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Hillcrest, California: commercial real estate data.
Hillcrest is a Census CDP of 10,511 people across 1.38 square miles of land, in Kern County. Median household income is $46,285, 50.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hillcrest
What Hillcrest is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.38 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,626
- 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.
Hillcrest
How many people live in Hillcrest
- Population10,511
- Median age30.2
- Population under 183,437
- Share under 1832.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,129 plus or minus 251
- Share 65 and over10.7 percent
- Households2,971
- Family households2,308
- Share of households that are families77.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hillcrest
Income and work in Hillcrest
- Median household income$46,285
- Per capita income$19,968
- Civilian labor force4,159
- Employed3,798
- Unemployed361 plus or minus 142
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over6,289
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher65.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hillcrest
Housing in Hillcrest
- Housing units3,111
- Occupied units2,971
- Vacant units140 plus or minus 135
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied1,501
- Renter occupied1,470
- Ownership rate50.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$272,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,259
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units2,647
- Share single family85.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more415 plus or minus 146
- Share in buildings of two or more13.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes49 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hillcrest
How Hillcrest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,491
- Commuting under 15 minutes955 plus or minus 230
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,041 plus or minus 277
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone71.9 percent
- Carpooled20.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kern County, not Hillcrest
Kern County context, not Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest.
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
Hillcrest questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hillcrest, California?
10,511, in 2,971 households. Hillcrest CDP covers 1.38 square miles of land, which is 7,626 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest?
$46,285. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $272,700. Median gross rent is $1,259 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 Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest.
Is zoning published for Hillcrest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.