93308 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 93308, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

93308 is a zip code in Kern County, California, which covers Bakersfield CCD, Delano-McFarland CCD, Lake Isabella CCD, Rosedale CCD, and Shafter, with a total population of 54,857 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 93308 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 93308.

The estimated population of people living in 93308 is 54,857, with a median age of 35.7.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 93308 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
54,857
 -0.64% +1.51%
2020
55,211
+2.28%
-
2019
53,981
+0.52%
-
2018
53,702
 -0.63% -
2017
54,042
 - -

Population of 93308 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 93308 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
63.3%
69.7%
 -9.18%
Black/African American
2.4%
2.3%
 +4.35%
Native
1%
1.1%
 -9.09%
Hispanic
25.8%
22.3%
 +15.70%
Asian
2.4%
1.4%
 +71.43%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.4%
3%
 +46.67%
Other
0.6%
0.1%
 +500.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 93308 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 93308 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 93308 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 93308 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.7 +0.85% 35.8 +2.58% 35.6 -0.56%
2020 35.4 +5.04% 34.9 +5.44% 35.8 +4.37%
2019 33.7 -2.6% 33.1 -3.5% 34.3 -1.72%
2018 34.6 +1.47% 34.3 +3.63% 34.9 0%
2017 34.1 - 33.1 - 34.9 -

The median age of the 93308 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 93308 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 4,309 -23.78% 3,942 +10.58% 3,368 4,344
10 to 19 4,170 -2.32% 2,967 +32.44% 4,017 3,985
20 to 29 4,099 -18.95% 4,100 -12.26% 3,323 3,562
30 to 39 3,691 +13.04% 3,962 -6.2% 4,183 3,693
40 to 49 3,334 -9.26% 3,068 -9.14% 2,999 2,789
50 to 59 3,759 +3.36% 3,343 +12.61% 3,861 3,777
60 to 69 2,254 +18.85% 2,633 +10.32% 2,694 2,801
70+ 2,072 +7.61% 2,339 +35.11% 2,218 3,243

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 93308 zip code is $49,490.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 93308.

  • Under 25
    $26,081.00
  • 25 to 44
    $62,314.00
  • 45 to 64
    $51,065.00
  • 65 and over
    $39,861.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 93308 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 93308, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 93308 is currently $67,828.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.07% of households in 93308 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 93308 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    25.89%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.49%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    15.88%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.50%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    12.01%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.17%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.07%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 93308 is $24,915.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 93308 by the total population of 93308.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 93308 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 93308 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.62%
  • Bachelor's degree
    19.27%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    20.29%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    48.26%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.56%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 93308 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 93308 zip over the age of 16 is 41,887.

Of those people, a total of 54.30% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 93308 is 48.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 93308 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,744 28.90% 43.50%
20 to 24 years 2,985 64.50% 12.70%
25 to 29 years 3,900 74.20% 9.50%
30 to 34 years 4,104 72.00% 6.80%
35 to 44 years 6,625 73.10% 13.50%
45 to 54 years 6,274 66.80% 9.80%
55 to 59 years 4,299 58.20% 8.20%
60 to 64 years 3,425 45.10% 7.10%
65 to 74 years 4,368 19.20% 4.70%
75 years and over 3,163 8.60% 8.80%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 93308. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 32,461 53.60% 10.80%
Black or African American 912 51.00% 5.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 511 62.80% 6.90%
Asian 1,064 55.90% 5.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 97 36.10% 53.10%
Other 3,220 57.70% 15.00%
Two or more races 3,622 57.60% 12.40%
Hispanic or Latino 9,666 58.70% 11.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 28,113 52.90% 11.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 93308 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 93308 is 20,220, with median earnings of $35,353.00.

Women in 93308 are earning approximately 56.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 20,220 $35,353.00
Male 10,717 $47,511.00
Female 9,503 $26,670.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 93308 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,568 $59,543.00
Business and Financial 634 $68,578.00
Computer and Mathematical 412 $72,711.00
Architecture and Engineering 559 $107,850.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 287 $78,170.00
Community and Social Service 523 $22,130.00
Legal 62 $41,912.00
Educational and Library 1,229 $19,435.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 259 $30,982.00
Healthcare Practitioners 818 $51,229.00
Healthcare Support 448 $21,964.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 433 $33,923.00
Law Enforcement 277 $88,732.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,123 $12,850.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 626 $22,799.00
Personal Care and Service 623 $25,585.00
Sales 1,777 $26,050.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,754 $34,305.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 311 $19,861.00
Construction and Extraction 2,046 $44,864.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 701 $65,068.00
Production 735 $39,550.00
Transportation and Material Moving 988 $50,262.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 93308 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 93308.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 944 $61,667.00 624 $50,000.00
Business and Financial 445 $78,170.00 189 $58,892.00
Computer and Mathematical 283 $73,996.00 129 $48,906.00
Architecture and Engineering 512 $110,278.00 47 $53,705.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 120 $77,946.00 167 $87,674.00
Community and Social Service 187 $21,623.00 336 $35,722.00
Legal 43 $41,213.00 19 $0.00
Educational and Library 205 $51,469.00 1,024 $18,074.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 119 $11,635.00 140 $33,571.00
Healthcare Practitioners 181 $56,679.00 637 $50,233.00
Healthcare Support 36 $4,868.00 412 $23,587.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 372 $34,076.00 61 $0.00
Law Enforcement 253 $88,695.00 24 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 465 $20,669.00 658 $11,780.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 356 $25,385.00 270 $15,615.00
Personal Care and Service 46 $52,941.00 577 $25,526.00
Sales 689 $53,125.00 1,088 $20,173.00
Office and Administrative Support 487 $34,273.00 2,267 $34,343.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 183 $34,004.00 128 $14,375.00
Construction and Extraction 1,992 $46,622.00 54 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 693 $65,128.00 8 $0.00
Production 549 $49,740.00 186 $25,435.00
Transportation and Material Moving 850 $51,192.00 138 $38,689.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 19,677 households in 93308, with an average household size of 2.72 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 12,724 families living in the 93308 zip code with an average family size of 3.32 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 93308:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 8,117 1,581 3,026 6,953
Average Household Size 3.34 3.57 3.97 1.26
Total Families 8,117 1,581 3,026 0
Average Household Size 3.31 2.86 3.6 0

Poverty

Of the 12,724 families living in 93308, 18.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 93308:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 21,108 housing units in 93308.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 19,677 93.22%
Vacant 1,431 6.78%

49.03% of the total 21,108 housing units in 93308 are rental units. This is approximately 10,350 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 9,052 are occupied by the owner - or 42.88% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 93308 is $1,071.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 93308 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    275
  • Less than $500
    508
  • $500 to $999
    4,019
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    4,175
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,301
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    308
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    19
  • $3,000 or more
    20

Property Value

The median value of a property in 93308 is $242,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 93308 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    755
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    646
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    780
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,018
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,645
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,513
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    602
  • $1,000,000 or more
    93

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 93308. The chart below shows the number of properties in 93308 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,682
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,824
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,411
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,326
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,061
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,909
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,802
  • 2000 to 2009
    3,186
  • 2010 to 2013
    907
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 93308 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,244
  • 1 vehicle available
    7,156
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,891
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,386

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 93308 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 93308 that commute to work in a particular way.

21.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 93308.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    392
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,113
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    4,206
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    4,137
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,845
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    846
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,122
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    276
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    331
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    452
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    553
  • 90 or more minutes
    531

Summary

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