Derby AcresCA
It is a town of 335 residents in California.
Is Derby Acres a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Derby Acres, above both the California town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Derby Acres’ concentration of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Derby Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
335 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Derby Acres: who provides what
Derby Acres is unincorporated, so Kern County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Derby Acres.
Derby Acres faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 88% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Derby Acres break down as 60% from earthquakes and 24% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Derby Acres’ workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 34 miles. In Derby Acres, the average trip to work is 35 minutes. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. Employers in Derby Acres shed 38 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 42.
| Derby Acres | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Derby Acres, expect mild winters and hot summers
In Derby Acres, the typical July afternoon high is 97°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Derby Acres’ adults smoke cigarettes
19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Derby Acres. Two figures for adults here: 22% report frequent mental distress, 30% say their health is fair or poor.
| Derby Acres | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Derby Acres | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 5.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.8% | 10.6% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Derby Acres
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Derby Acres
About 1 of every 100 Derby Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Derby Acres for work
Where Derby Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Derby Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Derby Acres, CA a good place to live?
Derby Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.