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Bakersfield, California Neighborhood Profile

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The population of Bakersfield, California includes two hundred and forty-seven thousand, fifty-seven, among them sixty-one point eight seven percent white, 9.16% black. Bakersfield, California total female population 51.39%, total male population in Bakersfield, California is forty-eight point six one percent. In Bakersfield, California, 4,821 units are vacant, [owner_occupied] housing units are occupied by owners and 32,939 are occupied by renters. The median age for Bakersfield, California is 30.1 years old. In the city of Bakersfield, California the total number of households is 83,441, among them there are 60,959 family households. High school students account for 22.73% of students and college students make up 20.0% of Bakersfield, California graduates.

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 Bakersfield, California United States
Total population247,057 281,421,906
StateCalifornia 
CityBakersfield 

Bakersfield, California Population

 Bakersfield, California %, Bakersfield, California United States
Male120,10548.61%49.06%
Female126,95251.39%50.94%
Median age (years)30.1  35.3
18 years and over166,37467.34%74.31%
21 years and over155,12762.79%69.97%
62 years and over25,85110.46%14.66%
65 years and over21,6818.78%12.43%

 Bakersfield, California %, Bakersfield, California United States
White152,84961.87%75.14%
Black or African American22,6419.16%12.32%
Asian10,7084.33%3.64%
Some other race49,90320.2%5.46%
Two or more races10,9564.43%2.43%

Bakersfield, California Housing

 Bakersfield, California %, Bakersfield, California United States
Total housing units 88,189 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 4,8215.47%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 83,44194.62%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 50,50257.27%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 32,93937.35%30.77%
 Bakersfield, California %, Bakersfield, California United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 200022,213 26.62%19.95%
1995 to 199828,124 33.71%28.9%
1990 to 199413,583 16.28%16.07%
1980 to 198910,716 12.84%15.58%
1970 to 19794,777 5.73%9.86%
1969 or earlier4,015 4.81%9.65%
 Bakersfield, California %, Bakersfield, California United States
Total households83,441  105,480,101
Family households (families)60,959 73.06%68.06%
Nonfamily households22,482 26.94%31.94%
 Bakersfield, California United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0001,2265,457,817
$50,000 to $99,99919,23516,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99916,51613,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9995,0768,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9992,6326,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9991,0443,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9991531,308,116
$1,000,000 or more43313,759
Median (dollars)106,500119,600

Bakersfield, California Education

 Bakersfield, California %, Bakersfield, California United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 81,155 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool4,2135.19% 6.47%
Kindergarten4,3575.37% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)37,90746.71% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)18,44522.73% 21.38%
College or graduate school16,23320.0% 22.81%

Bakersfield, California Economy

 Bakersfield, California %, Bakersfield, California United States
Population 16 years and over175,535  217,168,077
In labor force111,588 63.57%63.92%
- Civilian labor force111,452 63.49%63.39%
- - Employed102,001 58.11%59.73%
- - Unemployed9,451 5.38%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.5  5.8
- Armed Forces136 0.08%0.53%
Not in labor force63,947 36.43%36.08%
Females 16 years and over91,796 52.29%51.66%
In labor force51,420 29.29%29.72%
- Civilian labor force51,371 29.27%29.65%
- - Employed46,772 26.65%27.92%
Own children under 6 years24,406 13.9%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force13,551  12,787,501
With earnings68,335 38.93%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)52,042  56,604
With Social Security income17,987 10.25%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,954  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income5,648 3.22%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,481  6,320
With public assistance income5,613 3.2%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,614  3,032
With retirement income11,370 6.48%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,278  17,376
 Bakersfield, California %, Bakersfield, California United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households83,601  105,539,122
Less than $10,0009,154 10.95%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9995,960 7.13%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99911,430 13.67%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99910,236 12.24%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99913,985 16.73%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99915,748 18.84%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9998,704 10.41%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9995,931 7.09%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9991,258 1.5%2.2%
$200,000 or more1,195 1.43%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)39,982  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.