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Bakersfield, CA
Demographic Data




Bakersfield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Bakersfield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

413,381

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.7%
5 - 17:
21.9%
18 - 24:
9.8%
25 - 34:
15.6%
35 - 54:
24.5%
55 - 64:
9.7%
Over 65 Years:
10.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.5%
5.5%
81.9%
81.9%
23.3%
23.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Bakersfield
USA
$32,956
$32,956
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Bakersfield
USA
$77,397
$77,397
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Construction
Transportation
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Administration
Finance
Mining
Wholesale
14.4%
14.4%
11.4%
11.4%
10.3%
10.3%
8.1%
8.1%
7.3%
7.3%
7.2%
7.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
5.4%
4.8%
4.8%
4.6%
4.6%
3.8%
3.8%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Asian
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
53.6%
53.6%
29.0%
29.0%
7.5%
7.5%
5.8%
5.8%
3.7%
3.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
European
Scottish
French
Polish
Welsh
Portuguese
Dutch
Swedish
Norwegian
Scots-Irish
Other Arab
African
Egyptian
British
Turkish
Russian
6.0%
6.0%
5.7%
5.7%
4.2%
4.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Arabic
Chinese
Vietnamese
Other Asian languages
Korean
Pacific Island languages
Native American languages
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Persian
Japanese
Russian
German/Yiddish
French
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
56.4%
56.4%
35.2%
35.2%
2.5%
2.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Bakersfield Residents

19.9%


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