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People QuickFacts |
Kern County |
California |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
780,117 | 36,457,549 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
17.9% | 7.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
661,645 | 33,871,648 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
8.5% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
29.7% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
8.8% | 10.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
48.3% | 50.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
85.7% | 76.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
6.3% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.7% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
4.1% | 12.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.0% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
45.2% | 35.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
43.0% | 43.1% |
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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, 2006 |
262,611 | 13,174,378 |
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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, 2004 |
$38,689 | $49,894 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,760 | $22,711 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
17.8% | 13.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kern County |
California |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
11,891 | 860,8661 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
172,366 | 13,382,4701 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
14.7% | 3.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
37,961 | 2,609,258 |
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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, 2006 |
6,991 | 160,502 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
4,154,367 | 232,387,1681 |
