Kern County vs. Santa Barbara County

	Kern County (CA)	Santa Barbara County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	896,764	446,527
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.8%	5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	839,619	423,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	839,631	423,895
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.9%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.0%	15.3%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	50.0%
White alone, percent	82.3%	85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.6%	2.2%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.0%	45.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.5%	44.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,855	21,908
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.0%	22.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	300,377	158,333
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.0%	52.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$205,200	$549,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,490	$2,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$437	$600
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$956	$1,576
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.5%	29.6%
Building permits, 2018	2,452	928
Households, 2014-2018	267,913	144,962
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.18	2.92
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.3%	80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	44.1%	39.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	85.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.8%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.1%	33.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.6%	10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.1%	58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,092,151	1,428,929
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,675,000	2,637,280
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,890,714	4,157,565
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,987,888	3,475,600
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,640,550	4,853,808
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,092	$11,255
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	19.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,479	$71,657
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,553	$34,229
Persons in poverty, percent	20.5%	12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,924	11,761
Total employment, 2017	189,762	149,750
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,548,327	7,920,629
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	47,788	34,636
All firms, 2012	51,393	39,952
Men-owned firms, 2012	25,177	20,585
Women-owned firms, 2012	20,004	13,911
Minority-owned firms, 2012	26,610	10,340
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	23,006	27,596
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,770	3,254
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	45,383	34,332
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	13.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.4%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	103.3	155.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	8,131.92	2,735.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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