Homeownership Rate in Kern County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kern County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kern County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for homeownership rate.
■ Kern County: 60.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,002 | Washington County, MS | 60.2% |
| #3,003 | Vance County, NC | 60.1% |
| #3,004 | Craighead County, AR | 60.1% |
| #3,005 | Kern County, CA | 60.1% |
| #3,006 | Wilson County, NC | 60.0% |
| #3,007 | Mississippi County, AR | 60.0% |
| #3,008 | Guilford County, NC | 59.9% |
Homeownership Rate in Kern County, California
Kern County, California has a homeownership rate of 60.1%, which ranks #3,005 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.7% below the national value of 64.4%.
Within California, Kern County ranks #39 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 7th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.