Kern County

Kern County has 915,075 residents across 40 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $70,210, 29% below the California figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $338,300, and 19% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

915,075residentsACS 2020–2024

$70,210median household incomeCalifornia: $99K

$338,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Kern County in CaliforniaZIP codes in Kern County highlighted; the rest of California in grey

Map of California with Kern County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 40 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
93203	20,712	$49K	$265K	54%	6%	92%	27 min
93205	1,708	$40K	$143K	66%	15%	76%	22 min
93206	1,898	$54K	$225K	39%	5%	71%	30 min
93215	54,556	$66K	$303K	61%	7%	88%	24 min
93222	2,721	$69K	$393K	83%	43%	93%	59 min
93224	414	$47K	$209K	64%	5%	76%	38 min
93240	5,981	$31K	$221K	67%	11%	79%	22 min
93241	15,250	$33K	$212K	43%	4%	81%	27 min
93243	834	$-666667K	$423K	73%	33%	100%	31 min
93249	2,243	$47K	$170K	37%	2%	79%	25 min
93250	15,599	$54K	$273K	54%	6%	84%	26 min
93251	274	$81K	$166K	28%	14%	81%	30 min
93255	470	$25K	$-666667K	55%	0%	100%	24 min
93263	24,024	$72K	$335K	63%	12%	87%	25 min
93268	16,963	$58K	$237K	50%	8%	87%	29 min
93276	157	$-666667K	$-666667K	61%	10%	88%	23 min
93280	27,407	$51K	$275K	58%	7%	83%	25 min
93283	2,326	$48K	$181K	81%	7%	82%	22 min
93285	2,920	$40K	$219K	78%	15%	91%	29 min
93301	13,620	$44K	$296K	37%	17%	89%	23 min
93304	51,037	$51K	$241K	46%	11%	91%	24 min
93305	37,714	$43K	$251K	34%	9%	90%	25 min
93306	74,116	$70K	$321K	64%	18%	92%	26 min
93307	85,945	$56K	$272K	47%	8%	91%	25 min
93308	55,078	$62K	$323K	49%	18%	93%	25 min
93309	63,217	$64K	$320K	47%	20%	93%	24 min
93311	55,555	$116K	$460K	71%	40%	97%	25 min
93312	58,384	$114K	$440K	80%	34%	97%	25 min
93313	61,843	$92K	$372K	79%	21%	97%	25 min
93314	35,407	$126K	$544K	84%	38%	96%	27 min
93501	6,435	$57K	$196K	43%	8%	84%	34 min
93505	14,353	$60K	$278K	55%	13%	91%	43 min
93516	2,889	$61K	$127K	52%	20%	74%	22 min
93518	1,205	$62K	$286K	93%	32%	85%	50 min
93523	3,502	$70K	$199K	20%	38%	93%	19 min
93531	515	$164K	$519K	100%	41%	87%	60 min
93555	33,845	$87K	$253K	63%	30%	92%	19 min
93560	22,119	$77K	$348K	77%	16%	93%	33 min
93561	31,175	$87K	$409K	80%	29%	92%	36 min
93581	3,188	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	2%	–	–

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

915,075 residents in 284,931 households, next to the California figure.

29%

under 18

25%

aged 18–34

12%

aged 65 and over

21%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

306,999 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $338,300 (±$2,944).

60%

of households own their home

72%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,300

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20199%

2000–200917%

1990–199914%

1980–198916%

1970–197916%

1960–196910%

1950–19599%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,287.

$70,210

median household income

19.1%

of people live below the poverty line

8.6%

unemployment rate

19%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

90%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

92%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Kern County, California, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.