Name: East Niles, CA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to East Niles

Kern County loses about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in23,856

Moved out25,282

Net−1,426

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Los Angeles County, CA7,7723,684+4,088

Tulare County, CA1,0721,088−16

San Bernardino County, CA986707+279

Orange County, CA835638+197

San Diego County, CA646705−59

Fresno County, CA663564+99

Riverside County, CA607596+11

Ventura County, CA1,043

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals

71%28%

Leavers

47%52%

Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K

Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Kern County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 3.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Kern County report $55,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $50,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,250 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,664 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $251,500.
Getting to work: 25 minutes each way on average; 3.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Sanger, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.7%
66% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.3%
43% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$55,079
22% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	East Niles	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	3.3%	43% below
Moved from another state1County figure	0.7%	66% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-2.0	233% below
Income of households moving in7County figure	$55,079	22% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$62,419	11% below

What it costs to live here

69% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 97% of the 986 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

East Niles27.2%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$50,000

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

27.2%

33% above the median place

Home price to income

4.6x

20% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

27%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$38,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in East Niles, $1,250 a month, and local prices for everything else (103.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like East Niles, but easier on the budget

Places that match East Niles on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Sanger, CA	92	18.7% vs 27.2%	$21,900	Compare
Guymon, OK	87	17.7% vs 27.2%	n/a	Compare
Terrell, TX	86	22.5% vs 27.2%	$12,100	Compare
Porterville, CA	86	22.8% vs 27.2%	$6,400	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
69.5%
37% above the median place
Homeownership1
58.6%
12% below the median place
Vacant homes1
5.3%
26% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	East Niles	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,250	8% below
Rent to income1	27.2%	33% above
Property tax rate1	0.9%	0% above
Home price to income1	4.6x	20% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	100.9	0% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,656	3% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$81,900	24% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,287	30% below
Median home value1	$251,500	21% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	2.0%	37% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	51.0%	1% below
Homeownership1	58.6%	12% below
Renters paying 30%+1	69.5%	37% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,664	11% below
Vacant homes1	5.3%	26% below
Median year built1	1974	0% below

Work and pay

3% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 98% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Income per person1
$19,144
52% below the median place
Unemployment1
12.6%
158% above the median place
Works from home1
3.5%
72% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate28.7% 2.7×

Median household income$55,124 −31%

Mean commute25 min +0%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	East Niles	Vs median
Median household income1	$55,124	31% below
Income per person1	$19,144	52% below
Unemployment1	12.6%	158% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$61,737	6% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	2.8%	24% below
Jobs6County figure	347,044	130% above
Poverty rate1	28.7%	166% above
Mean commute1	25 min	0% above
Works from home1	3.5%	72% below
Commutes by transit1County figure	0.4%	58% below

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 8.2%, 74% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
8.2%
74% below the median place
High school or higher1
63.3%
31% below the median place
Household size1
3.6
44% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age30.6 −22%

Born abroad25.4% 2.9×

Homes with broadband86.8% −6%

No health insurance10.5% +64%

All 8 people measures

Measure	East Niles	Vs median
Population1	28,532	1609th largest
Median age1	30.6	22% below
Bachelor's or higher1	8.2%	74% below
High school or higher1	63.3%	31% below
Household size1	3.6	44% above
Born abroad1	25.4%	188% above
No health insurance1	10.5%	64% above
Homes with broadband1	86.8%	6% below

Life in East Niles

OpenStreetMap shows 0.7 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 98% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

26 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.7 −93%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.7 −94%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Cesar E. Chavez National Monument 23 miles
John Krebs Wilderness 74 miles
Sequoia National Park 83 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.9 −24%

Shops21.9 −28%

Arts, recreation and fitness1.9 −54%

Doctors' offices and clinics15.0 −26%

Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
22.6
27% below the median place
Public school students12
197,431
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
275
above the median place (median 9)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	East Niles	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	275	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	197,431	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	22.4	45% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	15.9	24% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	21.9	28% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	1.9	54% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	15.0	26% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.5	35% below
Parks per 10k9	0.7	93% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.7	94% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	22.6	27% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	1	50% below
National Register listings11County figure	26	100% above

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 8.9 in, 80% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached East Niles. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
8.9 in
80% below the median place
July average high13
96°F
10% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
99.5
10% above the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	East Niles	Vs median
July average high13County figure	96°F	10% above
January average low13County figure	36°F	44% above
Average temperature13County figure	62°F	13% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	8.9 in	80% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	98.9	7% above
Tornado risk14County figure	19.8	76% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	99.8	63% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	99.5	10% above
Median air quality index15County figure	70	63% above
Good air days15County figure	17.5%	74% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2020 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 29.2% to 27.2% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 24.6% from 2020 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 33.9% from 2020 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$38,900

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 7% of places

Pay vs rent

+1.9 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 76% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-2.0 pts

rent share of income, 2020 to 2024 (29.2% to 27.2%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+8%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

East Niles in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, East Niles does better than 20% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 92%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,250/mo (2024)	$1,600/mo	$1,310 to $1,950/mo	+4.2%
Median household income	$55,124 (2024)	$70,500	$59,500 to $83,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$251,500 (2024)	$376,000	$273,000 to $518,000	+6.9%

The median home would be worth 5.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like East Niles

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Mojave, CA	$1,214	$55,660	Compare
Orosi, CA	$1,204	$54,604	Compare
Hillcrest, CA	$1,259	$46,285	Compare
South Houston, TX	$1,212	$53,497	Compare

Nearby

Compare East Niles with

Places built like East Niles

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how East Niles performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
East Niles, CA	27.2%	7.6%/yr	n/a
Wasco, CA	25.3%	5.7%/yr	-1.9%	Compare
Dinuba, CA	24.4%	6.1%/yr	5.4%	Compare
Sanger, CA	18.7%	9.6%/yr	1.7%	Compare
Reedley, CA	24.4%	6.4%/yr	7.1%	Compare
Selma, CA	24.5%	8.1%/yr	-0.3%	Compare
Corcoran, CA	23.2%	8.3%/yr	-0.0%	Compare

Common questions

Is East Niles a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 0 out of 100, better than 0% of the places we rate and 633rd of 654 in California. OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 99% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 655 California places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 20 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East Niles expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $251,500.

What salary do you need to live in East Niles?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East Niles?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mojave, CA, Orosi, CA, Hillcrest, CA and South Houston, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares East Niles with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for East Niles itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/east-niles-california

Citytistics. “East Niles, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-niles-california/

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