Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:44 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:03 am – 4:50 pm
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People414 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.1134 householdsMedian household income $47,000Median home value $208,800Median rent $1,183 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,096 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting13.9% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 124 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 34%, manufacturing 13%, education and health care 12%Average commute 37 minutes90% drive alone, 9% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 14%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 99°F, lows 68°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 41°F6 in of rain a year, on about 15 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare113 days above 90°F, 7 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Taft station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsLos Padres National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,767,630 acresLokern Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 3,289 acresBitter Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.0 mi · 14,835 acresTulare Basin Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 35.8 mi · 239 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes300 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197034 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 7 Aug 202432 mi away, near Lamont, CAMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 12 Jul 202650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighKern County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202564 of 365 days measured236 moderate, 61 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 70, worst day 200main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kern County monitors, CA
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCws - Bakersfieldserves 267,881 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,711 ft522 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeMcKittrick Post Office3.4 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 24 - McKittrick3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL34 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR102 miInterstateI-517 miUS highwayUS 39923 miAmtrakWasco, CA WAC29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93224 ZIP area.
