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Golden Hills, California: commercial real estate data.
Golden Hills is a Census CDP of 9,891 people across 10.91 square miles of land, in Kern County. Median household income is $95,669, 82.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Golden Hills
What Golden Hills is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area10.91 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land906
- County holding the largest share of its areaKern County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Golden Hills
How many people live in Golden Hills
- Population9,891
- Median age37.3
- Population under 182,175 plus or minus 449
- Share under 1822.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,109 plus or minus 533
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households3,762
- Family households2,673
- Share of households that are families71.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Golden Hills
Income and work in Golden Hills
- Median household income$95,669
- Per capita income$43,110
- Civilian labor force4,969 plus or minus 1,181
- Employed4,393 plus or minus 1,147
- Unemployed576 plus or minus 273
- Unemployment rate11.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over6,735
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Golden Hills
- Housing units4,232
- Occupied units3,762
- Vacant units470 plus or minus 258
- Vacancy rate11.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied3,098
- Renter occupied664 plus or minus 212
- Ownership rate82.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$410,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,377
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units3,778
- Share single family89.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more394 plus or minus 188
- Share in buildings of two or more9.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes47 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Golden Hills
How Golden Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,826 plus or minus 1,102
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,536 plus or minus 654
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.1 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,703 plus or minus 499
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.5 percent
- Drove alone78.5 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kern County, not Golden Hills
Kern County context, not Golden Hills figures
- Establishments in Kern County14,352
- Covered employment, Kern County347,664
- Average annual pay, Kern County$60,066
- Housing units permitted, Kern County3,244
Every figure in this section is published for Kern County as a whole and is not a measurement of Golden Hills.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Golden Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Golden Hills, California?
9,891, in 3,762 households. Golden Hills CDP covers 10.91 square miles of land, which is 906 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Golden Hills in?
Kern County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Golden Hills?
$95,669. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $410,300. Median gross rent is $1,377 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Golden Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kern County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Golden Hills.
Is zoning published for Golden Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.