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    People MapStats Kern County California
Population definition and source info Population, 2006 estimate 780,11736,457,549
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 17.9%7.6%
Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 118,4622,585,896
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 661,64533,871,648
Persons under 5 years old definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, 2006 65,9792,678,019
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 8.5%7.3%
Persons under 18 years old definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, 2006 231,8769,532,614
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 29.7%26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 8.8%10.8%
Persons 65 years old and over definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 68,3283,931,514
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2006 48.3%50.0%
 
White persons definition and source info White persons, 2006 (a) 668,28428,043,733
Black persons definition and source info Black persons, 2006 (a) 49,2542,445,228
American Indian and Alaska Native persons definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) 13,349421,346
Asian persons definition and source info Asian persons, 2006 (a) 32,1264,510,534
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) 1,711153,193
Persons reporting two or more races definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 15,393883,515
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) 352,41513,074,156
White persons not Hispanic definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, 2006 335,43415,722,701
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 85.7%76.9%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 6.3%6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 1.7%1.2%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 4.1%12.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.2%0.4%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 2.0%2.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 45.2%35.9%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 43.0%43.1%
 
Births definition and source info Births, 2004 13,456544,843
Deaths definition and source info Deaths, 2004 5,251232,525
Infant deaths definition and source info Infant deaths, 2004 952,811
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.2%50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 16.9%26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 33.4%39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 68.5%76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.5%26.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 129,6245,923,361
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.227.7
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2006 262,61113,174,378
Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 31,043959,828
Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 13.4%7.9%
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 62.1%56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $93,300$211,500
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 208,65211,502,870
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 3.032.87
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2004 $38,689$49,894
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 17.8%13.2%
    Business MapStats Kern County California
Personal income definition and source info Personal income, 2005 ($million) 18,9241,335,386
Personal income per capita definition and source info Personal income per capita, 2005 $24,999$36,936
Civilian labor force definition and source info Civilian labor force, 2006 338,34817,901,874
Unemployment rate definition and source info Unemployment rate, 2006 7.6%4.9%
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 349,86820,548,594
Full-time and part-time employment definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 34,383922,561
Employment in government definition and source info Employment in government, 2005 60,4232,656,123
Earnings definition and source info Earnings, 2005 ($1000) 14,772,9991,065,279,659
Average earnings per job definition and source info Average earnings per job, 2005 $42,224$51,842
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 11,891860,8661
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2005 172,36613,382,4701
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 14.7%3.9%1
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 39,7752,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.1%3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 2.1%1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 6.2%12.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 S0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 33.9%29.9%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 19.6%14.7%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 3,752,122378,661,414
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 642,60655,559,669
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 5,872,704655,954,708
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 5,601,117359,120,365
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,082$10,264
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2006 6,991160,502
Valuation of building permits definition and source info Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) 918,47329,614,392
Farm land definition and source info Farm land, 2002 (acres) 2,731,34127,589,027
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 4,154,367232,387,1681
Federal spending per capita definition and source info Federal spending per capita, 2004 $5,653$6,4741
 
    Geography MapStats Kern County California
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 8,140.96155,959.34
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 81.3217.2
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 02906
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Bakersfield, CA Metro Area 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Revised: Monday, 14-Apr-2008 07:57:39 EDT

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