Kern County population

Population of Kern County

Last official estimated population of Kern County was 841,762 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.264% of total US population and 2.2% of total California state population. Area of Kern County is 8,162.7 mi² (=21141.2 km²), in this year population density was 103.12 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.06%/yr), Kern County population in 2025 would be 847,650 ^[0].

Historical population

Historical population of Kern County for period 1870-2014 ^[1] , ^[2] , ^[3]:

Maps: Population, population density, population changes

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi ^[4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 ^[5]. Click on flag to hide it.

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Annual growth rate

[1870-1880] +6.71 %/yr
[1880-1890] +5.76 %/yr
[1890-1900] +5.33 %/yr
[1900-1910] +8.63 %/yr
[1910-1920] +3.82 %/yr
[1920-1930] +4.18 %/yr
[1930-1940] +5.05 %/yr
[1940-1950] +5.39 %/yr
[1950-1960] +2.49 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.21 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.05 %/yr
[1980-1990] +3.06 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.96 %/yr
[2000-2005] +2.83 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.99 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.06 %/yr

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Demography

Population of Kern County by age groups male (M) and female (F)^[1b]

Age Gr.	(M)	(F)	Total
0 to 4	37065	36145	73,210
5 to 9	37509	36483	73,992
10 to 14	35053	33910	68,963
15 to 19	34496	32176	66,672
20 to 24	38606	32766	71,372
25 to 29	36886	31067	67,953
30 to 34	34213	29120	63,333
35 to 39	29533	26450	55,983
40 to 44	27715	25716	53,431
45 to 49	26874	24969	51,843
50 to 54	27139	26631	53,770
55 to 59	24737	24104	48,841
60 to 64	19331	19697	39,028
65 to 69	14281	15507	29,788
70 to 74	10337	11430	21,767
75 to 79	6947	8108	15,055
80 to 84	4193	5751	9,944
85+	3538	6106	9,644

Kern County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin^[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.

Race	Male	Female	Total
WAC	383323	364182	747,505
WA	371542	352106	723,648
H	234351	216475	450,826
NH	214102	209661	423,763
HWAC	217101	199621	416,722
HWA	212325	195023	407,348
NHWAC	166222	164561	330,783
NHWA	159217	157083	316,300
BAC	33739	29617	63,356
BA	29614	25348	54,962
AAC	25962	27481	53,443
NHBAC	28021	23817	51,838
NHBA	25298	20881	46,179
NHAAC	21727	23334	45,061
AA	21233	22733	43,966
NHAA	18332	19845	38,177
IAC	17490	17311	34,801
TOM	13125	13446	26,571
HIAC	12035	11455	23,490
IA	11728	11350	23,078
HIA	8901	8425	17,326
NHTOM	7875	8417	16,292
HBAC	5718	5800	11,518
NHIAC	5455	5856	11,311
HTOM	5250	5029	10,279
HBA	4316	4467	8,783
HAAC	4235	4147	8,382
HAA	2901	2888	5,789
NHIA	2827	2925	5,752
NAC	2086	2073	4,159
NA	1211	1153	2,364
NHNAC	1136	1140	2,276
HNAC	950	933	1,883
HNA	658	643	1,301
NHNA	553	510	1,063