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

163,559 Population
97.1 square miles 1,685 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.7 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,112 ±$1,279 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$54,125 ±$4,201 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

26.9% ±2.8% (43,425  ±5,267) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.5 minutes ±1.9 (1,598,835  ±184,900) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

51,767 ±2,481 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.1 ±0.1 (160,196  ±9,922) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.3% ±1.7% (1,822  ±717) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

54,979 ±2,547 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$298,400 ±$14,077 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.1% ±2.3% (13,078  ±3,824.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

70.4% ±2.2% (68,893  ±4,307.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
14.3% ±1.8% (14,000  ±1,876.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

52.8% ±3.4% (81,853  ±5,788.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than 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)

19.8% ±2.5% (32,407  ±4,508) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.8% ±0.9% (4,395  ±1,037) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,395 Total veterans ±1,037 4,005 Male ±980 390 Female ±306

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