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People QuickFacts |
Kern County |
California |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
800,458 | 36,756,666 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
21.0% | 8.5% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
661,653 | 33,871,650 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
9.1% | 7.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
29.8% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
9.0% | 11.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
48.3% | 50.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
85.4% | 76.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
6.4% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.8% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
4.0% | 12.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
2.1% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
47.1% | 36.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
41.1% | 42.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
47.2% | 50.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
16.9% | 26.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
33.4% | 39.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
68.5% | 76.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.5% | 26.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
129,624 | 5,923,361 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.2 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
268,989 | 13,308,346 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
62.1% | 56.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.9% | 31.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$93,300 | $211,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
208,652 | 11,502,870 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
3.03 | 2.87 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$46,639 | $59,928 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,760 | $22,711 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
18.1% | 12.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kern County |
California |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
12,248 | 878,1281 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
183,412 | 13,834,2641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
22.0% | 7.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
40,124 | 2,645,256 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
39,775 | 2,908,758 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.1% | 3.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.1% | 1.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.2% | 12.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
19.6% | 14.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
33.9% | 29.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,752,122 | 378,661,414 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,872,704 | 655,954,708 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,601,117 | 359,120,365 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,082 | $10,264 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
642,606 | 55,559,669 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
2,593 | 62,681 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
4,643,383 | 260,421,9211 |