Hillcrest.
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California·Kern County
4 tracts·12K people·$273K median·8,689/mi²
Hispanic 81 · White 14 · Black 2 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Other 45 · Married couple 37 · Living alone 18
Bakersfield 40 · Los Angeles 4 · Hillcrest 3 · East Niles 3 · Shafter 2 · Elsewhere 48
Health 42 · Retail 32 · Leisure 18 · Professional 6 · Manufacturing 0 · Public admin 0 · Other 2
Service 27 · Construction · maintenance 23 · Management · business · science · arts 18 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 15
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 40 · Work from home 6 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 Hillcrest is $272,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Hillcrest has 10,511 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.2; the population is 81.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% White, 2.3% Black, 1.2% Multiracial, 1.2% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 3.5 people; 9.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 31.4% (Census ACS).
Harding Elementary (27%), Horace Mann Elementary (22%) and Ramon Garza Elementary (21%) lead the elementary schools; Compton Junior High (19%) and Sierra Middle (15%) lead the middle schools; East Bakersfield High is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,259/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hillcrest is $46,285 a year, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hillcrest, median rent is $1,259/month and the median home value is $272,700 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 97°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 104 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hillcrest are heat wave (94), earthquake (90) and landslide (57), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.47g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Hillcrest scores 13.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).