Population: 411,986
Households: 129,625
Average household size: 3.14
Median age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $80,540
Housing units: 135,724

Population comparison

2020 Census404,432

2024 estimate411,986

Change+1.9%

Population: 411,986
Median age: 32.1 years
Male: 202,723
Female: 209,263

Median age by sex

Male median age: 31.3 years
Female median age: 32.9 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

15,160Under 514,977

46,0995–1744,050

20,70818–2420,059

31,19225–3432,351

27,48635–4427,739

22,33145–5423,315

18,74855–6421,099

20,99965+25,673

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5–17

Male

5–9: 16,731
10–14: 18,339
15–17: 11,029

Female

5–9: 16,031
10–14: 17,607
15–17: 10,412

18–24

Male

18–19: 5,647
20: 2,866
21: 2,947
22–24: 9,248

Female

18–19: 5,137
20: 2,752
21: 2,615
22–24: 9,555

25–34

Male

25–29: 14,920
30–34: 16,272

Female

25–29: 16,143
30–34: 16,208

35–44

Male

35–39: 14,442
40–44: 13,044

Female

35–39: 12,964
40–44: 14,775

45–54

Male

45–49: 11,310
50–54: 11,021

Female

45–49: 11,326
50–54: 11,989

55–64

Male

55–59: 10,237
60–61: 3,363
62–64: 5,148

Female

55–59: 10,811
60–61: 3,650
62–64: 6,638

65+

Male

65–66: 2,828
67–69: 4,684
70–74: 5,857
75–79: 3,428
80–84: 2,185
85+: 2,017

Female

65–66: 3,482
67–69: 5,281
70–74: 6,797
75–79: 4,479
80–84: 2,876
85+: 2,758

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 171,54141.6%
Two or more races: 98,30423.9%
Some other race: 77,43418.8%
Asian alone: 33,4748.1%
Black alone: 24,9436.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 5,5801.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 7100.2%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 225,254
White, not Hispanic: 113,582

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 96,976
Married-couple share: 65.6%
With children: 57.6%

Household sizeShare of households

25,48319.7%

1 person

36,38528.1%

2 people

21,33016.5%

3 people

22,09917.0%

4 people

24,32818.8%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 13,792
6 People: 6,124
7 Plus People: 4,412

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households96,976

Married-couple families63,60565.6% of family households

With children: 30,98848.7%
Without children: 32,61751.3%

Other families33,37134.4% of family households

Male householder: 10,58531.7%
Female householder: 22,78668.3%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	96,976	Not applicable
Married-couple families	63,605	65.6%
With children	30,988	48.7%
Without children	32,617	51.3%
Other families	33,371	34.4%
Male householder	10,585	31.7%
Female householder	22,786	68.3%

Median household: $80,540
Median family: $87,975
Per capita: $33,405

Household incomeShare of households

18,72714.4%

Under $25k

21,82616.8%

$25–49k

20,31915.7%

$50–74k

17,11113.2%

$75–99k

24,94519.2%

$100–149k

13,00110.0%

$150–199k

13,69610.6%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 6,022
$10,000–$14,999: 5,503
$15,000–$19,999: 3,588
$20,000–$24,999: 3,614

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 4,041
$30,000–$34,999: 4,796
$35,000–$39,999: 4,363
$40,000–$44,999: 4,505
$45,000–$49,999: 4,121

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 8,218
$60,000–$74,999: 12,101

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 15,079
$125,000–$149,999: 9,866

Education universe: 250,933
High school or higher: 81.8%
Bachelor’s or higher: 23.6%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

23,5469.4%

Less than 9th grade

22,0718.8%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

66,09426.3%

High school or equivalent

59,31823.6%

Some college, no degree

20,6808.2%

Associate degree

38,07015.2%

Bachelor’s degree

21,1548.4%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 8,550
Nursery School: 22
Kindergarten: 101
First Grade: 321
Second Grade: 630
Third Grade: 1,307
Fourth Grade: 977
Fifth Grade: 1,342
Sixth Grade: 5,866
Seventh Grade: 1,326
Eighth Grade: 3,104

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 4,239
Tenth Grade: 3,318
Eleventh Grade: 4,866
Twelfth No Diploma: 9,648

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 58,495
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 7,599

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 18,624
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 40,694

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 14,775
Professional School Degree: 4,349
Doctorate Degree: 2,030

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	23,546
Grades 9–12, no diploma	22,071
High school or equivalent	66,094
Some college, no degree	59,318
Associate degree	20,680
Bachelor’s degree	38,070
Graduate or professional	21,154

Marital status by sexMale and Female

3,00210,860

Widowed

10,64417,686

Divorced

2,2144,191

Separated

75,35073,123

Now Married

63,49758,979

Never Married

7,4428,475

Married Spouse Absent

67,90864,648

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	3,002	10,860
Divorced	10,644	17,686
Separated	2,214	4,191
Now Married	75,350	73,123
Never Married	63,497	58,979
Married Spouse Absent	7,442	8,475
Married Spouse Present	67,908	64,648

Median home value: $371,700
Median gross rent: $1,472

Housing tenure

Owner: 78,52160.6%
Renter: 51,10439.4%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 129,62595.5%
Vacant: 6,0994.5%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 56,316
Owners without mortgage: 22,205

Vacancy reason

For rent1,889

31.0%

For sale310

5.1%

Rented, not occupied171

2.8%

Sold, not occupied590

9.7%

Seasonal1,072

17.6%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other2,067

33.9%

Structure type

Detached97,479

71.8%

Attached4,573

3.4%

2–4 units11,426

8.4%

5–19 units9,660

7.1%

20+ units8,427

6.2%

Mobile or other4,159

3.1%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 2,267
Structure 3–4 Units: 9,159

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 6,374
Structure 10–19 Units: 3,286

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 2,157
Structure 50 Plus Units: 6,270

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 4,027
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 132

Year builtHousing units by period

16,45312.1%

Before 1960

30,53222.5%

1960–79

41,41030.5%

1980–99

45,28533.4%

2000–19

2,0441.5%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 4,166
1940–1949: 3,426
1950–1959: 8,861

1960–79

1960–1969: 11,002
1970–1979: 19,530

1980–99

1980–1989: 20,679
1990–1999: 20,731

2000–19

2000–2009: 29,213
2010–2019: 16,072

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

4,534

644

1990s

8,054

983

2000s

18,807

3,431

2010s

34,849

27,695

2020–22

10,551

14,016

2023+

1,726

4,335

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

3,7564.8%

Under $100k

10,79713.8%

$100–249k

48,76062.1%

$250–499k

11,30114.4%

$500–749k

2,0332.6%

$750–999k

1,2381.6%

$1–1.49m

6360.8%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 836
10000–14999: 94
15000–19999: 30
20000–24999: 322
25000–29999: 216
30000–34999: 191
35000–39999: 85
40000–49999: 533
50000–59999: 381
60000–69999: 232
70000–79999: 259
80000–89999: 279
90000–99999: 298

$100–249k

100000–124999: 989
125000–149999: 573
150000–174999: 1,708
175000–199999: 1,344
200000–249999: 6,183

$250–499k

250000–299999: 7,374
300000–399999: 24,189
400000–499999: 17,197

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 304
2000000+: 332

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5001,831

3.7%

$500–9997,462

15.1%

$1,000–1,49916,119

32.7%

$1,500–1,99912,991

26.3%

$2,000–2,4997,116

14.4%

$2,500–2,9992,275

4.6%

$3,000+1,514

3.1%

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Under $500

Under 100: 107
100–149: 77
150–199: 53
200–249: 0
250–299: 261
300–349: 284
350–399: 495
400–449: 374
450–499: 180

$500–999

500–549: 202
550–599: 172
600–649: 194
650–699: 486
700–749: 618
750–799: 612
800–899: 2,167
900–999: 3,011

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 9,382
1250–1499: 6,737

$3,000+

3000–3499: 733
3500+: 781

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

2,552

7,012

1 vehicle

15,810

20,301

2 vehicles

33,301

17,467

3 vehicles

16,775

4,337

4 vehicles

6,843

1,370

5+ vehicles

3,240

617

Workers age 16+: 171,408
Average commute: 23.6 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 135,58479.1%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 17,45310.2%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 6740.4%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 1,4920.9%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 13,9778.2%Derived from published counts
Other: 2,2281.3%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 1,302
Bicycle: 190

Other

Other Transportation: 1,892
Motorcycle: 64
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 272

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

39,37225.0%

Under 15 min

80,44051.1%

15–29 min

23,32114.8%

30–44 min

4,9663.2%

45–59 min

9,3325.9%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 2,257
5–9: 12,981
10–14: 24,134

15–29 min

15–19: 36,786
20–24: 32,362
25–29: 11,292

30–44 min

30–34: 18,342
35–39: 2,270
40–44: 2,709

60+ min

60–89: 4,004
90+: 5,328

Population age 16+: 305,885
Civilian labor force: 190,077
Employed: 176,756
Unemployed: 13,321
Unemployment rate: 7%
Poverty universe: 408,615
Persons below poverty: 66,735
Gini index: 0.45
White-collar workers: 94,553
Blue-collar workers: 48,423

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

14,883

18,897

Sales Office Occupations

13,046

21,748

Management Business Science Arts

28,081

31,678

Production Transportation Material Moving

20,559

6,152

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

19,206

2,506

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	14,883	18,897
Sales Office Occupations	13,046	21,748
Management Business Science Arts	28,081	31,678
Production Transportation Material Moving	20,559	6,152
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	19,206	2,506

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 147,306
Workplace jobs: 133,860
Internal commuters: 69,948
Inbound commuters: 63,912
Outbound commuters: 77,358
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 379,85592.6%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 30,3057.4%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

4,80115.8%

Under 19

11,27337.2%

Age 19–34

13,73045.3%

Age 35–64

5011.7%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 328,84579.8%
Foreign born: 83,14120.2%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 39,343
Not a citizen: 43,798

Residential mobility

Same house: 366,118
Within same county: 29,749
From another county: 7,114
From another state: 2,375
From abroad: 1,190

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 133,011

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Bakersfield city, California	411,986	$80,540	32.1 years	60.6%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
California	39,287,377	$99,122	37.9 years	55.9%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	15,160	14,977
5–17	46,099	44,050
18–24	20,708	20,059
25–34	31,192	32,351
35–44	27,486	27,739
45–54	22,331	23,315
55–64	18,748	21,099
65+	20,999	25,673

Category	Value
White alone	171,541
Two or more races	98,304
Some other race	77,434
Asian alone	33,474
Black alone	24,943
American Indian / Alaska Native	5,580
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	710

Category	Value
1 person	25,483
2 people	36,385
3 people	21,330
4 people	22,099
5+ people	24,328

Category	Value
Under $25k	18,727
$25–49k	21,826
$50–74k	20,319
$75–99k	17,111
$100–149k	24,945
$150–199k	13,001
$200k+	13,696

Category	Value
For rent	1,889
For sale	310
Rented, not occupied	171
Sold, not occupied	590
Seasonal	1,072
Migrant workers	0
Other	2,067

Category	Value
Detached	97,479
Attached	4,573
2–4 units	11,426
5–19 units	9,660
20+ units	8,427
Mobile or other	4,159

Category	Value
Before 1960	16,453
1960–79	30,532
1980–99	41,410
2000–19	45,285
2020+	2,044

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	4,534	644
1990s	8,054	983
2000s	18,807	3,431
2010s	34,849	27,695
2020–22	10,551	14,016
2023+	1,726	4,335

Category	Value
Under $100k	3,756
$100–249k	10,797
$250–499k	48,760
$500–749k	11,301
$750–999k	2,033
$1–1.49m	1,238
$1.5m+	636

Category	Value
Under $500	1,831
$500–999	7,462
$1,000–1,499	16,119
$1,500–1,999	12,991
$2,000–2,499	7,116
$2,500–2,999	2,275
$3,000+	1,514

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	129,625
Vacant	6,099

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	2,552	7,012
1 vehicle	15,810	20,301
2 vehicles	33,301	17,467
3 vehicles	16,775	4,337
4 vehicles	6,843	1,370
5+ vehicles	3,240	617

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	135,584
Carpool	17,453
Public transit	674
Walk or bicycle	1,492
Work from home	13,977
Other	2,228

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	379,855
Uninsured	30,305

Category	Value
Under 15 min	39,372
15–29 min	80,440
30–44 min	23,321
45–59 min	4,966
60+ min	9,332

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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