What is the median household income in Old Stine, CA?

Name: Income and affordability in Old Stine, CA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Old Stine, CA is $54,292 (±$8,633) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,579 a month would take about $63,200 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $54,292 (±$8,633)
Median renter income: $52,466 (±$6,349)
Income to afford median rent: about $63,200

Income in Old Stine against Kern County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Old Stine	Kern County	California	United States
Median household income	$54,292 (±$8,633)	$70,210 (±$1,287)	$99,122 (±$310)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$52,466 (±$6,349)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,188 (±$19,617)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,579 (±$192)	$1,300 (±$21)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Old Stine, median household income is lower than in Kern County ($70,210).

It is also lower than in California ($99,122).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Kern County, Old Stine ranks 23 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 952 of 1,069.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Old Stine

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,579 a month ($18,948 a year) needs an income of about $63,200 a year.

The median renting household in Old Stine earns $52,466 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Old Stine

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Old Stine
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Old Stine	—	$54,292 (±$8,633)	—
Bakersfield	0.6 mi	$80,540 (±$2,119)	Higher
Benton Park	1.0 mi	$49,717 (±$23,950)	Not measurably different
Casa Loma	2.7 mi	$43,403 (±$19,103)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood (Kern County)	3.4 mi	$44,247 (±$6,522)	Not measurably different
Rexland Acres	4.1 mi	$56,078 (±$5,224)	Not measurably different
Greenacres	4.7 mi	$91,528 (±$18,460)	Higher
La Cresta	4.7 mi	$49,605 (±$9,526)	Not measurably different
Potomac Park	4.7 mi	$51,166 (±$6,104)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bakersfield, CA ($80,540), Greenacres, CA ($91,528).

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

Median household income across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
17	Delano	$67,010 (±$6,581)
18	California City	$60,113 (±$6,771)
19	Rexland Acres	$56,078 (±$5,224)
20	Mojave	$55,660 (±$13,147)
21	East Niles	$55,124 (±$6,974)
22	McFarland	$54,608 (±$7,379)
23	Old Stine	$54,292 (±$8,633)
24	Taft Heights	$54,034 (±$8,826)
25	Boron	$53,170 (±$17,163)
26	Wasco	$51,727 (±$9,446)
27	Oildale	$51,298 (±$3,807)
28	Potomac Park	$51,166 (±$6,104)
29	Benton Park	$49,717 (±$23,950)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Old Stine 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Old Stine

What is the median household income in Old Stine?

The median household income in Old Stine is $54,292 (±$8,633) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Old Stine?

About $63,200 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,579 a month.

What do renters earn in Old Stine?

The median renting household in Old Stine, CA earns $52,466 (±$6,349) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Old Stine CDP, California (place:53603, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.