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

109,903 Population
77.2 square miles 1,424.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.9 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$19,425 ±$1,503 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$57,605 ±$6,314 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

27% ±3.8% (29,634  ±4,858) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.1 minutes ±1 (939,130  ±58,587) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

31,190 ±2,199 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.5 ±0.2 (109,197  ±9,318) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.4% (1,690  ±739) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

32,741 ±2,220 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$289,900 ±$16,795 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

4% ±1.7% (4,386  ±1,908.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

62.3% ±2% (39,109  ±3,364.7) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
8.3% ±2.1% (5,240  ±1,365.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

69.4% ±2.6% (71,720  ±3,344.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

30.3% ±3.2% (33,289  ±4,546) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.6% ±0.8% (1,977  ±598) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,977 Total veterans ±598 1,784 Male ±582 193 Female ±138

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