Homeownership Rate in Kern County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
60.1%
Rank #3,005/3,222 · #39 in CA
7th
Kern 60.1%
CA 55.9% +7.5%
US 64.4% -6.7%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Kern County's homeownership rate of 60.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Kern County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Homeownership Rate
Kern County, California has a homeownership rate of 60.1%, ranking #3,005 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.7% below the national value of 64.4%. Within California, it ranks #39 of 58. This places it in the 7th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.