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Population (year 2000): 1,266
Males: 655 (51.7%), Females: 611 (48.3%)
Kern County
Zip code:
93206
Median resident age: 24.4 years
Median household income: $28,370 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,300 (year 2000)
Races in Buttonwillow:
- Hispanic (68.4%)
- Other race (55.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (25.0%)
- Two or more races (5.1%)
- Black (3.8%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (6.5%), Italian
(5.4%), Irish (3.8%), German (3.1%), Arab (2.9%), English
(1.4%).
Elevation: 269 feet
Land area: 7.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buttonwillow
- High school or higher: 37.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 14.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buttonwillow CDP
- Never married: 31.2%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 6.9%
35.2% Foreign born (32.3% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Buttonwillow:
- MERCY WESTSIDE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TAFT, CA)
- HEALTHSOUTH BAKERSFIELD REHAB HOSPITAL (about 27
miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
- DELANO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles;
DELANO, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buttonwillow:
- MEADOWS FIELD (about 28 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID:
BFL)
- VISALIA MUNI (about 63 miles; VISALIA, CA; ID: VIS)
- SANTA BARBARA MUNI (about 74 miles; SANTA BARBARA,
CA; ID: SBA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buttonwillow:
- ELK HILLS-BUTTONWILLOW (about 5 miles; BUTTONWILLOW,
CA; ID: L62)
- WASCO-KERN COUNTY (about 16 miles; WASCO, CA; ID:
L19)
- TAFT-KERN COUNTY (about 19 miles; TAFT, CA; ID: L17)
Amtrak station near Buttonwillow:
- 15 miles: WASCO (700 G ST.). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buttonwillow:
- TAFT COLLEGE (about 17 miles; Taft, CA; Full-time
enrollment: 2,801)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 24
miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
- BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; FT enrollment: 7,978)
- PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; PORTERVILLE,
CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
- COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS (about 63 miles; VISALIA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,295)
- CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO
(about 71 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; FT enrollment:
15,985)
- CUESTA COLLEGE (about 71 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA;
FT enrollment: 6,121)
Public primary/middle school in Buttonwillow:
- BUTTONWILLOW ELEMENTARY (Students: 386;
Location: 400 MCKITTRICK HWY.; Grades: KG - 08)
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