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Bakersfield City School District, CA

193,137 Population
148.9 square miles 1,297.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Kern County: 33.3 ±0.2
  • 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

$23,441 ±$1,348 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kern County: $29,717 ±$913
  • about half the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$51,899 ±$3,210 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kern County: $71,596 ±$2,131
  • about half the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

29.2% ±3.2% (55,899  ±6,881) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kern County: 18.9% 169,500 (±1.2% / ±10,878)
  • 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)

23.4 minutes ±0.4 (1,560,825  ±134,509) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Kern County: 24.8 8,416,830 (±0.6 / ±289,568)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

62,830 ±2,955 Number of households
  • Kern County: 292,654 ±2,694
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3 ±0.1 (189,443  ±10,962) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kern County: 3.1 896,744 (±0 / ±3,675)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

10.2% ±2.4% (4,925  ±1,226) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kern County: 6.2% † 14,041 (±0.8% / ±1,886)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

65,999 ±3,061 Number of housing units
  • Kern County: 312,130 ±1,211
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$296,400 ±$11,116 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kern County: $363,600 ±$6,385
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.1% ±2.1% (15,342  ±4,015.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kern County: 8.9% † 81,149 (±1% / ±9,053)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

70.2% ±1.8% (81,206  ±4,689.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kern County: 77.3% 441,366 (±1.9% / ±10,857)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
13.6% ±1.7% (15,672  ±2,100.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kern County: 19.3% 110,131 (±1% / ±5,482.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

23.3% ±1.9% (44,897  ±4,486) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kern County: 21.2% 195,730
  • 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

3.5% ±1% (4,708  ±1,394) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kern County: 4.8% † 32,049 (±0.6% / ±3,905)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,708 Total veterans ±1,394 4,173 Male ±1,108 535 Female ±461

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