With 21,473 people, Rosamond is a city in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 31.3. Growth has run 50% since 2000, or 7,124 more people. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 20% less than in California as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,386, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 126%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rosamond
What changed most since 1990
Population7,430 → 21,473(+189%)US over the same years: +35%
White share75.7% → 31.9%(−43.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share16.8% → 47.6%(+30.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Rosamond's population equals 2.3% of Kern County's. Its number of veterans equals 5.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.5%(582)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28%(458)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.2%(396)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,638 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rosamond, decade by decade
Rosamond population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,430
$71,800
$231,367
6.1%
49.7
2000
14,349
$77,069
$156,298
11.0%
70.0
2010
18,150
$74,728
$289,584
12.7%
78.4
2020
20,961
$77,835
$275,860
17.4%
83.3
2024
21,473
$79,386
$352,600
16.2%
82.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
