Valley Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States.

Valley Acres is located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north-northeast of Taft,[4] at an elevation of 420 feet (128.02 m).

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.62 km2), all of it land.

The racial makeup of Valley Acres was 428 (81.2%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 10 (1.9%) Native American, 1 (0.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 42 (8.0%) from other races, and 45 (8.5%) from two or more races.

At the 2000 census there were 512 people, 183 households, and 144 families living in the CDP.

There were 194 housing units at an average density of 47.2 per square mile (18.2/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.84% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 1.76% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.59% Pacific Islander, 4.69% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races.