What is Kern County famous for?
Kern is the energy building capital and has a flourishing healthcare infrastructure. The county seat is Bakersfield, the largest metropolitan area, located 100 miles north of Los Angeles; and is a thoroughfare for Highway 99, Interstate 5. Major waterways include the California Aqueduct and the Kern River.
Is Bakersfield safe to live?
Bakersfield has a bad reputation for being a dangerous city. With a current crime rate of 47 per every 1,000 residents, Bakersfield is considered to have one of the highest crime rates in the United States in comparison to other cities of the same size. The violent crime rate is currently one in every 21 residents.
What is the poverty rate in Kern County?
Table
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median household income (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 | $53,350 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 | $23,326 |
| Persons in poverty, percent | 19.0% |
What happened on National Adoption Day in Kern County?
The festive spirit of National Adoption Day once again returned to Juvenile Court on Friday. The Kern County coroner identified the woman who died at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 10 in a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision on Edison Highway, west of Chamberlain Avenue.
What happened at Baker and Sumner Street in Kern County?
The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who was struck and killed by a train last week near the intersection of Baker and Sumner streets. The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who died after a vehicle she was driving overturned on Highway 119 just north of Highway 43.
What happened on Highway 58 in Kern County?
The Kern County coroner ruled the death of a married couple as a murder-suicide. The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a deadly stabbing from Oct. 22. The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the occupant of a vehicle who died in a collision on Highway 58, east of Claymine Road, on Friday.
What happened in the Bakersfield area?
A Bakersfield woman died in a traffic accident Friday, according to the Kern County coroner’s office. A Bakersfield man was found dead in the Beardsley Canal on Saturday, according to the Kern County coroner’s office. A man died in Arvin after crashing into another vehicle Saturday, according to the Kern County coroner’s office.
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