Kern County, California

In four numbers

People

915,075

Median household income

$70,210

±1,287

Unemployed

8.6%

34,534 of 400,303 in the labour force

Homes with broadband

91.6%

260,971 of 284,931 households

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.

Who governs here

U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.

School districts based here

• Arvin Union

  School district4 schools

  737 Bear Mountain Blvd., Arvin, CA, 93203

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Bakersfield City

  School district45 schools

  1300 Baker St., Bakersfield, CA, 93305

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Beardsley Elementary

  School district4 schools

  1001 Roberts Ln., Bakersfield, CA, 93308

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Blake Elementary

  School district1 schools

  19165 Main St., Woody, CA, 93287

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Blue Ridge Academy District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  955 Stanislaus St., Maricopa, CA, 93252

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Buttonwillow Union Elementary

  School district1 schools

  42600 Highway 58, Buttonwillow, CA, 93206

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Caliente Union Elementary

  School district1 schools

  12400 Caliente Creek Rd., Caliente, CA, 93518

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Central Academy of Arts and Technology District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  1701 18th St., Bakersfield, CA, 93301

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Delano Joint Union High

  School district4 schools

  1720 Norwalk St., Delano, CA, 93215

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Delano Union Elementary

  School district12 schools

  1405 12th Ave., Delano, CA, 93215

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Di Giorgio Elementary

  School district1 schools

  19405 Buena Vista Blvd., Arvin, CA, 93203

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Edison Elementary

  School district2 schools

  11518 School St., Bakersfield, CA, 93307

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• El Tejon Unified

  School district3 schools

  4337 Lebec Rd., Lebec, CA, 93243

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Elk Hills Elementary

  School district1 schools

  501 Kern St., Tupman, CA, 93276

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• EPIC de Cesar Chavez District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  122 East Tehachapi Blvd. Ste. C, Tehachapi, CA, 93561

  Federal record.

• Fairfax Elementary

  School district4 schools

  1500 South Fairfax Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93307

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Fruitvale Elementary

  School district5 schools

  7311 Rosedale Hwy., Bakersfield, CA, 93308

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• General Shafter Elementary

  School district1 schools

  1825 Shafter Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93313

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Greenfield Union

  School district13 schools

  1624 Fairview Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93307

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Grow Academy Arvin District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  901 Nectarine Ct., Arvin, CA, 93203

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Grow Academy Shafter District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  471 West Los Angeles St., Shafter, CA, 93263

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Grow Public Schools District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  4800 Corporate Ct., Bakersfield, CA, 93311

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Heartland Charter District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  955 Stanislaus, Maricopa, CA, 93252

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Kern County Office of Education

  School district4 schools

  1300 17th St. City Centre, Bakersfield, CA, 93301

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Kern County ROP

  Specialized district1 schools

  5801 Sundale Ave., Bakersfield, CA, 93309

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Kern High

  School district25 schools

  5801 Sundale Ave., Bakersfield, CA, 93309

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Kern High ROC

  Specialized district1 schools

  501 South Mt. Vernon Ave., Bakersfield, CA, 93307

  Federal record.

• Kernville Union Elementary

  School district3 schools

  3240 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella, CA, 93240

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Lakeside Union

  School district2 schools

  14535 Old River Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93311

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Lamont Elementary

  School district4 schools

  7915 Burgundy Ave., Lamont, CA, 93241

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union

  School district1 schools

  158 White River Rd., Glennville, CA, 93226

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Lost Hills Union Elementary

  School district2 schools

  20951 Pavilion Way, Lost Hills, CA, 93249

  Federal record.

• Maple Elementary

  School district1 schools

  29161 Fresno Ave., Shafter, CA, 93263

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Maricopa Unified

  School district3 schools

  955 Stanislaus St., Maricopa, CA, 93252

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• McFarland Unified

  School district7 schools

  601 Second St., McFarland, CA, 93250

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• McKittrick Elementary

  School district1 schools

  23250 Second St., McKittrick, CA, 93251

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Midway Elementary

  School district1 schools

  259 F St., Fellows, CA, 93224

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Mojave Unified

  School district6 schools

  3200 Pat Ave., Mojave, CA, 93501

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Muroc Joint Unified

  School district6 schools

  17100 Foothill Ave., North Edwards, CA, 93523

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Norris Elementary

  School district5 schools

  6940 Calloway Dr., Bakersfield, CA, 93312

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Panama-Buena Vista Union

  School district25 schools

  4200 Ashe Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93313

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Peak to Peak Mountain Charter District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  19009 Cerro Noroeste Rd., Pine Mountain Club, CA, 93222

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Pond Union Elementary

  School district1 schools

  29585 Pond Rd., Wasco, CA, 93280

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Richland Union Elementary

  School district4 schools

  300 North Valley, Shafter, CA, 93263

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  325 South Downs St., Ridgecrest, CA, 93555

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary

  School district2 schools

  6521 Enos Ln., Bakersfield, CA, 93314

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Rosedale Union Elementary

  School district9 schools

  2553 Old Farm Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93312

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Semitropic Elementary

  School district1 schools

  25300 Highway 46, Wasco, CA, 93280

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Sierra Sands Unified

  School district11 schools

  113 West Felspar Ave., Ridgecrest, CA, 93555

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• South Fork Union

  School district1 schools

  5225 Kelso Valley Rd., Weldon, CA, 93283

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Southern Kern Unified

  School district6 schools

  2601 Rosamond Blvd., Rosamond, CA, 93560

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Standard Elementary

  School district4 schools

  1200 North Chester Ave., Bakersfield, CA, 93308

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Taft City

  School district6 schools

  820 Sixth St., Taft, CA, 93268

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Taft Union High

  School district2 schools

  701 Wildcat Way, Taft, CA, 93268

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Tehachapi Unified

  School district7 schools

  300 South Robinson St., Tehachapi, CA, 93561

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Vineland Elementary

  School district2 schools

  14713 Weedpatch Hwy., Bakersfield, CA, 93307

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Wasco Union Elementary

  School district6 schools

  1102 Fifth St., Wasco, CA, 93280

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Wasco Union High

  School district2 schools

  2100 Seventh St., Wasco, CA, 93280

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  14848 Lamberson Ave., Lost Hills, CA, 93249

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

• Wonderful College Prep Academy District

  Independent charter district1 schools

  2070 Veneto St., Delano, CA, 93215

  Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.

Farmers markets

• Hwy 202 Farmer's Market

  CA, 21802

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

• Central Park Farmers Market

  600 19th Street Bakersfield, CA, 93301

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

• Lakeshore Certified Farmers Market

  7466 Wofford Blvd. Wofford Heights, CA, 93285

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

• Bakersfield Farmers' Market

  3201 F St., Bakersfield, CA, 93301

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

• Brimhall Farmers' Market

  9500 Brimhall Rd., Bakersfield, CA, 93312

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

• Haggin Oaks Farmers Market

  8800 Ming Avenue, Bakersfield, CA

  WICSenior coupons

  Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2025-08-16. USDA listing

• Haggin Oaks Farmers' Market

  8800 Ming Ave., Kaiser Permanente Ming Medical Office Building, Bakersfield, CA, 93311

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

• Ridgecrest Farmers' Market

  Balsam St. &, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

• Main Street Farmers' Market

  105 East E St., Railroad Park, Tehachapi, CA, 93581

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

• Tehachapi Farmers' Market

  S. Robinson St. and E. Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi, CA, 93561

  Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing

USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.