 30.24 sq mi |
| Population density | 112 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [93308](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93308) | 4.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93518) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [93280](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93280) | 3.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [93561](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93561) | 3.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [93283](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93283) | 3.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93255](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93255) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [93501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93501) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [93311](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93311) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [93249](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93249) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [93203](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93203) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93206](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93206) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93560](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93560) | 2% | 95.2% | Yes |
| [93307](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93307) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [93519](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93519) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [93554](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93554) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [93527](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93527) | 1.5% | 34.8% |  |
| [93222](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93222) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [93251](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93251) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [93243](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93243) | 1.3% | 63.8% | Yes |
| [93313](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93313) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93306](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93306) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93263](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93263) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93250](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93250) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93314](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93314) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93215](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93215) | 1.1% | 59.5% | Yes |
| [93252](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93252) | 1% | 18.2% |  |
| [93226](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93226) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [93524](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93524) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [93555](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93555) | 0.9% | 92% | Yes |
| [93287](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93287) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [93268](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93268) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [93505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93505) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [93240](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93240) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [93285](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93285) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [93225](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93225) | 0.5% | 36.1% |  |
| [93523](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93523) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [93238](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93238) | 0.5% | 33.5% |  |
| [93224](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93224) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [93220](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93220) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [93461](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93461) | 0.3% | 9.2% |  |
| [93205](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93205) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [93531](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93531) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93516](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93516) | 0.2% | 52% | Yes |
| [93312](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93312) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [93536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93536) | 0.2% | 5.2% |  |
| [93309](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93309) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93304](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93304) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93305](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93305) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93241](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93241) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93301](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93301) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93276](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93276) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [93581](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93581) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [93528](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/93528) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:029&in=state:06
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
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```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"06029"}`

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