Kern County vs. Tulare County

	Kern County (CA)	Tulare County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	896,764	465,861
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.8%	5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	839,619	442,181
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	839,631	442,179
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	7.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.9%	30.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.0%	11.4%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	50.0%
White alone, percent	82.3%	88.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.6%	2.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.0%	65.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.5%	28.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,855	14,158
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.0%	22.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	300,377	150,210
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.0%	56.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$205,200	$191,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,490	$1,376
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$437	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$956	$904
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.5%	14.4%
Building permits, 2018	2,452	1,528
Households, 2014-2018	267,913	136,106
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.18	3.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.3%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	44.1%	51.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	73.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.8%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.1%	14.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.1%	50.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,092,151	451,880
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,675,000	1,610,236
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,890,714	8,362,447
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,987,888	3,890,547
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,640,550	3,903,527
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,092	$8,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,479	$47,518
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,553	$20,421
Persons in poverty, percent	20.5%	22.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,924	6,413
Total employment, 2017	189,762	96,618
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,548,327	3,808,834
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	47,788	20,643
All firms, 2012	51,393	23,310
Men-owned firms, 2012	25,177	12,168
Women-owned firms, 2012	20,004	8,115
Minority-owned firms, 2012	26,610	11,023
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	23,006	11,406
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,770	1,677
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	45,383	20,452
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	1.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	1.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	26.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.4%	27.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	103.3	91.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	8,131.92	4,824.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kern county (CA) and Tulare county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.