Fellows, CA · standard
ZIP Code 93224
Kern County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 451
- 8/sq mi
- $47,000
- Median income
- $208,800
- Median home value
- 4.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Fellows pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 11th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 46th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 8
- people per sq mi
- 64%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 93224 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 93224 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Fellows, Kern County, California, home to just 451 residents across 57.8 square miles, a density of 8 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 93224 reports a modest median household income of $47,000 (54% below the California average), while per-capita income is $28,913. The poverty rate stands at 23.4% and the unemployment rate at 13.9%. On housing, the median home value is $208,800 (73% below the state average) with median rent at $1,183 per month, and 64.2% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 4.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.1, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 2 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 93224, plus 6 more within Kern County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 93224, Fellows, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
451
Population
57.8
Area (sq mi)
8
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 93224?
43.1
Median Age
51.7%
Male
48.3%
Female
12.3%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$47,000
Median Household Income
-54% vs state
$28,913
Per Capita Income
23.4%
Poverty Rate
13.9%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 93224 ranks nationally
Fellows, CA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$47,000 11th percentile higher than 11% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
177
Total Housing Units
134
Occupied Units
43
Vacant Units
3.09
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$208,800
Median Home Value
-73% vs state
$1,183
Median Rent
1963
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 18 business establishments in ZIP 93224, employing approximately 354 people with a combined annual payroll of $45,095,000.
18
Businesses
354
Employees
$45.1M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 5 | 27.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 16.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 93224 vs 93268 →
ZIP 93224 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 93268
Taft (93268)
16,897 residents
- 93224 451
Fellows (93224)
451 residents
- 93251 270
Mc Kittrick (93251)
270 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 93224 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 93224 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 93251
Mc Kittrick (93251)
$80,781 median income
- 93268
Taft (93268)
$57,778 median income
- 93224
Fellows (93224)
$47,000 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 93224 ranks #3 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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