Wasco.
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California·Kern County
6 tracts·25K people·$274K median·2,653/mi²
Hispanic 87 · White 7 · Black 4 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 51 · Other 33 · Living alone 15
Wasco 15 · Bakersfield 15 · Shafter 8 · Delano 4 · Los Angeles 3 · Elsewhere 55
Manufacturing 45 · Public admin 29 · Health 15 · Retail 5 · Leisure 5 · Professional 1
Construction · maintenance 30 · Production · transport 23 · Service 18 · Sales · office 16 · Management · business · science · arts 14
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 32 · Work from home 2 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 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 Wasco is $273,600 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Wasco has 26,558 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.6; the population is 87.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% White, 4.2% Black, 0.7% Multiracial, 0.5% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 3.6 people; 6.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.4% (Census ACS).
John L. Prueitt Elementary (34%), Teresa Burke Elementary (31%) and James A. Forrest Elementary (28%) lead the elementary schools; Palm Avenue Middle (27%) and Thomas Jefferson Middle (23%) lead the middle schools; Wasco High (36%) and Wasco Independence High (12%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,089/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wasco is $51,727 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wasco, median rent is $1,089/month and the median home value is $273,600 (Census ACS).
Wasco reported 0.0 violent crimes and 0.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 1982).
Summer highs average 98°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wasco are heat wave (93), earthquake (85) and drought (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.40g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Wasco scores 7.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).