Bakersfield.
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California·Kern County
132 tracts·388K people·$372K median·2,583/mi²
Hispanic 55 · White 28 · Asian 8 · Black 6 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 49 · Other 31 · Living alone 20
Bakersfield 47 · Los Angeles 3 · Shafter 2 · Oildale 1 · East Niles 1 · Elsewhere 45
Health 33 · Manufacturing 17 · Retail 17 · Professional 16 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bakersfield is $371,700 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Bakersfield has 411,986 residents across 98 census tracts and 82 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.1; the population is 54.7% Hispanic or Latino, 27.6% White, 7.8% Asian, 5.7% Black, 3.1% Multiracial and 1.2% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 23.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.3% (Census ACS).
Ronald Reagan Elementary (67%), W. A. Kendrick Elementary (66%) and Highgate Elementary (63%) lead the elementary schools; Earl Warren Junior High (52%), Freedom Middle (47%) and Leon H. Ollivier Middle (40%) lead the middle schools; Frontier High (53%), Liberty High (52%) and Stockdale High (52%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,472/month, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bakersfield is $80,540 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bakersfield, median rent is $1,472/month and the median home value is $371,700 (Census ACS).
Bakersfield reported 8.8 violent crimes and 33.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 96°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 99 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bakersfield are earthquake (79), drought (78) and heat wave (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.43g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Bakersfield scores 12.6 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).