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Moving to Tehachapi, California

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Population: 10,957. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,752 (+7.3% change)
Males: 7,584 (69.2%), Females: 3,373 (30.8%)

Kern County

Zip codes: 93561.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $29,208
Median house value: $90,000

Population by Race

Races in Tehachapi:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.2%)
  • Hispanic (32.7%)
  • Other race (23.8%)
  • Black (13.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • American Indian (2.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (9.4%), Irish (7.2%), English (6.2%), United States (4.1%), Italian (1.6%), French (1.6%).

Elevation: 3973 feet

Land area: 9.6 square miles

Map of Tehachapi, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tehachapi

  • High school or higher: 71.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tehachapi city

  • Never married: 10.2%
  • Now married: 75.7%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

6.9% Foreign born (5.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -885 (-7.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Tehachapi:

  • TEHACHAPI HOSPITAL (115 WEST STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Tehachapi:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tehachapi:

  • EDWARDS AFB (about 43 miles; EDWARDS, CA; Abbreviation: EDW)
  • PALMDALE PRODN FLT/TEST INSTLN AF PLANT 42 (about 44 miles; PALMDALE, CA; Abbreviation: PMD)
  • MEADOWS FIELD (about 47 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Abbreviation: BFL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tehachapi:

  • TEHACHAPI MUNI (about 2 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA; Abbreviation: TSP)
  • MOUNTAIN VALLEY (about 3 miles; TEHACHAPI, CA; Abbreviation: L94)
  • MOJAVE (about 22 miles; MOJAVE, CA; Abbreviation: MHV)

Amtrak station:
TEHACHAPI (416 W. TEHACHAPI BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tehachapi:

  • ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; LANCASTER, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,308)
  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
  • COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (about 51 miles; SANTA CLARITA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,024)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 51 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,273)
  • LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE (about 57 miles; Sylmar, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,449)
  • CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; RIDGECREST, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,347)
  • SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 64 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,272)

Schools

Public high schools in Tehachapi:

  • TEHACHAPI HIGH (Students: 1,454; Location: 801 SOUTH DENNISON ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MONROE HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 167; Location: 28661 EUMATILLA; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Tehachapi:

  • COUNTRY OAKS BAPTIST COMMUNITY (Students: 57; Location: PO BOX 1356; Grades: KG – 12)
  • VIANNEY ACADEMY (Students: 26; Location: 20617 SOUTH ST; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tehachapi:

  • JACOBSEN JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,194; Location: 711 ANITA DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CUMMINGS VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 714; Location: 24220 BEAR VALLEY ROAD, HC80; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GOLDEN HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 708; Location: 20215 PARK ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • TOMPKINS ELEMENTARY (Students: 595; Location: 1120 S. CURRY ST.; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Tehachapi:

  • OAK HILL CARDEN SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 213 EAST E STREET/P O BOX 1066; Grades: KG – 8)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD PRESCHOOL – CCC (Students: 32; Location: 329 S MILL ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • MIGHTY OAKS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 6; Location: 26920 COLUMBIA WAY; Grades: 1 – 10)

 

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