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Moving to Wasco, California

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Population: 21,263. Estimated population in July 2024: 23,874 (+12.3% change)
Males: 13,764 (64.7%), Females: 7,499 (35.3%)

Kern County

Zip code: 93280

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.3 years
Median household income: $28,997
Median house value: $81,700

Population by Race

Races in Wasco:

  • Hispanic (66.7%)
  • Other race (50.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (21.6%)
  • Black (10.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (3.2%), German (2.6%), English (1.7%), Irish (1.2%).

Elevation: 325 feet

Land area: 7.6 square miles

Map of Wasco, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wasco

  • High school or higher: 54.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 21.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wasco city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 63.5%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 3.0%

23.3% Foreign born (22.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +8,588 (+67.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wasco:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wasco:

  • MEADOWS FIELD (about 24 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Abbreviation: BFL)
  • VISALIA MUNI (about 50 miles; VISALIA, CA; Abbreviation: VIS)
  • FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL (about 85 miles; FRESNO, CA; Abbreviation: FAT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wasco:

  • WASCO-KERN COUNTY (about 2 miles; WASCO, CA; Abbreviation: L19)
  • DELANO MUNI (about 13 miles; DELANO, CA; Abbreviation: DLO)
  • SHAFTER-MINTER FIELD (about 13 miles; SHAFTER, CA; Abbreviation: MIT)

Amtrak station:
WASCO (700 G ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wasco:

  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 30 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,273)
  • TAFT COLLEGE (about 31 miles; Taft, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,288)
  • COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS (about 50 miles; VISALIA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,295)
  • REEDLEY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; REEDLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,344)
  • WEST HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; COALINGA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)

Schools

Public high schools in Wasco:

  • WASCO HIGH (Students: 1,348; Location: 1900 7TH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • INDEPENDENCE HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 93; Location: 1445 POSO DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wasco:

  • PALM AVENUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,003; Location: 1017 PALM AVE.; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • JEFFERSON (THOMAS) MIDDLE (Students: 682; Location: 305 GRIFFITH AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • PRUEITT (JOHN L.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 661; Location: 3501 SEVENTH ST.; Grades: KG – 02)
  • CLEMENS (KARL F.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 644; Location: 523 BROADWAY ST.; Grades: 01 – 03)
  • SEMITROPIC ELEMENTARY (Students: 258; Location: 25300 HWY. 46; Grades: KG – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Wasco:

  • NORTH KERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 710 PETERS STREET; Grades: PK – 11)
  • ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Students: 83; Location: 929 BROADWAY; Grades: PK – 8)

 

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