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Valley Acres, California

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Population in 2010: 527.
Population change since 2000: +2.9%
Males: 272  (51.6%)
Females: 255  (48.4%)
Median resident age:

35.4 years
California median age:

37.9 years

Zip codes: 93268.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $83,664 (it was $41,477 in 2000)
Valley Acres:

$83,664
CA:

$91,551

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,650 (it was $18,013 in 2000)

Valley Acres CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,079 (it was $81,100 in 2000)
Valley Acres:

$227,079
CA:

$715,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $207,503; detached houses: $160,314; mobile homes: $648,792

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,151.

March 2022 cost of living index in Valley Acres: 93.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.5%
(12.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 69.0% for other race residents)

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    • 31250.6%White alone
    • 28646.4%Hispanic
    • 61.0%Two or more races
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Ancestries: English (21.7%), Irish (3.3%), Norwegian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 415 feet

Land area: 4.11 square miles.

Population density: 128 people per square mile   (very low).

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105 residents are foreign born (17.4% Latin America).

This place:

17.0%
California:

26.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,583 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $613 (0.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (23.7 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (97.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Dustin Acres, CA (1.3 miles ),
Ford City, CA (2.1 miles ),
South Taft, CA (2.4 miles ),
Taft, CA (2.4 miles ),
Taft Heights, CA (2.5 miles ),
Tupman, CA (2.7 miles ),
Fellows, CA (2.8 miles),
Westside, CA (2.9 miles )

Latitude: 35.21 N, Longitude: 119.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 661

Distribution of median household income in Valley Acres, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Valley Acres, CA in 2022

Property values in Valley Acres, CA

Valley Acres satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

8.7%
California:

5.1%
Most common industries in Valley Acres, CA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (35.5%)
  • Food & beverage stores (14.3%)
  • Construction (12.1%)
  • Educational services (9.1%)
  • Public administration (7.8%)
  • Social assistance (5.6%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (4.8%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (42.1%)
  • Construction (19.3%)
  • Food & beverage stores (13.1%)
  • Educational services (11.7%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (7.6%)
  • Public administration (6.2%)
  • Apparel (0.0%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (24.4%)
  • Food & beverage stores (16.3%)
  • Social assistance (15.1%)
  • Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (11.6%)
  • Public administration (10.5%)
  • Health care (10.5%)
  • Personal & laundry services (7.0%)
Most common occupations in Valley Acres, CA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Extraction workers (14.7%)
  • Construction laborers (10.0%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.7%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (7.4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.8%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Construction laborers (15.9%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (13.8%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (11.7%)
  • Extraction workers (9.0%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Extraction workers (24.4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11.6%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (10.5%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (10.5%)
  • Child care workers (9.3%)
  • Personal appearance workers (7.0%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.8%)

Average climate in Valley Acres, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 120. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

120
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.259. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.259
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 10.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 13.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.3
U.S.:

5.1
Sulfur Dioxide Level
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 36.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

36.1
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 46.2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

46.2
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 13.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

13.5
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 0.00287. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00287
U.S.:

0.00931

Earthquake activity:

Valley Acres-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 7485% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 27.4 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 94.0 miles away from Valley Acres center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 178.4 miles away from Valley Acres center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 277.4 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 175.5 miles away from Valley Acres center
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kern County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 12, Floods: 12, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Mudslides: 4, Landslides: 3, Freezes: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Valley Acres topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Valley Acres:

  • MERCY WESTSIDE HOSPT D/P SNF (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; TAFT, CA)
  • WEST SIDE DISTRICT HOSP AND NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; TAFT, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley Acres:

  • Taft College (about 5 miles; Taft, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
  • California State University-Bakersfield (about 20 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 7,564)
  • Bakersfield College (about 29 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 10,325)
  • Santa Barbara City College (about 58 miles; Santa Barbara, CA; FT enrollment: 12,568)
  • Allan Hancock College (about 61 miles; Santa Maria, CA; FT enrollment: 6,639)
  • University of California-Santa Barbara (about 61 miles; Santa Barbara, CA; FT enrollment: 22,806)
  • Porterville College (about 63 miles; Porterville, CA; FT enrollment: 2,560)

Points of interest:

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Kern County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.0 people
California:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

77.7%
Whole state:

68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.6%
Whole state:

7.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Valley Acres:

Marital status in Valley Acres, CA
  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 47.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 20.7%

For population 25 years and over in Valley Acres:

  • High school or higher: 72.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.0
California average:

15.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Valley Acres, CA (based on Kern County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic245,83630
Evangelical Protestant114,724436
Other30,68783
Mainline Protestant7,45938
Black Protestant4,02625
Orthodox4503
None436,449-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 190
Kern County:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
California:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Kern County:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 63
Kern County:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 165
Here:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 362
This county:

4.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.0%
California:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kern County:

29.4%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Kern County:

15.9%
State:

17.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Valley Acres:

46.8%
California:

49.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

42.1%
California:

48.0%

Average BMI:
Valley Acres:

29.0
State:

28.1

People feeling badly about themselves:
Valley Acres:

25.0%
State:

20.2%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Valley Acres:

8.5%
State:

11.2%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.8
California:

6.8

Overweight people:
Valley Acres:

36.9%
California:

31.5%

General health condition:
Here:

53.1%
California:

56.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

76.2%
California:

80.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of Valley Acres, CA Residents

4.83% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.83%
California average:

5.19%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($334 average AGI)
Kern County:

0.03%
California average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.52% ($46,157 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.19% ($38,563)
from Tulare County, CA  0.19% ($42,288)


4.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($61,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.56%
California average:

6.14%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($342 average AGI)
Kern County:

0.03%
California average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.67% ($44,086 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA  0.17% ($46,232)
to San Diego County, CA  0.15% ($59,692)

Strongest AM radio stations in Valley Acres:

  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
  • KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
  • KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
  • KMAP (1050 AM; 10 kW; FRAZIER PARK, CA; Owner: KMAP, INC.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • KGET (970 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KACD (850 AM; 25 kW; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Valley Acres:

  • KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • KBDS (103.9 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: RADIO CAMPESINA BAKERSFIELD, INC.)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K254AH (98.7 FM; ISLA VISTA, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KRAZ (105.9 FM; SANTA YNEZ, CA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRUZ (103.3 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSPE-FM (94.5 FM; ELLWOOD, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMGQ (97.5 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCSB-FM (91.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KXFM (99.1 FM; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFRB (91.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUZZ-FM (107.9 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY, INC)
  • KISV (94.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KGFM (101.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K295AH (106.9 FM; GOLETA, CA; Owner: THE ASSOC., FOR COMMUNITY EDUC., INC)
  • KIST-FM (107.7 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Valley Acres:

  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KNXT-LP (Channel 57; MARICOPA, ETC., CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
  • KPMC-LP (Channel 42; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)

Valley Acres fatal accident list:

May 14, 2016 06:02 PM, Sr-119, Lat: 35.206064, Lon: -119.410517, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jun 9, 2007 05:22 PM, Sr-119, Lat: 35.195572, Lon: -119.426144, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
May 19, 2002 04:40 PM, Sr-119, Lat: 35.194106, Lon: -119.428285, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 14, 1998 00:40 AM, Sr-119, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 36ft / 10.6mTotal length
  • 31,650Total average daily traffic
  • 4,095Total average daily truck traffic
  • 54,277Total future (year 2041) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$203,2800$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$103,640
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2006 2005

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0033.04

Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Valley Acres, CA
  • 80.0%Utility gas
  • 20.0%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Valley Acres, CA
  • 72.6%Utility gas
  • 27.4%Electricity


Valley Acres compared to California state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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