Kern County, California Basics:
Kern County California - Government Site
Population: 855,498
Area: 8132 square miles
County seat: Bakersfield
Area code(s) in use: 661 760
Time zone: PST
High school graduate or higher: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Median household income: $47,727
Persons in poverty: 22.5%
Home ownership rate: 59.1%
Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
Adjacent counties:
Inyo Kings Los Angeles Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Tulare Ventura