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Population (year 2000): 14,349
Males: 7,259 (50.6%), Females: 7,090 (49.4%)
Kern County
Zip code:
93560
Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $42,307 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,000 (year 2000)
Races in Rosamond:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
- Hispanic (25.7%)
- Other race (11.6%)
- Black (6.6%)
- Two or more races (5.2%)
- American Indian (2.6%)
- Filipino (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (12.9%), Irish (10.1%),
English (7.5%), United States (6.8%), Italian (4.1%), French
(3.9%).
Elevation: 2326 feet
Land area: 52.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rosamond
- High school or higher: 75.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 9.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rosamond CDP
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 12.2%
12.7% Foreign born (8.8% Latin America, 2.7%
Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rosamond:
- ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL MED CENTER (about 13 miles;
LANCASTER, CA)
- LAC/HIGH DESERT HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LANCASTER,
CA)
- LANCASTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
LANCASTER, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rosamond:
- PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 20
miles; PALMDALE, CA; ID: PMD)
- EDWARDS AFB (about 23 miles; EDWARDS, CA; ID: EDW)
- BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA (about 47 miles; BURBANK,
CA; ID: BUR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rosamond:
- ROSAMOND SKYPARK (about 1 miles; ROSAMOND, CA; ID:
L00)
- GENERAL WM J FOX AIRFIELD (about 10 miles;
LANCASTER, CA; ID: WJF)
- MOJAVE (about 14 miles; MOJAVE, CA; ID: MHV)
Amtrak station:
ROSAMOND (2515 CENTER ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free
short-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rosamond:
- ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LANCASTER,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,308)
- COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (about 40 miles; SANTA
CLARITA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,024)
- LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE (about 42 miles; Sylmar,
CA; FT enrollment: 3,449)
- GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
GLENDALE, CA; FT enrollment: 7,964)
- LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; Valley
Glen, CA; FT enrollment: 8,900)
- PASADENA CITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; PASADENA, CA;
FT enrollment: 11,867)
- LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; LOS
ANGELES, CA; FT enrollment: 8,298)
Public high schools in Rosamond:
- ROSAMOND HIGH (Students: 738; Location: 2925
ROSAMOND BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RARE EARTH HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 58;
Location: 3082 GLENDOWER ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Rosamond:
- ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRIST SCH-AG (Students: 25;
Location: 2881 C STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rosamond:
- TROPICO MIDDLE (Students: 833; Location: 3180
MOJAVE-TROPICO ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROSAMOND ELEMENTARY (Students: 781; Location:
1981 ROSAMOND BLVD.; Grades: KG - 05)
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 713; Location:
2925 ROSAMOND BLVD.; Grades: KG - 05)
- LINCOLN (ABRAHAM) ALTERNATIVE (Students: 144;
Location: 3056 GLENDOWER; Grades: KG - 12)
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