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Kern County, CA
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Kern County is one of about
3,141 counties and county equivalents in the
United States. It has 8,141.0 sq. miles in land
area and a population density of 93.0 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its
population grew by 100.4%. On the 2000 census
form, 95.9% of the population reported only one
race, with 6.0% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 38.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 3.03 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.50 persons.
In 2005 ag., forestry, fishing was the
largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average
wage per job of $18,507. Per capita income grew
by 10.5% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for
inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry
Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population (2005) |
756,825 |
Covered Employment |
266,068 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
38.9% |
Avg wage per job |
$34,165 |
| Households (2000) |
208,652 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
4.6% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
328,850 |
Avg wage per job |
$44,398 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
8.3 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$24,335 |
Avg wage per job |
D |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$37,553 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
8.3% |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
18.2 |
Avg wage per job |
$38,345 |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
68.5 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.1% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
13.5 |
Avg wage per job |
$49,626 |
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