PlainZIP

Wasco, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wasco, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,152. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WASCO-CA · Wasco, CA 1 ZIPs · 27,152 pop · #21329/25278 · Kern County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $51,388
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21329/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Arvin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,152
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $274,900

Nearest income peer: Arvin, CA ( $2,171 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Wasco

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wasco on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wasco, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,152
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,388
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,388 average) · poverty 18.3%. The primary code (93280) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,093 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, West Point is the closest lower-income city and Yosemite National Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wasco.

Population concentration

Wasco reads through its lone ZIP, 93280

27,152 ACS residents, one ZIP: 93280 is not the leading code inside Wasco, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wasco

Citywide ZBP: 209 establishments, 2,668 employees , annual payroll $130,898k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93280 (209 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (40) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Wasco, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Kern County, which covers 50 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wasco. See the Kern County roll-up →

Wasco sits in the lower half of Kern County on income: Bakersfield, Delano and Tehachapi report more, Arvin, Lamont and Lake Isabella report less. Tehachapi marks the far end of that range at $87,357, 70% above Wasco.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93280 27,152 $51,388 209 33
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Wasco roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wasco, .