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A town of 2,681, established in 1925.
Frazier Park earns a D−, ranked 834th of 841 in California, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $48K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. What it does well: it has 7 miles of trail and 61% conserved land. 61% of the land in Frazier Park is conserved, above both the California town median (4.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On hazard risk, just 39 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Los Padres National Forest, 2,004 acres with 3.7 miles of trail.
Where Frazier Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Frazier Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Frazier Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,167 in 1970, 2,592 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
Frazier Park is unincorporated, so Kern County and regional agencies provide most services.
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Ordered by what stands out in Frazier Park.
Frazier Park keeps more of its land conserved than most of California, but it is a long drive from an emergency room and has poverty well above the California rate.
Its 2,030 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of California towns.
Frazier Park’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both California’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Los Padres National Forest | 3.7 mi | 2,004 |
| 2. Frazier Mountain County Park | 0.1 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the El Tejon Unified school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier Park ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 234 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The typical Frazier Park home is worth about $311,000, down 2% in a year, 59% below the California typical home. Frazier Park’s median rent is $1,500 a month.
| Frazier Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,500 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The FEMA risk score in Frazier Park is 100 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The nearest emergency room, Community Memorial Hospital - Ojai, is 31.1 miles away in a straight line. Against the 4,991 U.S. towns with household incomes like Frazier Park’s, it is less healthy than 63%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
26% of Frazier Park adults have been diagnosed with depression. Frazier Park beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 15% of Frazier Park adults have diabetes.
| Frazier Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Frazier Park | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 17.8% | 10.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.9% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 518 working residents takes 39.1 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Frazier Park for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Bakersfield (7%), Los Angeles (6%) and Lebec (4%). Half commute less than 49 miles.
| Frazier Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
22.2% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12% across California, which weighs on its D− for jobs and income. The median household earns $47,930, against $99,122 across California.
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (39% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (16% statewide). 17% of residents are under 18 in Frazier Park. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Frazier Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8.8% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
36% women, 64% men
About 177 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.1 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Frazier Park | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.9% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
January nights average 31.1°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 88% of California places with climate records; July afternoons average 80.8°.
Frazier Park has mild winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Frazier Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 81°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 31°F | 41°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Frazier Park; the nearest are
About 12 of every 100 Frazier Park residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Frazier Park is a village and unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is 5 miles (8 km) west of Lebec, at an elevation of 4,639 feet (1,414 m). It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass. The population was 2,592 in the 2020 census, down from 2,691 in 2010.
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2 towns share a border with Frazier Park.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier Park | #834 | D− | D | — | C+ | D |
| Lebec | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake of the Woods | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Frazier Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lebec and Lake of the Woods aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Frazier Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($70,210 across the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.