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Kern County (Central)--Bakersfield City (Southeast) PUMA, CA

108,623 Population
77.2 square miles 1,407.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$18,928 ±$1,489 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$56,454 ±$7,501 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

24% ±4.5% (25,893  ±5,115) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.5 minutes ±0.7 (976,200  ±63,469) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

30,452 ±1,965 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.6 ±0 (108,062  ±7,051) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.4% ±2.5% (1,847  ±737) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

31,336 ±1,911 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$279,000 ±$8,825 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

6% ±1.9% (6,418  ±2,059.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

60.4% ±3.2% (36,000  ±3,195.3) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
5.6% ±1.4% (3,349  ±863) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • less than a fifth of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

68.2% ±3.2% (70,942  ±4,096.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 44.1% 16,315,352 (±0.1% / ±51,139.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

29.7% ±3.1% (32,203  ±3,944) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

2.3% ±0.7% (1,666  ±524) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
1,666 Total veterans ±524 1,637 Male ±523 29 Female ±46

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