Kern County vs. San Luis Obispo County

Kern County (CA)San Luis Obispo County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)896,764284,010
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.8%5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)839,619269,597
Population, Census, April 1, 2010839,631269,637
Persons under 5 years, percent7.8%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent28.9%17.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.0%20.1%
Female persons, percent48.7%49.3%
White alone, percent82.3%88.8%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.6%1.4%
Asian alone, percent5.4%4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.1%3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent54.0%22.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent33.5%68.6%
Veterans, 2014-201836,85517,326
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201820.0%10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)300,377122,979
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.0%60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$205,200$537,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,490$2,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$437$570
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$956$1,385
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.5%18.4%
Building permits, 20182,4521,050
Households, 2014-2018267,913105,317
Persons per household, 2014-20183.182.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.3%82.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201844.1%17.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.4%92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.8%86.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201873.8%90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.1%34.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%7.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%57.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.1%53.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,092,151824,771
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,675,0001,580,460
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,890,7142,854,029
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,640,5503,624,029
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,092$13,188
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.322.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,479$70,699
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,553$35,832
Persons in poverty, percent20.5%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 201712,9248,402
Total employment, 2017189,76291,732
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,548,3274,112,883
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201747,78825,718
All firms, 201251,39328,626
Men-owned firms, 201225,17714,544
Women-owned firms, 201220,0049,282
Minority-owned firms, 201226,6104,950
Nonminority-owned firms, 201223,00622,457
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,7702,588
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201245,38324,340
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200724.0%7.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.4%27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010103.381.7
Land area in square miles, 20108,131.923,298.57

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