Tulare County vs. Kern County
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Tulare County (CA) Kern County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 465,861 896,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.4% 6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 442,181 839,619
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 442,179 839,631
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.9% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 30.7% 28.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.4% 11.0%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 48.7%
White alone, percent 88.2% 82.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.2% 6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.8% 2.6%
Asian alone, percent 4.0% 5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 2.6% 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.2% 54.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 28.1% 33.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 14,158 36,855
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 22.2% 20.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 150,210 300,377
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 56.8% 58.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $191,200 $205,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,376 $1,490
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $400 $437
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $904 $956
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 14.4% 18.5%
Building permits, 2018 1,528 2,452
Households, 2014-2018 136,106 267,913
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.34 3.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.2% 85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 51.0% 44.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 83.9% 85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 73.6% 76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 69.8% 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 14.3% 16.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.8% 8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 50.6% 52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 451,880 1,092,151
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,610,236 3,675,000
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 8,362,447 6,890,714
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,890,547 6,987,888
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,903,527 8,640,550
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,637 $10,092
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.7 23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $47,518 $52,479
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $20,421 $22,553
Persons in poverty, percent 22.2% 20.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 6,413 12,924
Total employment, 2017 96,618 189,762
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,808,834 8,548,327
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.2% -0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 20,643 47,788
All firms, 2012 23,310 51,393
Men-owned firms, 2012 12,168 25,177
Women-owned firms, 2012 8,115 20,004
Minority-owned firms, 2012 11,023 26,610
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 11,406 23,006
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,677 3,770
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 20,452 45,383
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 2.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.1% 24.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.2% 31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 91.7 103.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 4,824.22 8,131.92
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Tulare county (CA) and Kern county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.