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Bakersfield, CA

417,461 Population
150.3 square miles 2,778 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.8 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 33.3 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$33,380 ±$1,561 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: $29,717 ±$913
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
$82,093 ±$4,608 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: $71,596 ±$2,131
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381

15.5% ±1.8% (64,158  ±7,448) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 18.9% 169,500 (±1.2% / ±10,878)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)

22.9 minutes ±1.1 (3,803,695  ±227,713) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 24.8 8,416,830 (±0.6 / ±289,568)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)

Families

133,186 ±3,199 Number of households
  • the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 292,654 ±2,694
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
3.1 ±0.1 (412,825  ±156) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 3.1 896,744 (±0 / ±3,675)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960

6.4% ±1.3% (6,880  ±1,432) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 6.2% † 14,041 (±0.8% / ±1,886)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)

Housing

139,391 ±3,602 Number of housing units
  • the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 312,130 ±1,211
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124

$406,500 ±$11,274 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: $363,600 ±$6,385
  • about half the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644

9.9% ±1.5% (40,959  ±6,095) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 8.9% † 81,149 (±1% / ±9,053)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)

Social

81.6% ±2.4% (209,933  ±7,415.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 77.3% 441,366 (±1.9% / ±10,857)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
24.1% ±1.6% (61,934  ±4,277.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 19.3% 110,131 (±1% / ±5,482.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21.4% ±1.5% (89,320  ±6,330) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 21.2% 195,730
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022

3.7% ±0.6% (11,003  ±1,871) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area: 4.8% † 32,049 (±0.6% / ±3,905)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
11,003 Total veterans ±1,871 9,918 Male ±1,594 1,085 Female ±581

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