Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:44 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:03 am – 4:50 pm
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People274 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.775 householdsMedian household income $80,781Median home value $165,600Median rent $982 a month28% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,125 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 112 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 36%, retail 25%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 27 minutes80% drive alone, 3% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher70% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 43%, Spanish 57%23% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 38°F6 in of rain a year, on about 16 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare115 days above 90°F, 24 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buttonwillow station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsLos Padres National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,767,630 acresLokern Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 3,289 acresKern National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.1 mi · 11,236 acresTulare Basin Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 28.3 mi · 239 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes348 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197035 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 28 Sep 200449 mi away, 2004 Parkfield, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 May 202630 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 home81% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% 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
Elevation797 ft243 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeMcKittrick Post Office6.2 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 24 - McKittrick6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL36 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT97 miInterstateI-513 miUS highwayUS 39932 miAmtrakWasco, CA WAC26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93251 ZIP area.
