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

176,163 Population
75.3 square miles 2,338.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.8 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,697 ±$2,498 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$85,086 ±$9,836 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.5% ±2.7% (21,889  ±4,901) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.5 minutes ±0.7 (1,651,775  ±78,443) 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

55,615 ±2,758 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0 (174,549  ±8,884) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±1.9% (2,027  ±880) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

58,386 ±2,861 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$425,100 ±$13,479 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±2.2% (22,688  ±4,054.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

83.5% ±0.3% (90,353  ±5,045.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.9% ±2.1% (27,996  ±2,718.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

44.1% ±2.7% (73,125  ±4,838.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

23% ±3% (40,432  ±5,613) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.8% ±0.9% (4,726  ±1,185) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,726 Total veterans ±1,185 4,166 Male ±1,074 560 Female ±412

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