Kern County, CA Population

Overview

905,644

Total Population

32.1

Median age

48.56%

Female population %

105.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

54.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

495,742

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kern County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kern County is 32.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kern County's population under 18 was 29.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kern County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kern County, 24.23% were under the age of 15, 22.72% aged 15 to 29, 42.11% aged 30 to 64, 9.78% aged 65 to 84, and 1.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26,034 less females than males in Kern County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.56% females and 51.44% males in Kern County, CA.
The Kern County, CA gender ratio is 105.9:100 i.e. 105.9 men to 100 women (1.059).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 39,903.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 38,582.

Kern County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kern County population: 62.30% are White, 5.38% are Black or African American, 0.98% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.84% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 13.75% are some other race and 12.62% are multiracial.
Kern County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 495,742 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 409,902 (45.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kern County is White with a population of 564,183 (62.30% of the total population).

Kern County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 916,108 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Kern County's population increased by 177,878 (26.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kern County's population increased by 64,463 (7.66%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kern County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 663,487.