Bakersfield is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 247,385 people and 65 constituent neighborhoods, Bakersfield is the 12th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bakersfield is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bakersfield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bakersfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.68%), sales jobs (11.52%), and teaching (7.98%).

Bakersfield Information and Demographics

The citizens of Bakersfield are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 19.35% of adults in Bakersfield having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bakersfield in 2000 was $17,678, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,712 for a family of four.

Bakersfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bakersfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bakersfield is White, followed by African-American. Bakersfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.30% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Bakersfield include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Bakersfield is English. Some people also speak Spanish.