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Population (year 2000): 10,957. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,752 (+7.3% change)
Males: 7,584 (69.2%), Females: 3,373 (30.8%)
Kern County
Zip codes:
93561.
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $29,208 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,000 (year 2000)
Races in Tehachapi:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.2%)
- Hispanic (32.7%)
- Other race (23.8%)
- Black (13.8%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (2.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (9.4%), Irish (7.2%), English
(6.2%), United States (4.1%), Italian (1.6%), French (1.6%).
Elevation: 3973 feet
Land area: 9.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tehachapi
- High school or higher: 71.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tehachapi city
- Never married: 10.2%
- Now married: 75.7%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 5.9%
6.9% Foreign born (5.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -885 (-7.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Tehachapi:
- TEHACHAPI HOSPITAL (115 WEST STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tehachapi:
- KERN VALLEY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT (about 34 miles;
LAKE ISABELLA, CA)
- ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL MED CENTER (about 37 miles;
LANCASTER, CA)
- LAC/HIGH DESERT HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; LANCASTER,
CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tehachapi:
- EDWARDS AFB (about 43 miles; EDWARDS, CA; ID: EDW)
- PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 44
miles; PALMDALE, CA; ID: PMD)
- MEADOWS FIELD (about 47 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID:
BFL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tehachapi:
- TEHACHAPI MUNI (about 2 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA; ID:
TSP)
- MOUNTAIN VALLEY (about 3 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA; ID:
L94)
- MOJAVE (about 22 miles; MOJAVE, CA; ID: MHV)
Amtrak station:
TEHACHAPI (416 W. TEHACHAPI BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tehachapi:
- ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; LANCASTER,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,308)
- BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; FT enrollment: 7,978)
- COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (about 51 miles; SANTA
CLARITA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,024)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 51
miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
- LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE (about 57 miles; Sylmar,
CA; FT enrollment: 3,449)
- CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
RIDGECREST, CA; FT enrollment: 2,347)
- SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 64 miles; SIMI
VALLEY, CA; FT enrollment: 4,272)
Public high schools in Tehachapi:
- TEHACHAPI HIGH (Students: 1,454; Location:
801 SOUTH DENNISON ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MONROE HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 167; Location:
28661 EUMATILLA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Tehachapi:
- COUNTRY OAKS BAPTIST COMMUNITY (Students: 57;
Location: PO BOX 1356; Grades: KG - 12)
- VIANNEY ACADEMY (Students: 26; Location:
20617 SOUTH ST; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tehachapi:
- JACOBSEN JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,194;
Location: 711 ANITA DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CUMMINGS VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 714;
Location: 24220 BEAR VALLEY ROAD, HC80; Grades: KG - 05)
- GOLDEN HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 708;
Location: 20215 PARK ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- TOMPKINS ELEMENTARY (Students: 595; Location:
1120 S. CURRY ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Tehachapi:
- OAK HILL CARDEN SCHOOL (Students: 80;
Location: 213 EAST E STREET/P O BOX 1066; Grades: KG -
8)
- GOOD SHEPHERD PRESCHOOL - CCC (Students: 32;
Location: 329 S MILL ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- MIGHTY OAKS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 6;
Location: 26920 COLUMBIA WAY; Grades: 1 - 10)
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