City safety & data profile

RosedaleCA

Rosedale, CA is a 14K-resident city in Kern County with a median household income of $135,966.

Kern County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Rosedale, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Rosedale has a population larger than 23% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $608,900.

Data updated 2026-09-04

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 24%
By size
$135,966
Median income (place)
$608,900
Median home (place)
6.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Rosedale

Rosedale posts a median household income higher than 89% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 11%
by median income, US cities

Where Rosedale income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$135,966 Top 11% higher than 89% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Rosedale $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Rosedale, CA beyond the headline numbers

Rosedale sits inside Kern County, California, at roughly 35.38°N, -119.15°W. Population 14,058, $135,966 median household income. Median home value $608,900, median rent $1,637. Poverty rate 6.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6.4% of Rosedale, CA residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in Rosedale runs about 4.5 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 9.2% of Rosedale workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.9% in Rosedale, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Rosedale workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Rosedale from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,058
Rosedale · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$135,966
+52% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$608,900
+47% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Kern County): Rosedale's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
915K+8%
Median Income
$70,210+45%
Median Home Value
$338,300+109%
Poverty Rate
19.1%-17%
Unemployment
8.6%-37%

Economics

Economics indicators for Rosedale, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,637/mo
Poverty Rate
6.4% -48% vs avg
Unemployment 4.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 41.2%
Work From Home 9.2%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 74.8%
African American 1.7%
Asian 4.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
34.1%
Obesity
30%
High Blood Pressure
29.6%
Physical Inactivity
19.6%
Binge Drinking
18.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.4%
Current Smoking
10.5%
Current Asthma
10.4%
Diabetes
9.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69.9%
Annual Checkup 73.8%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
6.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.2%
Stroke
2.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect Rosedale?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Rosedale right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-ROSEDALE-CA · Rosedale

Rosedale: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Rosedale; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Rosedale, CA?
Rosedale, CA has a population of 14,058 people, located in Kern County, California.
What is the median household income in Rosedale?
The median household income in Rosedale, CA is $135,966 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.4%.
What is the median home value in Rosedale?
The median home value in Rosedale, CA is $608,900. Median rent is $1,637/month.
What are the top health concerns in Rosedale?
The top health indicators in Rosedale include Short Sleep Duration (34.1%), Obesity (30%), High Blood Pressure (29.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Rosedale?
The median age in Rosedale, CA is 37.6 years. 41.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Rosedale, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (6.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($135,966 here).

Compare Rosedale with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Rosedale's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Rosedale area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Rosedale against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Kern County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.