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Population (year 2000): 12,956. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,724 (+13.6% change)
Males: 6,816 (52.6%), Females: 6,140 (47.4%)
Kern County
Zip code:
93203
Median resident age: 23.3 years
Median household income: $23,674 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,000 (year 2000)
Races in Arvin:
- Hispanic (87.5%)
- Other race (46.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (9.8%)
- Two or more races (4.6%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Black (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (2.6%).
Elevation: 445 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Arvin
- High school or higher: 22.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 31.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Arvin city
- Never married: 32.1%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 4.1%
50.4% Foreign born (48.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,344 (+34.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Arvin:
- TEHACHAPI HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA)
- KERN MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA)
- BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
BAKERSFIELD, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Arvin:
- MEADOWS FIELD (about 22 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID:
BFL)
- PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 66
miles; PALMDALE, CA; ID: PMD)
- EDWARDS AFB (about 69 miles; EDWARDS, CA; ID: EDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Arvin:
- BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 13 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; ID: L45)
- TEHACHAPI MUNI (about 29 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA; ID:
TSP)
- MOUNTAIN VALLEY (about 30 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA; ID:
L94)
Amtrak station near Arvin:
- 18 miles: BAKERSFIELD (1501 F ST.). Services: ticket
office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Arvin:
- BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 24
miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
- TAFT COLLEGE (about 42 miles; Taft, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,801)
- ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; LANCASTER,
CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
- COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (about 58 miles; SANTA
CLARITA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,024)
- PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; PORTERVILLE,
CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
- MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 63 miles; Moorpark, CA; FT
enrollment: 7,773)
Public high school in Arvin:
- ARVIN HIGH (Students: 2,396; Location: 900
VARSITY AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Arvin:
- BEAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,039;
Location: 1501 HOOD ST.; Grades: 02 - 06)
- SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 969;
Location: 300 FRANKLIN ST.; Grades: KG - 02)
- HAVEN DRIVE MIDDLE (Students: 932; Location:
341 HAVEN DR.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DI GIORGIO ELEMENTARY (Students: 250;
Location: 19405 BUENA BISTA BLVD.; Grades: KG - 10)
- DI GIORGIO (Students: 1; Location: 19405
BUENA VISTA BLVD; Grades: 01 - 08)
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