Kern County vs. Los Angeles County

	Kern County (CA)	Los Angeles County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	896,764	10,105,518
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.8%	2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	839,619	9,818,672
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	839,631	9,818,605
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.9%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.0%	13.6%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	50.7%
White alone, percent	82.3%	70.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.6%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	15.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.0%	48.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.5%	26.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,855	270,462
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.0%	34.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	300,377	3,561,069
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.0%	45.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$205,200	$543,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,490	$2,417
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$437	$584
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$956	$1,390
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.5%	42.2%
Building permits, 2018	2,452	22,009
Households, 2014-2018	267,913	3,306,109
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.18	3.00
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.3%	89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	44.1%	56.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	82.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.8%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.1%	31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.1%	57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,092,151	22,965,135
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,675,000	67,261,267
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,890,714	163,829,606
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,987,888	199,804,798
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,640,550	121,389,378
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,092	$12,184
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	31.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,479	$64,251
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,553	$32,469
Persons in poverty, percent	20.5%	14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,924	275,316
Total employment, 2017	189,762	3,821,173
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,548,327	224,580,111
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	-1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	47,788	1,078,846
All firms, 2012	51,393	1,146,701
Men-owned firms, 2012	25,177	601,676
Women-owned firms, 2012	20,004	439,513
Minority-owned firms, 2012	26,610	631,218
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	23,006	481,643
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,770	69,608
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	45,383	1,044,750
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	17.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	21.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.4%	30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	103.3	2,419.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	8,131.92	4,057.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

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