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California·Kern County
12 tracts·42K people·$302K median·2,881/mi²
Hispanic 76 · Asian 13 · White 5 · Black 5 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1
Married couple 58 · Other 30 · Living alone 12
Delano 27 · Bakersfield 10 · Los Angeles 3 · McFarland 3 · Shafter 3 · Elsewhere 54
Manufacturing 37 · Public admin 22 · Health 22 · Retail 8 · Leisure 5 · Professional 5
Construction · maintenance 26 · Service 20 · Management · business · science · arts 19 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 16
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 39 · Work from home 4 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Delano is $301,900 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Delano has 51,679 residents across 10 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.9; the population is 76.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 4.9% White, 4.5% Black, 0.8% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 3.7 people; 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.0% (Census ACS).
Harvest Elementary (54%), Morningside (48%) and Nueva Vista Language Academy (44%) lead the elementary schools; La Vina Middle (51%), Almond Tree Middle (46%) and Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy (31%) lead the middle schools; Robert F. Kennedy High (50%), Cesar E. Chavez High (48%) and Delano High (48%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,199/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Delano is $67,010 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Delano, median rent is $1,199/month and the median home value is $301,900 (Census ACS).
Delano reported 3.4 violent crimes and 16.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 97°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Delano are heat wave (94), earthquake (93) and drought (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.33g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Delano scores 4.6 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).