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California (CA)Bakersfield-Delano442559661760805820

Kern County, CA

Bakersfield-Delano metro * 916.6K residents

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916.6K

Population

$72.7K

Median income

per household

$325.8K

Home value

19.1%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $72.7K.
  • Median home value: $325.8K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 19.1% (high poverty; top quartile vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

1 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$72.7K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$325.8K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

19.1%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

55.8%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

29.5%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

23.5%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

4.5×

Upper end of typical range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
36.9%
$50–100k
28.8%
$100–200k
25.9%
$200k+
8.4%
See Bakersfield-Delano metro economy →See CA state economy →

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

36.0%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

13.3%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

14.6%

U.S.

12.8%

See Bakersfield-Delano metro health data →See CA state health data →

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

90.3%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

18.1%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

87.7%

U.S.

77.4%

See Bakersfield-Delano metro connectivity →See CA state connectivity →

Map

Kern County, CA

Population

916.6K

Area

8.1K sq mi

Density

112.7/sq mi

Neighbors

Inyo County, CAKings County, CALos Angeles County, CASan Bernardino County, CASan Luis Obispo County, CASanta Barbara County, CATulare County, CAVentura County, CA
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.