Kern County

Kern county is located close to the center of California. Kern county has 8,131.91 square miles of land area and 30.72 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Kern county population is 857,730, which has grown 29.64% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 12.39% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Kern county median household income is $48,574 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 37.04% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 29.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Kern county median house value is $161,800 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 73.42% since 2000. The house value growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 75.60% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Kern county is worse than the state average in quality. The Kern county area codes are 559, 619, 661, 760, 805.

Population 857,730 (2010-2014), rank #11 Population Growth 29.64% since 2000, rank #3 Population Density: 105.08/sq mi, rank #29 Median Household Income: $48,574 at 2010-2014—37.04% increase since 2000, rank #36 Median House Price: $161,800 at 2010-2014—73.42% increase since 2000, rank #54 Time Zone: Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 8,131.91 sq mi, rank #3 Water Area: 30.72 sq mi (0.38%), rank #38 State: California Area: Bakersfield-Delano, CA School District: Area Code: 559, 619, 661, 760, 805

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