| Official Name: | McKittrick, California |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kern |
| Leader Title: | N/A |
| Leader Title1: | Senate |
| Leader Name1: | Jean Fuller (R) |
| Leader Title2: | Assembly |
| Leader Name2: | Vince Fong (R) |
| Leader Title3: | U. S. Congress |
| Leader Name3: | Kevin McCarthy (R) |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.617 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.617 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.778 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.778 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1056 |
| Elevation M: | 322 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 115 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Coordinates: | 35.3056°N -119.6225°W |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −7 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 93251 |
| Area Code: | 661 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 06-44924 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0245709 |
McKittrick is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. McKittrick is 14miles northwest of Taft, at an elevation of . The population was 115 at the 2010 census, down from 160 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined McKittrick as a census-designated place (CDP).
McKittrick is located at the junction of State Routes 33 and 58.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6sqmi, all of it land.
The town is in the center of a large oil-producing region in western Kern County.[2] Along State Route 33 to the south of the town is the Midway-Sunset Oil Field, the second-largest oil field in the contiguous United States; within the town itself, as well as to the west is the McKittrick Field; to the northwest is the huge Cymric Field; and along Highway 33 beyond Cymric is the large South Belridge Oil Field, run by Aera Energy LLC. East of McKittrick is Occidental Petroleum's Elk Hills Field, formerly the U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve.[3]
The McKittrick Tar Pits, which are similar to the more famous La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, contain an assemblage of bones of ice age mammals. They are a series of surface seeps from the underlying McKittrick Oil Field.
The first post office at McKittrick opened in 1910. The name honors Capt. William McKittrick, local landowner and rancher. McKittrick incorporated in 1911.
At the 2010 census McKittrick had a population of 115. The population density was 43.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of McKittrick was 101 (87.8%) White, 1 (0.9%) African American, 1 (0.9%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 7 (6.1%) from other races, and 5 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9 people (7.8%).[4]
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 42 households, 14 (33.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 21 (50.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7 (16.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 5 (11.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 9 households (21.4%) were one person and 3 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.74. There were 30 families (71.4% of households); the average family size was 3.07.
The age distribution was 21 people (18.3%) under the age of 18, 11 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 24 people (20.9%) aged 25 to 44, 45 people (39.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (12.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
There were 46 housing units at an average density of 17.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 27 (64.3%) were owner-occupied and 15 (35.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%. 80 people (69.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 35 people (30.4%) lived in rental housing units.
At the 2000 census,[5] there were 160 people, 54 households and 48 families living in the CDP. The population density was 63.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 61 housing units at an average density of 24.3 per square mile (9.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.88% White, and 3.12% from two or more races. 10.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 54 households 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 27.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.1% were non-families. 9.3% of households were one person and none had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.04.
Age distribution was 31.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median household income was $43,333, and the median family income was $42,917. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,174. About 11.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.