Kern County vs. San Bernardino County

	Kern County (CA)	San Bernardino County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	896,764	2,171,603
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.8%	6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	839,619	2,035,201
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	839,631	2,035,210
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.9%	26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.0%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	50.2%
White alone, percent	82.3%	76.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	9.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.6%	2.1%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.0%	54.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.5%	27.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,855	91,759
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.0%	21.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	300,377	725,896
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.0%	59.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$205,200	$305,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,490	$1,758
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$437	$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$956	$1,230
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.5%	19.8%
Building permits, 2018	2,452	5,577
Households, 2014-2018	267,913	630,633
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.18	3.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.3%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	44.1%	41.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.8%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.1%	20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	60.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.1%	54.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,092,151	2,857,960
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,675,000	11,199,315
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,890,714	17,591,611
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,987,888	30,996,187
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,640,550	24,380,486
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,092	$11,714
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	31.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,479	$60,164
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,553	$23,956
Persons in poverty, percent	20.5%	14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,924	35,635
Total employment, 2017	189,762	604,327
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,548,327	26,056,323
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	3.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	47,788	148,999
All firms, 2012	51,393	160,500
Men-owned firms, 2012	25,177	81,064
Women-owned firms, 2012	20,004	63,349
Minority-owned firms, 2012	26,610	98,288
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	23,006	57,667
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,770	11,117
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	45,383	144,106
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	7.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	27.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.4%	30.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	103.3	101.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	8,131.92	20,056.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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