Delano, CA

Census Place

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2023 Population

50,835

0.667% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

33.5

0.601% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$61,817

15.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

19,214

3.9% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Delano, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Delano, CA are San Joaquin Valley College-Delano (61 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Delano, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Delano, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Delano, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Foreign-Born Population

34%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

17.3k people

35.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

17.9k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Delano, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Delano, CA employs 19.2k people. The largest industries in Delano, CA are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (5,546 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,509 people), and Retail Trade (2,048 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($93,759), Utilities ($76,379), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($75,308).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

19.2k

2023 Value

± 1,275

3.9%

1 Year growth

± 8.99%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Delano, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (4,576 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,762 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,183 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Delano, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.2k

2023 Value

± 1,275

3.9%

1 Year growth

± 8.99%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Delano, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (5,546 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,509 people), and Retail Trade (2,048 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Delano, CA, though some of these residents may live in Delano, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($100,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,821), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,458).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($70,063), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,206), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,581).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Delano, CA awarded 61 degrees. The student population of Delano, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 7 male students and 76 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Delano, CA are Hispanic or Latino (50 and 82%), followed by Asian (4 and 6.56%), White (3 and 4.92%), and Unknown (1 and 1.64%).

The largest universities in Delano, CA by number of degrees awarded are San Joaquin Valley College-Delano (61 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Delano, CA are Medical Assistant (40 and 65.6%), Medical Office Assistant (17 and 27.9%), and General Office Occupations & Clerical Services (4 and 6.56%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 83 students enrolled in Delano, CA, 8.43% men and 91.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 75 records, of which 93.3% were women and 6.67% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Assistant
40 degrees awarded
Medical Office Assistant
17 degrees awarded
General Office Occupations & Clerical Services
4 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Delano, CA was Medical Assistant with 40 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Delano, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

San Joaquin Valley College-Delano

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

61 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was San Joaquin Valley College-Delano with 61 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 6 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Delano, CA, which is 0.109 times less than the 55 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 50 degrees mean that there were 12.5 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 4 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Delano, CA have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Delano, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

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68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Delano, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Delano, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,817

Median Household Income

± $5,013

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Delano, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Delano, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.1%)
Carpooled (23.1%)
Worked At Home (2.51%)

In 2023, 73.1% of workers in Delano, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.1%) and those who worked at home (2.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Delano, CA have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.65% of the workforce in Delano, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Delano, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Delano, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Delano, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Delano, CA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Delano, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.5% of the population of Delano, CA has health coverage, with 32.5% on employee plans, 46.5% on Medicaid, 5.15% on Medicare, 6.94% on non-group plans, and 0.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kern County, CA see 2021 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0989% decrease from the previous year (2023 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1965 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,021 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kern County, CA

Primary care physicians in Kern County, CA see an average of 2,021 patients per year. This represents a 0.0989% decrease from the previous year (2,023 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kern County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.2% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.47%

Uninsured

32.5%

Employer Coverage

46.5%

Medicaid

5.15%

Medicare

6.94%

Non-Group

0.42%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Delano, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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