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Census Tract 10.03, Kern County, California

Census Tract 10.03, GEOID 06029001003, in Kern County, California, entirely within East Niles. 3,569 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±532); the 2020 Census counted 3,692.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,569

±532 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,692

Median household income

$66,154

±$9,937 (90% margin)
Kern County: $70,210

Median home value

$284,600

±$13,866 (90% margin)
Kern County: $338,300

Median gross rent

$1,761

±$231 (90% margin)
Kern County: $1,300

Where is Census Tract 10.03?

Census Tract 10.03 is one of 236 census tracts in Kern County, California. It covers 0.86 square miles of land, 4,318 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 06029001003, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 10.03 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
East Niles100%
Census Tract 10.03 (marked with a dot) in Kern County, California. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
9.1210.0111.01 10.03 1 mi
Census Tract 10.03 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 10.03: Tract 9.12, Tract 10.01 ($99,811), Tract 10.02 ($58,107) and Tract 11.01 ($30,594). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 10.03?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 10.03's population at 3,569 (±532) in 1,002 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,692 residents and 932 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 10.03East NilesKern CountyCalifornia
Total population3,569±53228,532915,07539,287,377
Households1,002±1747,900284,93113,548,091
Average household size3.56±0.423.593.122.84
Housing units1,007±1758,338306,99914,644,735

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 10.03?

The median resident of Census Tract 10.03 is 29.6 years old; 30.0% are under 18 and 13.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 85.3%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 7.7%. 25.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 10.03East NilesKern CountyCalifornia
Median age29.6±9.430.632.737.9
Under 18 years30.0%±7.0 pts30.4%28.6%22.0%
65 years and over13.1%±8.6 pts9.6%11.9%15.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)85.3%±7.2 pts80.7%56.5%40.2%
White alone, not Hispanic7.7%±4.9 pts11.5%29.6%33.8%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic6.3%±7.9 pts5.0%4.8%5.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.8%±1.3 pts0.5%5.1%15.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.4%0.3%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.0%0.1%0.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts1.5%3.0%4.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.4%0.6%0.6%
Born outside the United States25.0%±8.8 pts25.4%20.2%27.0%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)68.7%±9.4 pts66.9%45.7%44.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)0.9%±1.0 pts1.9%4.9%4.3%
With a disability16.1%±6.2 pts9.9%12.4%11.6%
No health insurance coverage8.9%±7.3 pts10.5%7.8%6.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)72.8%±12.2 pts63.3%77.0%84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)20.7%±8.1 pts8.2%18.8%37.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)8.1%±7.5 pts2.3%6.5%14.4%
Lived in the same house a year earlier94.2%±7.0 pts94.9%91.1%89.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 10.03 earn?

Half of the 1,002 households in Census Tract 10.03 earn less than $66,154 a year (±$9,937), against $70,210 across Kern County: 115th highest of the county's 225 tracts with a reliable estimate. 13.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 10.03East NilesKern CountyCalifornia
Median household income$66,154±$9,937$55,124$70,210$99,122
Mean household income$78,672±$14,095$67,361$93,147$140,436
Per capita income$22,529±$4,967$19,144$29,699$49,513
People below the poverty line13.7%±8.9 pts28.7%19.1%12.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line20.4%±17.1 pts37.7%25.6%15.0%
Households receiving SNAP16.5%±10.9 pts28.7%20.2%12.4%
Households with a computer100.0%±4.1 pts93.2%95.2%96.9%
Households with a broadband subscription91.3%±7.6 pts86.8%91.6%93.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 10.03?

Owners occupy 72.8% of Census Tract 10.03's occupied homes and renters 27.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $284,600 by its owner (±$13,866). The median renter pays $1,761 a month including utilities, and 69.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 10.03East NilesKern CountyCalifornia
Median home value (owner-occupied)$284,600±$13,866$251,500$338,300$734,700
Median gross rent$1,761±$231$1,250$1,300$2,036
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent69.0%±22.1 pts66.0%48.3%46.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,624±$97$1,664$1,968$2,946
Owner-occupied homes72.8%±10.3 pts58.6%60.1%55.9%
Renter-occupied homes27.2%±10.3 pts41.4%39.9%44.1%
Housing units1,007±1758,338306,99914,644,735
Single-family detached homes90.4%±7.4 pts69.4%72.4%57.0%
Mobile homes6.5%±6.3 pts16.9%7.3%3.5%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±4.1 pts0.8%1.3%1.3%
Built 2010 to 201913.1%±7.7 pts3.6%8.9%6.5%
Built 1939 or earlier5.3%±8.1 pts3.8%4.1%8.9%
Households with no vehicle2.9%±3.5 pts5.8%6.7%7.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 10.03 get to work?

80.1% of Census Tract 10.03's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 24.4 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 8.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 10.03East NilesKern CountyCalifornia
In the labor force (age 16+)55.2%±10.6 pts55.9%58.8%63.8%
Unemployment rate8.3%±4.3 pts12.6%8.6%6.6%
Drove alone to work80.1%±9.6 pts83.5%78.4%65.7%
Carpooled17.6%±7.9 pts9.9%11.4%9.5%
Public transportation0.0%±3.3 pts0.2%0.4%2.9%
Walked0.0%±3.3 pts1.3%1.0%2.4%
Worked from home2.3%±3.1 pts3.5%7.5%17.2%
Mean travel time to work24.4 min±3.424.9 min24.4 min28.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 10.03 compare with the other tracts in Kern County?

Among Kern County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 10.03 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 10.03's rank among the tracts of Kern County and of East Niles
MeasureIn Kern CountyIn East Niles
Population134th of 2364th of 8
Residents per square mile105th of 2367th of 8
Median household income115th of 2253rd of 8
Per capita income153rd of 2363rd of 8
Median home value121st of 2253rd of 8
Median gross rent51st of 2191st of 8
Poverty rate133rd of 1708th of 8
Bachelor's degree or higher83rd of 1811st of 6
Median age169th of 2356th of 8
Owner-occupied share83rd of 2282nd of 8

The tracts next to it on Kern County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 35112th$66,773±$23,441 · within the margin of this tract6,497
Tract 55.13113th$66,599±$9,772 · within the margin of this tract2,353
Tract 58.04114th$66,193±$22,766 · within the margin of this tract6,092
Tract 10.03115th$66,154±$9,9373,569
Tract 62.02116th$65,121±$10,353 · within the margin of this tract7,404
Tract 62.01117th$64,779±$12,724 · within the margin of this tract2,438
Tract 64.05118th$64,563±$22,354 · within the margin of this tract2,372

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 10.03?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 10.03 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

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