Kern County vs. Ventura County

Kern County (CA)Ventura County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)896,764850,967
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.8%3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)839,619823,393
Population, Census, April 1, 2010839,631823,318
Persons under 5 years, percent7.8%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent28.9%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.0%15.6%
Female persons, percent48.7%50.5%
White alone, percent82.3%84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.6%1.9%
Asian alone, percent5.4%7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.1%3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent54.0%43.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent33.5%45.0%
Veterans, 2014-201836,85540,892
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201820.0%22.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)300,377291,019
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.0%63.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$205,200$559,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,490$2,497
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$437$591
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$956$1,705
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.5%21.1%
Building permits, 20182,4521,204
Households, 2014-2018267,913271,226
Persons per household, 2014-20183.183.08
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.3%89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201844.1%38.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.4%91.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.8%86.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201873.8%84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.1%33.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%9.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.1%59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,092,1511,597,442
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,675,0003,987,634
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,890,7148,333,976
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,640,55011,194,185
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,092$13,390
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.326.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,479$84,017
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,553$36,891
Persons in poverty, percent20.5%9.1%
Total employer establishments, 201712,92421,339
Total employment, 2017189,762258,166
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,548,32713,825,872
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201747,78869,899
All firms, 201251,39376,285
Men-owned firms, 201225,17739,995
Women-owned firms, 201220,00426,682
Minority-owned firms, 201226,61025,161
Nonminority-owned firms, 201223,00648,210
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,7705,861
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201245,38367,137
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200724.0%15.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.4%28.8%
Population per square mile, 2010103.3446.7
Land area in square miles, 20108,131.921,843.13

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