How long do people stay in their homes in Hillcrest, CA?

Name: How long people stay in Hillcrest, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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20.4% (±6.5 points) of households in Hillcrest, CA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

14.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 20.4% (±6.5 points)
Since before 2000: 14.0%

When households in Hillcrest moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Hillcrest	Kern County	California	United States
2023 or later	1.7% (±2.2 points)	4.1%	4.3%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	18.7% (±6.1 points)	18.8%	19.1%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	48.5% (±6.3 points)	46.1%	41.2%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	17.0% (±4.7 points)	16.8%	17.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	7.1% (±2.9 points)	8.2%	9.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	6.9% (±2.9 points)	6.0%	8.8%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Hillcrest, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Kern County (22.9%).

It is not measurably different from California (23.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Hillcrest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hillcrest
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Hillcrest	—	20.4% (±6.5 points)	—
East Bakersfield	1.0 mi	30.5% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Potomac Park	1.1 mi	17.9% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield Country Club	1.2 mi	8.3% (±9.6 points)	Lower
East Niles	2.1 mi	16.9% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
La Cresta	2.2 mi	29.7% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfax (community)	2.6 mi	27.5% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood (Kern County)	2.8 mi	23.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Casa Loma	3.4 mi	35.1% (±20.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bakersfield Country Club, CA (8.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Bakersfield, CA (30.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
23	Boron	22.6% (±9.1 points)
24 (tie)	Ford City	22.5% (±11.8 points)
24 (tie)	South Taft	22.5% (±13.2 points)
26	Stallion Springs	22.3% (±7.9 points)
27	Tehachapi	22.2% (±6.1 points)
28	Bear Valley Springs	22.1% (±5.7 points)
29	Hillcrest	20.4% (±6.5 points)
30	Wofford Heights	20.3% (±10.3 points)
31	China Lake Acres	19.6% (±11.8 points)
32	Maricopa	18.5% (±7.1 points)
33	Lamont	18.4% (±6.0 points)
34 (tie)	Arvin	17.9% (±4.6 points)
34 (tie)	Potomac Park	17.9% (±5.5 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Hillcrest is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hillcrest

How often do people move in Hillcrest?

20.4% of households in Hillcrest, CA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Hillcrest have?

14.0% of households in Hillcrest have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hillcrest CDP, California

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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