Tulare County vs. Kern County

Tulare County (CA)Kern County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)465,861896,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.4%6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)442,181839,619
Population, Census, April 1, 2010442,179839,631
Persons under 5 years, percent7.9%7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent30.7%28.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.4%11.0%
Female persons, percent50.0%48.7%
White alone, percent88.2%82.3%
Black or African American alone, percent2.2%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.8%2.6%
Asian alone, percent4.0%5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent65.2%54.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent28.1%33.5%
Veterans, 2014-201814,15836,855
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.2%20.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)150,210300,377
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201856.8%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, 2009-201314.4%18.5%
Building permits, 20181,5282,452
Households, 2014-2018136,106267,913
Persons per household, 2014-20183.343.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.2%85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201851.0%44.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.9%85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.6%76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201869.8%73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201814.3%16.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.8%8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.6%52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)451,8801,092,151
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,610,2363,675,000
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,362,4476,890,714
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,890,5476,987,888
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,903,5278,640,550
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,637$10,092
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.723.3
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, percent22.2%20.5%
Total employer establishments, 20176,41312,924
Total employment, 201796,618189,762
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,808,8348,548,327
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.2%-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201720,64347,788
All firms, 201223,31051,393
Men-owned firms, 201212,16825,177
Women-owned firms, 20128,11520,004
Minority-owned firms, 201211,02326,610
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,40623,006
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,6773,770
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201220,45245,383
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%2.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200726.1%24.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.2%31.4%
Population per square mile, 201091.7103.3
Land area in square miles, 20104,824.228,131.92

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.