San Bernardino County vs. Kern County

	San Bernardino County (CA)	Kern County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,171,603	896,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.7%	6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,035,201	839,619
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,035,210	839,631
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.4%	28.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.6%	11.0%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	48.7%
White alone, percent	76.7%	82.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.4%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.1%	2.6%
Asian alone, percent	7.8%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.0%	54.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	27.9%	33.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	91,759	36,855
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.0%	20.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	725,896	300,377
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	59.3%	58.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$305,400	$205,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,758	$1,490
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$437
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,230	$956
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.8%	18.5%
Building permits, 2018	5,577	2,452
Households, 2014-2018	630,633	267,913
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.30	3.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	41.6%	44.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.2%	85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.5%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.3%	16.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.3%	8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.1%	58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.4%	52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,857,960	1,092,151
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	11,199,315	3,675,000
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	17,591,611	6,890,714
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	30,996,187	6,987,888
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,380,486	8,640,550
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,714	$10,092
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.4	23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$60,164	$52,479
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,956	$22,553
Persons in poverty, percent	14.9%	20.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	35,635	12,924
Total employment, 2017	604,327	189,762
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,056,323	8,548,327
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.8%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	148,999	47,788
All firms, 2012	160,500	51,393
Men-owned firms, 2012	81,064	25,177
Women-owned firms, 2012	63,349	20,004
Minority-owned firms, 2012	98,288	26,610
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	57,667	23,006
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	11,117	3,770
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	144,106	45,383
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.9%	4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	24.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.6%	31.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	101.5	103.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	20,056.94	8,131.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

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