County data

Opportunity Zones in Kern County, CA

Kern County, California has 26 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones starting January 1, 2027, and had 35 from the 2018 round. About 95,098 people live in the designated tracts.

Designated for 2027
26
2018 zones
35
Eligible, not designated
75
Rural designated
9

Designated for 2027

26 tracts, in effect January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036.

TractPopulationMedian family incomePovertyType
060290041015,953$78,28629.2%Rural
060290049015,476$45,52216.2%Non-rural
060290044024,909$44,25827.0%Rural
060290001034,644$31,78245.2%Non-rural
060290066004,637$69,48322.5%Non-rural
060290059004,492$64,21527.0%Rural
060290003004,266$50,78527.8%Non-rural
060290063044,261$50,20531.9%Rural
060290020024,249$34,92644.6%Non-rural
060290031034,244$56,14429.8%Non-rural
060290022023,937$42,60346.2%Non-rural
060290047023,863$44,13532.8%Rural
060290055113,830$55,77721.3%Rural
060290055143,686$55,59229.4%Rural
060290025033,451$46,93440.0%Non-rural
060290020013,201$19,60876.4%Non-rural
060290015002,957$46,25033.7%Non-rural
060290021002,896$27,64440.1%Non-rural
060290024032,847$50,17040.4%Non-rural
060290022012,731$48,07730.8%Non-rural
060290056002,698$56,53835.5%Rural
060290006022,528$23,75062.4%Non-rural
060290053002,416$65,90921.0%Rural
060290006032,364$46,95337.8%Non-rural
060290013022,313$26,41555.9%Non-rural
060290016002,249$53,39338.9%Non-rural

2018 zones

35 tracts, in effect through December 31, 2028.

Eligible but not designated

75 other tracts met the income test, but were not on the final list, so they do not become a zone in this round. The 40 with the highest poverty rates are shown; all are in the CSV.

TractPopulationMedian family incomePovertyType
060290013015,548$29,11359.3%Non-rural
060290063035,437$35,58352.2%Rural
060290011062,516$31,86248.4%Non-rural
060290064063,692$28,07547.0%Rural
060290011015,814$31,73145.6%Non-rural
060290009124,301$69,84443.6%Non-rural
060290027013,250$40,17943.1%Non-rural
060290064043,605$31,38942.7%Rural
060290052054,038$26,49940.2%Rural
060290012026,080$47,96939.9%Non-rural
060290002014,010$39,06339.7%Non-rural
060290030023,486$41,10037.1%Non-rural
060290034004,162$49,64036.6%Rural
060290064035,695$34,23136.5%Rural
060290030014,626$37,13335.9%Non-rural
060290006012,322–35.4%Non-rural
060290011072,690$56,30234.6%Non-rural
060290007012,807$70,93834.0%Non-rural
060290012012,538$50,13733.9%Non-rural
060290049043,298$56,34633.5%Non-rural
060290004004,524$40,81333.1%Non-rural
060290063013,550$56,94032.0%Rural
060290031294,114–31.9%Non-rural
060290014022,620$36,80131.5%Non-rural
060290026003,282$56,60731.4%Non-rural
060290041024,680$39,27131.3%Rural
060290058046,092$52,98530.6%Rural
060290055124,142$62,86529.6%Rural
060290028175,456$65,43829.4%Non-rural
060290025014,443$48,06229.3%Non-rural
060290028252,886$48,33328.6%Non-rural
060290009043,949$42,25028.4%Non-rural
060290009112,415$54,46428.4%Non-rural
060290031361,388$79,02827.7%Non-rural
060290036004,512$54,31827.4%Rural
060290011042,556$61,66727.2%Non-rural
060290052062,273$54,00027.1%Rural
060290060035,923$63,09427.0%Rural
060290028154,478$58,16726.7%Non-rural
060290010022,776$64,12526.2%Non-rural

Open the tract map for California, or check an exact address with the lookup. Tracts are 2020 census tracts for 2027 and 2010 tracts for 2018, so the two lists do not line up one for one. American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates (U.S. Census Bureau). Designations: CDFI Fund.

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