Kettleman City first appeared as a
census designated place in the
1980 United States census. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 341 households in Kettleman City, of which 56.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.0% were married-couple households, 20.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 366 housing units, of which 6.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%.
2010 census As of the
census of 2010, there were 1,439 people, The population density was . The racial makeup of Kettleman City was 478 (33.2%)
White, 4 (0.3%)
African American, 8 (0.6%)
Native American, 1 (0.1%)
Asian, 0 (0.0%)
Pacific Islander, 887 (61.6%) from
other races, and 61 (4.2%) from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1,383 persons (96.1%). The Census reported that 1,439 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 350 households, out of which 232 (66.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 177 (50.6%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 82 (23.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 41 (11.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 42 (12.0%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.9%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 30 households (8.6%) were made up of individuals, and 11 (3.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.11. There were 300
families (85.7% of all households); the average family size was 4.34. The population was spread out, with 553 people (38.4%) under the age of 18, 157 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 415 people (28.8%) aged 25 to 44, 235 people (16.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 79 people (5.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males. There were 367 housing units at an average density of , of which 135 (38.6%) were owner-occupied, and 215 (61.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.4%. 564 people (39.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 875 people (60.8%) lived in rental housing units.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,499 people, 320 households, and 289 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 329 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 26.62%
White, 0.40%
Black or
African American, 1.87%
Native American, 66.18% from
other races, and 4.94% from two or more races. It is noteworthy that 92.73% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. Kettleman City is predominantly a Spanish-speaking community. At the time of the 2000 census, 93.5% of residents spoke Spanish at home, and 41.0% of this group spoke English "well" or "very well." 6.5% of residents spoke only English at home, and 55.1% spoke English "not well" or "not at all." There were 320 households, out of which 63.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were
married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.4% were non-families. 1.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.68 and the average family size was 4.59. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.3% under the age of 18, 15.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,409, and the median income for a family was $21,955. Males had a median income of $16,619 versus $10,179 for females. The
per capita income for Kettleman City was only $7,389 - about a third of California's average of $22,711. Significantly, about 38.6% of families and 43.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 52.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==