93238 Zip Code (Kernville, CA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 858
Zip code population in 2010: 1,490
Zip code population in 2000: 1,871

Houses and condos: 804
Renter-occupied apartments: 5
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 93238: 95.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 126.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,772 (2.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 93238:

• High school or higher: 101.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 21.2%
• Unemployed: 12.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 52.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 93238:

• Never married: 10.8%
• Now married: 48.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 26.9%
• Divorced: 13.6%

• 
• • 77590.7%White
  • 435.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 212.5%Asian
  • 80.9%Some other race
  • 70.8%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 93238, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,349 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,349
State:	$95,910

Salary/wage: $52,449 (reported on 58.9% of returns)

Here:	$52,449
State:	$77,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 918.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3348.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6296.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7763.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18784.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,510 (reported on 42.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,510
California:	$2,294

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.0% for AGIs below $25k, 113.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 312.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,341 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$6,341
State:	$10,949

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.3% for AGIs below $25k, 225.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 286.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 876.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$21,087 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$21,087
State:	+$49,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.0% for AGIs below $25k, 37.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 124.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 686.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,625 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$13,625
State:	+$15,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.0% for AGIs below $25k, 221.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 480.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2134.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,082 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

93238:	$19,082
California:	$23,505

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.0% for AGIs below $25k, 368.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 834.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2394.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,014 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,014
State:	$39,517

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 352.0% for AGIs below $25k, 978.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2028.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $9,425 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	$9,425
State:	$12,598

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.3% for AGIs below $25k, 582.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,029 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

93238:	$7,029
State:	$8,807

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 414.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 570.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,814 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,814
State:	$2,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.4%

Here:	90%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 84.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 93238, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,804 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,804
State:	$72,726

Salary/wage: $39,346 (reported on 65.7% of returns)

Here:	$39,346
State:	$59,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.4% for AGIs below $25k, 53.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,597 (reported on 45.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,597
California:	$2,146

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,406 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,406
State:	$9,308

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,847 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,847
State:	+$30,460

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,917 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,917
State:	+$17,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,415 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

93238:	$14,415
California:	$19,557

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,317 (26% of AGI, reported on 34.3% of returns)

Here:	$22,317
State:	$34,004

Here:	25.6% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.4% for AGIs below $25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,540 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,540
State:	$4,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,521 (reported on 34.3% of returns)

93238:	$7,521
State:	$14,448

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,618 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,618
State:	$2,286

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.6%

Here:	59%
State:	64%

(% for various income ranges: 51.6% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 93238, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,588 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,588
State:	$58,600

Salary/wage: $34,626 (reported on 64.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,626
State:	$49,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 158.8% for AGIs below $10k, 53.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,925 (reported on 62.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,925
California:	$2,365

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,965 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,965
State:	$4,746

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,038 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,038
State:	+$23,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,589 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,589
State:	+$16,826

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,438 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

93238:	$3,438
California:	$3,192

Total itemized deductions: $17,154 (25% of AGI, reported on 34.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,154
State:	$28,113

Here:	25.3% of AGI
State:	25.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.7% for AGIs below $10k, 13.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,454 (4% of AGI, reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,454
State:	$3,923

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,403 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

93238:	$5,403
State:	$10,761

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,422 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,422
State:	$1,763

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.7%

Here:	66%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 54.0% for AGIs below $10k, 64.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 93285, 93240, 93283, 93205, 93207, 93260.
Kernville Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 389

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 69 (67 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 93238 with a mortgage: 192
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 93238 household income distribution in 2022

• 42Less than $10,000
• 61$10,000 to $14,999
• 35$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 103$40,000 to $44,999
• 56$45,000 to $49,999
• 97$60,000 to $74,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 93238

• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 43$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$40,000 to $49,999
• 34$150,000 to $174,999
• 42$200,000 to $249,999
• 48$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999
• 64$750,000 to $999,999
• 6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 80$2,000,000 or more

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $314,100
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $128,538
• Two or more races householders: $105,167
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,051,676

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $265,490

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $957,595

Here:	$957,595
State:	$988,808

Mobile homes: $40,703

Here:	$40,703
State:	$184,506

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 586
• One, attached: 2
• 3 or 4: 7
• 5 to 9: 5
• 10 to 19: 24
• 20 to 49: 6
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 161
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Unemployment: 12.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 93238

• 79.4%169Drove a car alone
• 1.4%3Carpooled
• 3.3%7Walked
• 14.6%31Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 93238

• 3310 to 14 minutes
• 6115 to 19 minutes
• 120 to 24 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes
• 3445 to 59 minutes
• 4490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 858

• Male householders: 63 (26 living alone), Female householders: 347 (191 living alone)

• 161 spouses (161 opposite-sex spouses), 45 unmarried partners, (45 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 210 children (211 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 41 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 3 4-persons, 58 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 218 1-person, 37 2-persons

208 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

93.7% of residents of 93238 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• JOHNSONDALE ELEMENTARY (STAR ROUTE 1, BOX 104 in KERNVILLE, CA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6054118
  Organizations: HOT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• KERNVILLE ELEMENTARY (13550 SIERRA WAY in KERNVILLE, CA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6009641
  Organizations: KERNVILLE UNION ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• KERN RIVER NO 3 (15171 SIERRAWAY in KERNVILLE, CA)

  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: KERN RIVER NUMBER 3 POWERHOUSE

• KERN VALLEY LANDFILL (1M E KERNVILLE NEAR LAKE ISABE in KERNVILLE, CA)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  

• KERNVILLE BURN DUMP (1/4 MI W/0 BULLARD RD in KERNVILLE, CA)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  

• LEBEC SANITARY LANDFILL (1M E KERNVILLE NEAR LAKE ISABE in KERNVILLE, CA)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4%

Population in 1990: 812. Population change in the 1990s: +1,059 (+130.4%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 391
• Northeast: 91
• Midwest: 178
• South: 100
• West: 59

55% of the 93238 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.

100% of the 93238 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 200% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• JERRY GULL COMPANY (231 BURMA RD in KERNVILLE, CA; small business)
  2 employees, $79000 revenue. : $316,504 in 6 contracts from 1999 to 2003

  Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Forest Service, Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2)
  Signed by year: 2000: $72,000; 2001: $72,000; 2002: $72,344; 2003: $28,160; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $72,344 with Forest Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  $72,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
  $72,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
  $72,000, same as above. Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
  

• THE PLUMBING COMPANY OF KERNVI (242 BURMA ROAD in KERNVILLE, CA; small business) : $105,031 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2002

  $84,469 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment. Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
  $20,562, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-19. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2001-09-28. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
  

• CHERYL'S DINER (11030 KERNVILLE RD in KERNVILLE, CA; small business)

  $3,248 with Forest Service for Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations. Signed on 2006-08-17. Completion date: 2006-08-17.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (20-49: 1)
• Utilities: Hydroelectric Power Generation (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (10-19: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (10-19: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0027.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0027.00

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 10. The highest number of fires - 23 took place in 2016, and the least - 3 in 2008. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (62.9%), and Structure Fires (22.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 93238
• 8862.9%Outside Fires
• 3122.1%Structure Fires
• 1812.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 32.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 93238, California

Most common first names in zip code 93238 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	25	72.8 years
William	24	73.5 years
George	22	69.7 years
James	22	70.2 years
Robert	22	69.9 years
Charles	20	73.8 years
Joseph	14	73.2 years
Thomas	13	68.4 years
Walter	11	77.1 years
Richard	11	68.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 93238 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	15	75.8 years
Thompson	8	72.2 years
Johnson	7	75.7 years
Taylor	7	69.5 years
Hall	7	76.9 years
Anderson	6	78.8 years
Walker	6	76.8 years
Brown	6	57.2 years
Thomas	5	78.6 years
Morris	5	81.4 years