Edwards Air Force Base, California (CDP)

Edwards AFB CDP
Census-designated place
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,135
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Edwards Air Force Base is a census-designated place (CDP) covering the residential population of Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,135. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2010	2,063		—
2020	2,135		3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [2] 2020 [3]

2020 census

Edwards AFB CDP, California – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010 [4]	Pop 2020 [3]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,325	1,210	64.23%	56.67%
Black or African American alone (NH)	150	198	7.27%	9.27%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	15	4	0.73%	0.19%
Asian alone (NH)	91	88	4.41%	4.12%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	7	23	0.34%	1.08%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	5	14	0.24%	0.66%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	115	177	5.57%	8.29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	355	421	17.21%	19.72%
Total	2,063	2,135	100.00%	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2010 Census

The 2010 United States Census ^[5] reported that Edwards AFB had a population of 2,063. The population density was 120.4 inhabitants per square mile (46.5/km²). The racial makeup of Edwards AFB was 1,518 (73.6%) White, 165 (8.0%) Black, 16 (0.8%) Native American, 99 (4.8%) Asian, 10 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 96 (4.7%) from other races, and 159 (7.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 355 persons (17.2%).

The Census reported that 1,834 people (88.9% of the population) lived in households, 229 (11.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 574 households, out of which 387 (67.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 456 (79.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 33 (5.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 17 (3.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (0.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 68 households (11.8%) were made up of individuals, and 4 (0.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20. There were 506 families (88.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.48.

The population was spread out, with 771 people (37.4%) under the age of 18, 392 people (19.0%) aged 18 to 24, 803 people (38.9%) aged 25 to 44, 87 people (4.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 10 people (0.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.1 males.

There were 785 housing units at an average density of 45.8 per square mile (17.7/km²), of which 8 (1.4%) were owner-occupied, and 566 (98.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0.2%. 16 people (0.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,818 people (88.1%) lived in rental housing units.

2000 Census

As of the 2000 census, ^[6] there were 5,909 people, 1,678 households, and 1,515 families residing in the base. The population density was 132.9 inhabitants per square kilometer (344/sq mi). There were 1,783 housing units at an average density of 40.1/km² (104/sq mi). The racial makeup of the base was 72.7% White, 10.4% Black, 0.8% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 5.4% from other races, and 5.7% from two or more races. 11.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,678 households, out of which 67.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.9% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.7% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the base the population was spread out, with 36.1% under the age of 18, 19.9% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 1.8% from 45 to 64, and 0.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.4 males.

The median income for a household in the base was $36,915, and the median income for a family was $36,767. Males had a median income of $27,118 versus $23,536 for females. The per capita income for the base was $13,190. About 1.0% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "Edwards AFB CDP, California". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2022.
2. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
3. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Edwards AFB CDP, California". United States Census Bureau .
4. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Edwards AFB CDP, California". United States Census Bureau .
5. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Edwards AFB CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 31 January 2008.