Kern County
Medium metro
FIPS 06029
Profiled Cities (1)
People
927.1K
Population
Census 2025 Est.114.0/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.2.3%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$70K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr32.7
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr77.0%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr19.1%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20247.8%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr60.1%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr12.4%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr56.5%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr29.6%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr4.8%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
23.9K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2325.3K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-1,426
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
8.6%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025408.1K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$51K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$63.1B
County GDP
BEA 202414.4K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023219K
Employees
CBP 2023$12.4B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$338K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr52K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr64.6K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
97th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202236.2%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202513.3%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202519.9%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202514.7%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202547.9/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–251.8/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25593.9/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
98.9
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very Low
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$417.0M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 202515.13
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.33
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20242.1%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202423.8%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20191.3%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
8134.7 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202462.3°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202075.4°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202049.3°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–20208.9"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024