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7 0 92 0 0 00 8 1 05 35 4 61 50 6 58 stallion springs cdp 3 139 2 334 74 35 29 0 92 23 0 73 51 1 62 2 0 06 18 0 57 165 5 26 517 16 47 stebbins cdp 1 423 369 25 93 5 0 35 3 0 21 4 0 28 0 0 00 10 0 70 30 2 11 1 002 70 41 tarina cdp 18 12 66 67 0 0 00 0 0 00 1 5 56 1 5 56 0 0 00 3 16 67 1 5 56 2010 census edit the 2010 united states census reported that kern county had a population of 839 631 the racial makeup of kern county was 499 766 59 5 white 48 921 5 8 african american 12 676 1 5 native american 34 846 4 2 asian 1 252 0 1 pacific islander 204 314 24 3 from other races and 37 856 4 5 from two or more races hispanics or latinos of any race were 413 033 persons 49 2 43 4 of kern county residents are of mexican heritage 1 0 salvadoran 0 5 colombian and 0 4 guatemalan 54 2000 census edit according to the 2000 united states census 55 661 645 people 208 652 households and 156 489 families resided in the county the population density was 81 people per square mile 31 people km 2 the 231 564 housing units had an average density of 28 units per square mile 11 units km 2 the racial makeup of the county was 61 6 white 6 0 black or african american 3 4 asian 1 5 native american 0 2 pacific islander 23 2 from other races and 4 1 from two or more races about 38 4 of the population were hispanics or latinos of any race 8 4 were of german 7 2 american and 5 7 irish ancestry according to the census and 66 8 spoke english 29 1 spanish and 1 0 tagalog as their first language of the 208 652 households 42 2 had children under 18 living with them 54 6 were married couples living together 14 5 had a female householder with no husband present and 25 0 were not families about 20 3 of all households were made up of individuals and 7 8 had someone living alone who was 65 or older the average household size was 3 03 and the average family size was 3 50 56 in the county the age distribution was 31 9 under 18 10 2 from 18 to 24 29 8 from 25 to 44 18 7 from 45 to 64 and 9 4 who were 65 or older the median age was 31 years for every 100 females there were 105 3 males for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105 3 males the median income for a household in the county was 35 446 and for a family was 39 403 males had a median income of 38 097 versus 25 876 for females the per capita income for the county was 15 760 about 16 8 of families and 20 8 of the population were below the poverty line including 27 8 of those under 18 and 10 5 of those 65 or over arts and culture edit kern county is associated with the bakersfield sound the buck owens crystal palace is located in bakersfield 57 metropolitan statistical area edit the united states office of management and budget has designated kern county as the bakersfield ca metropolitan statistical area 58 the united states census bureau ranked the bakersfield ca metropolitan statistical area as the 63rd most populous metropolitan statistical area and the 68th most populous primary statistical area of the united states as of july 1 2012 59 60 government policing and politics edit government edit kern county is a california constitution defined general law county and is governed by an elected board of supervisors the board consists of five members elected by districts who serve four year staggered terms the county government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration some law enforcement jails vital records property records tax collection public health and social services in addition the county serves as the local government for all unincorporated areas safety edit fire edit logo of the kern county fire department the kern county fire department provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of the county as well as the cities of arvin delano maricopa mcfarland ridgecrest shafter taft tehachapi and wasco 61 bakersfield has its own fire department the bakersfield fire department sheriff edit the kern county sheriff s office provides court protection jail administration and coroner services for the entire county of around 900 000 in population it provides patrol and detective services for the unincorporated areas of the county and by contract to certain municipalities the main sheriff s office and station is at bakersfield with 15 sheriff substations for the widespread county municipal police edit municipal police departments in the county are bakersfield population 384 000 delano 54 000 ridgecrest 29 000 wasco 28 000 arvin 21 000 shafter 20 000 mcfarland 15 000 california city 14 671 tehachapi 13 000 taft 9 327 and maricopa sheriff contract city 1 200 politics and voter registration edit population and registered voters total population 62 909 235 registered voters 63 note 1 426 481 46 9 democratic 63 148 701 34 9 republican 63 154 612 36 3 democratic republican spread 63 5 911 1 4 american independent 63 18 938 3 3 green 63 1 343 0 2 libertarian 63 5 510 0 6 peace and freedom 63 3 073 0 3 americans elect 63 12 0 0 other 63 6 947 0 1 no party preference 63 87 357 18 8 cities by population and voter registration edit cities by population and voter registration city population 62 registered voters 63 note 1 democratic 63 republican 63 d r spread 63 other 63 no party preference 63 arvin 19 495 30 1 55 6 13 2 42 4 6 8 24 4 bakersfield 403 455 50 9 36 6 34 5 2 1 8 0 20 9 california city 14 973 44 1 35 9 32 2 3 7 10 4 21 5 delano 51 428 32 7 53 6 16 6 37 0 7 0 22 8 maricopa 1 100 44 5 13 7 62 2 48 5 10 4 13 7 mcfarland 14 161 28 0 52 3 17 7 36 6 6 2 23 8 ridgecrest 27 959 56 7 23 6 45 1 21 5 10 3 21 0 shafter 19 953 44 8 40 7 31 2 9 5 6 9 21 2 taft 8 546 39 4 14 9 58 4 43 5 9 6 17 1 tehachapi 12 939 38 9 22 4 46 4 24 0 10 4 20 8 wasco 25 457 30 4 45 3 23 5 21 8 7 6 23 6 federal edit kern is a strongly republican county in presidential and congressional elections the last democratic candidate for president to win a majority in the county was lyndon johnson in 1964 the county is also a republican stronghold at the state level with jerry brown being the last democrat to win the county in a gubernatorial election in 1978 kern remains the only county in southern california that consistently votes republican in recent elections while republican margins in the county had been shrinking with donald trump s 10 2 margin of victory in 2020 being the smallest since gerald ford s 6 7 majority in 1976 trump regained his margins in 2024 and even surpassed previous performances with his 21 margin being the best since george bush in 2004 some constituencies in kern county in particular some of the most widely contested in california and the united states as of the early 2020s 64 65 with the 2022 race for the 22nd us house district being close and the 26th senate district having one of the tightest margins in electoral history with incumbent democrat melissa hurtado retaining her seat by 13 votes 66 democratic strength is concentrated in the small agricultural towns in the san joaquin valley portion of the county such as arvin delano mcfarland shafter and wasco unincorporated communities close to agricultural areas such as lamont and lost hills are democratic strongholds the eastern and southern parts of bakersfield along with unincorporated east bakersfield have also become reliably democratic republican strength is found in the foothill mountain and high desert communities of the county the cities of maricopa ridgecrest taft and tehachapi are republican strongholds along with the northern parts of bakersfield the wealthy unincorporated area of rosedale and working class oildale are also seen as being strongly republican cities including california city and the western areas of bakersfield are seen as competitive in most elections bakersfield as a whole is seen as being competitive with a republican lean the rest of the unincorporated areas of kern county is seen as strongly republican united states presidential election results for kern county california 67 68 69 year republican democratic third party ies no no no 1880 463 40 94 661 58 44 7 0 62 1884 598 42 02 798 56 08 27 1 90 1888 910 41 46 1 229 55 99 56 2 55 1892 992 39 47 1 266 50 38 255 10 15 1896 1 430 43 80 1 763 54 00 72 2 21 1900 1 692 45 17 1 960 52 32 94 2 51 1904 2 359 51 61 1 724 37 72 488 10 68 1908 2 270 45 60 2 215 44 50 493 9 90 1912 67 0 62 5 569 51 73 5 129 47 65 1916 5 611 35 11 9 566 59 86 804 5 03 1920 7 079 49 01 6 095 42 20 1 270 8 79 1924 8 646 46 08 3 159 16 84 6 958 37 08 1928 14 692 62 67 8 541 36 43 212 0 90 1932 7 011 25 11 19 634 70 32 1 275 4 57 1936 8 345 24 20 25 726 74 61 408 1 18 1940 19 445 37 30 32 202 61 78 479 0 92 1944 20 730 43 96 26 205 55 56 226 0 48 1948 24 464 41 60 33 029 56 16 1 318 2 24 1952 46 497 55 13 37 240 44 16 602 0 71 1956 46 220 51 31 43 533 48 33 322 0 36 1960 52 800 50 43 51 440 49 13 465 0 44 1964 45 014 41 18 64 174 58 71 120 0 11 1968 53 990 46 61 49 284 42 55 12 558 10 84 1972 71 686 60 14 41 937 35 18 5 570 4 67 1976 58 023 52 29 50 567 45 57 2 371 2 14 1980 72 842 59 65 41 097 33 65 8 182 6 70 1984 94 776 65 03 49 567 34 01 1 401 0 96 1988 90 550 61 48 55 083 37 40 1 660 1 13 1992 80 762 45 05 60 510 33 75 37 991 21 19 1996 92 151 53 77 62 658 36 56 16 582 9 67 2000 110 663 60 70 66 003 36 20 5 642 3 09 2004 140 417 66 49 68 603 32 49 2 154 1 02 2008 134 793 57 89 93 457 40 14 4 600 1 98 2012 126 618 57 17 89 495 40 41 5 359 2 42 2016 129 584 53 07 98 689 40 42 15 890 6 51 2020 164 484 53 88 133 366 43 68 7 442 2 44 2024 167 879 59 26 108 241 38 21 7 164 2 53 in the united states house of representatives kern county is split between california s 20th congressional district represented by republican vince fong california s 22nd congressional district represented by republican david valadao and california s 23rd congressional district represented by republican jay obernolte state edit in the state assembly kern county is split between the following three assembly districts the 32nd assembly district represented by republican stan ellis the 34th assembly district represented by republican tom lackey and the 35th assembly district represented by democrat jasmeet bains 70 in the state senate kern county is split between the 12th senatorial district represented by republican shannon grove and the 16th senatorial district represented by democrat melissa hurtado 71 on november 4 2008 kern county voted 75 29 in favor of proposition 8 which amended the california constitution to ban same sex marriages 72 county edit kern county is governed by a five member board of supervisors philip peters of district 1 currently serves as chair as of december 17 2024 they are 73 district 1 philip peters district 2 chris parlier district 3 jeff flores district 4 david couch district 5 leticia perez crime and public safety edit this section needs more citations please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2017 learn how and when to remove this message fire protection within the county is provided by the kern county fire department law enforcement within the county is provided by the kern county sheriff s department fire edit main article kern county fire department the kern county fire department kcfd is an agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the county of kern california usa over 625 permanent employees and 100 extra help employees protect an area which spans over 8 000 square miles 21 000 km 2 kcfd provides fire protection services for over 500 000 citizens living in the unincorporated areas of kern county and the cities of arvin delano maricopa mcfarland ridgecrest shafter taft tehachapi and wasco this agency is contracted to provide dispatch services for the california city fire department over 546 uniformed firefighters are stationed in 46 fire stations throughout the county sheriff s office edit main article kern county sheriff s department the kern county sheriff s department is the agency responsible for law enforcement within the county of kern the department provides law enforcement within the county maintains the jails used by both the county and municipal cities and provides search and rescue the department contains over 1 200 sworn deputies and civilian employees its jurisdiction contains all of the unincorporated areas of kern county approximately 8 000 square miles 21 000 km 2 the department headquarters is located at 1350 norris road in bakersfield there are 15 additional substations located throughout the county the metro patrol area is divided into four regions north south east and west in 2009 the district attorney claimed the highest per capita prison commitment rate of any major california county kern county contains multiple state and federal prisons including two private prisons the county is among the most prolific with the death penalty assigning death penalty sentences in 26 cases since 1976 in 2015 kern county policemen from all departments killed more people per capita than any other american county because of the very harsh local criminal justice system kern county has been dubbed the most punitive authoritarian jurisdiction on the west coast and oklahoma of the west 74 in 2015 it was revealed that the kern county sheriff s office engaged in a longstanding program of attempted cash payoffs to women who had accused deputies of sexual assault in the same year a civil lawsuit filed by a survivor of a sexual assault committed by kern county sheriff s deputy gabriel lopez was settled for 1 million 75 kern county had the most deaths per capita in the us by police shooting per an article published in the guardian on december 1 2015 76 in 2015 to the date of publication of the article there have been 13 deaths by police shootings in a county of less than 875 000 population or 0 016 per thousand persons by comparison during the same period of time in new york city a population 10 times the size with a police force more than 20 times the size there were 9 such deaths 77 the following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1 000 persons for each type of offense population and crime rates population 62 829 254 violent crime 78 4 892 5 90 homicide 78 75 0 09 forcible rape 78 205 0 25 robbery 78 1 331 1 61 aggravated assault 78 3 281 3 96 property crime 78 20 147 24 30 burglary 78 9 413 11 35 larceny theft 78 79 17 034 20 54 motor vehicle theft 78 4 998 6 03 arson 78 593 0 72 cities by population and crime rates edit cities by population and crime rates city population 80 violent crimes 80 violent crime rate per 1 000 persons property crimes 80 property crime rate per 1 000 persons arvin 19 761 165 8 35 671 33 96 bakersfield 355 696 1 929 5 42 17 754 49 91 bear valley 5 282 1 0 19 92 17 42 california city 14 460 90 6 22 517 35 75 delano 54 318 274 5 04 1 437 26 46 mcfarland 13 010 57 4 38 218 16 76 ridgecrest 28 273 108 3 82 602 21 29 shafter 17 391 49 2 82 576 33 12 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